Top Ten Summer Reads
Although there is so much that is different about the summer of 2020, one thing remains the same: it’s a great time to catch up on your reading! At Between…
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Although there is so much that is different about the summer of 2020, one thing remains the same: it’s a great time to catch up on your reading! At Between…
Continue reading“Everyone has a memory of a special book,” says Juanita Stein, owner of Between the Lines, Mérida’s very welcome, brand-new English-language bookstore. She looks around her delightful shop in Barrio…
Continue reading“How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard.”-A.A. Milne (Winnie-the-Pooh) With very mixed emotions I’m writing my last letter as Editorial Director of Yucatán Today….
Continue reading“Everyone wants to be appreciated, so if you appreciate someone, don’t keep it a secret.” -Mary Kay Ash This quote, by one of the wisest women of recent generations, inspires…
Continue reading“I love how summer just wraps its arms around you like a warm blanket.” ― Kellie Elmore Although here in Yucatán maybe we don’t need the additional warmth of a blanket…
Continue reading“To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.” – Oscar Wilde When he wrote this for his highly acclaimed play “An Ideal Husband,” Oscar Wilde was not referring to travel…
Continue readingSome people feel the rain. Others just get wet. Bob Marley Being a super fan of Mr. Marley, I couldn’t resist this quote to set the scene for the May…
Continue reading“Spring is a time to find out where you are…and move toward where you are going.” -Penelope Trunk Spring is a time to find out where you are…and move toward…
Continue reading“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson Who better to inspire us about nature than Mr. Emerson! You’d think he had read this edition of Yucatán…
Continue reading“Remember to celebrate milestones as you prepare for the road ahead.” – Nelson Mandela And that’s exactly what we are doing at Yucatán Today! It’s our 31st birthday on January…
Continue reading“We need to do a better job of putting ourselves higher on our own ‘to do’ list.” – Michelle Obama I have turned to Michelle Obama for inspiration this month because…
Continue readingA people without the knowledge of their past history, origin, and culture is like a tree without roots. -Marcus Garvey A trip through time is always exciting, and this month…
Continue reading“…where the footprint of history, memories, love, and pain meet: that’s a cemetery.” -Mafer Cantillo The opening quote for my letter this month comes from our Editorial Assistant, Mafer Cantillo,…
Continue reading“When was the last time you did something for the first time?” – Various authors There’s a whole world out there of things you have never tried. And this month’s…
Continue reading“How did it get so late so soon?” – Dr. Seuss No one sums up the passing of time better than Dr. Seuss does in this quote. This month we…
Continue reading“The past informs the present.” ― Fennel Hudson This simple quote about tradition speaks volumes. We are very fortunate to be situated in the heart of an ancient civilization whose culture is…
Continue reading“A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium.” Charley Harper Did you know that the word “flamingo” comes from the Latin for “flame,” and a “flock” of…
Continue reading“To err is human; to forgive, divine.” – Alexander Pope I chose this classic quote about making mistakes because we made a REALLY big one last month! The April 15…
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