How Much Does it Cost to Live in Mexico?

You can get a great, several-course Mexican meal of soup, rice, main dish, juice, and a desert of some kind for around 50 pesos ($4). The other day here in Playa del Carmen I went to a nice restaurant on the beach and had a big hamburger, french fries, several small burritos with beans and guacamole, and a bottled water all for 100 pesos ($7.80). […]

January 21st, 2013|Comments Off on How Much Does it Cost to Live in Mexico?

Two Years As a Minimalist

My new year’s resolution for 2011 was to get rid of one thing every day until there was nothing else I wanted to get rid of. That kicked off a series of changes that have had more of a positive impact on my life than almost anything else. […]

January 18th, 2013|Comments Off on Two Years As a Minimalist

My 2012 in Review

This was a really big year for me. […]

January 1st, 2013|Comments Off on My 2012 in Review

A Tale of Headphones, Mexican Walmarts, and Panic Attacks

My beloved headphones died after I had been in Mexico City for about a month. […]

December 17th, 2012|Comments Off on A Tale of Headphones, Mexican Walmarts, and Panic Attacks

How I Grew to Love the Beach

I used to not understand why people liked the beach. […]

December 15th, 2012|Comments Off on How I Grew to Love the Beach

Amigo

Amigo is my favorite Spanish word. […]

November 27th, 2012|Comments Off on Amigo

One Month in Mexico

Well, I’ve been in Mexico for one month now. […]

September 30th, 2012|Comments Off on One Month in Mexico

The First Ascent of Cactus Ridge (5.7, 965′) in Slate Canyon, UT

I did first ascents of several short rock climbs in Slate Canyon, but this was the big one. […]

September 23rd, 2012|Comments Off on The First Ascent of Cactus Ridge (5.7, 965′) in Slate Canyon, UT

What It’s Like to Live in a Foreign Country

Mexico is the 6th country I’ve lived in (after the US, New Zealand, Kazakhstan, China, and Ukraine). […]

September 13th, 2012|Comments Off on What It’s Like to Live in a Foreign Country

My Notes and Highlights from the Apple iPhone 5 Launch Event

Here are the greatest hits from Apple’s 9/12 iPhone 5 (and new iPod Touch and iPod Nano) launch event. […]

September 12th, 2012|Comments Off on My Notes and Highlights from the Apple iPhone 5 Launch Event