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TEFL Teacher Gathering Mexico City, August 2007

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

As announced on Dave’s ESL Cafe, the next TEFLer get together in the big city will be in August of this year.

Sunday, August 19th, 3 PM in Coyoacan…there’s a place with a patio called El Hijo Del Cuervo. They are right in the Plaza Centenario. Their website is at http://www.elhijodelcuervo.com.mx/

For those who haven’t been, Coyoacan is a lovely area in southern Mexico City. The plaza is of cobblestone streets with a church in the center. A very common Sunday gathering spot for families with performances, patios, and markets.

Hope to see you there! Email me if you need directions.

After the fact…

We had a great time…Coyoacan is a pleasant area of Mexico City, with performers, shady trees, and smiles all around.

And a little video on You Tube for the drumming band above…

Catch up with the whole conversation and other teachers over at Dave’s ESL Cafe...see you at the next outing!

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TEFL Teacher Get Together

Sunday, July 22nd, 2007

It’s been some months, so it was time to host another outing for the foreign teachers working in Mexico City.

This time ’round, we chose the Franz Mayer Museum in the Historic Center of Mexico City.

Franz Mayer Museum

Frommer’s Review

One of the capital’s foremost museums, the Franz Mayer Museum opened in 1986 in a beautifully restored 16th-century building on Plaza de la Santa Veracruz on the north side of La Alameda. The extraordinary 10,000-piece collection of antiques, mostly Mexican objects from the 16th through 19th centuries, was amassed by one man: Franz Mayer. A German immigrant, he adopted Mexico as his home in 1905 and grew rich here. Before his death in 1975, Mayer bequeathed the collection to the country and arranged for its permanent display through a trust with the Banco Nacional. The pieces, mostly utilitarian objects (as opposed to pure art objects), include inlaid and richly carved furniture; an enormous collection of Talavera pottery; gold and silver religious pieces; sculptures; tapestries; rare watches and clocks (the oldest is a 1680 lantern clock); wrought iron; old-master paintings from Europe and Mexico; and 770 Don Quixote volumes, many of which are rare editions or typographically unique. There’s so much here that it may take two visits to absorb it. In the central courtyard, a pleasant cafe serves coffee and light snacks.

Franz Mayer Courtyard

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EFL Teacher Needed in Mexico City

Thursday, May 31st, 2007

With Innovative English...part time hours for a qualified native-speaking teacher. Mostly business English classes. Email me at guy@innovative-english.com

Posted in General Mexico Info, Guy's Corner, TEFL in Mexico | 1 Comment »

Mexico City Art

Friday, February 16th, 2007

It's been a long time now that I've lost patience with people who cringe when talking about Mexico City. All the stories I've ever heard about how dangerous and ugly this city is have always been told by people ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Sundays in Mexico

Sunday, February 11th, 2007

Sundays are my favorite days in Mexico. Sundays are all about family, futbol, absolutely and completely forgetting about work, and copious amounts of good food. Mexico City is hustle and bustle from Monday to ... [Continue reading this entry]

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American? You Now Need a Passport

Sunday, January 14th, 2007

If you are American and travel abroad a lot, you probably already have a passport. However, if you don't have one, know that Homeland Security in 2004 made changes that are now coming into effect. US Passport

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Posted in Answers to Your Questions, Guy's Corner, TEFL Worldwide | 1 Comment »

TEFL Watch – Look Out for the Bad Apples

Friday, January 12th, 2007

The website slogan says it all... Truth and Justice in TEFL World Snarling Doggy

TEFLWatch.org has been providing warnings, advice, and a voice to TEFLers around the world since January 2006. The TEFL ... [Continue reading this entry]

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Mexico City Road Hockey

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

Several years ago, I got it into my head that it would be scads of fun to play road or ice hockey in Mexico City. I'd hoped that there would be some interest ... [Continue reading this entry]

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