Leaderboard

This is the WORST of the worst! This was a fund raiser for something that benefits this entire community. A lot of volunteered hard work by many people for a couple hours of fun entertainment. THANK YOU TO ALL THAT CONTRIBUTED👌🌞

I feel the need to respond to this post considering all the negative responses. For context: I lived in Ajijic until I was 6, then moved to the US. I recently moved back (I'm now 26) and reconnected with many friends I had here in Ajijic; They are now engineers, lawyers, on the way to become doctors, etc. Although it will be difficult for your daughter to adjust, there are PLENTY of amazing opportunities for her here and the private education is often better than in the US. GDL is known as the "Mexican Silicon Valley," in fact. Most of the kids her age will be bilingual by this point. I know a handful of teens here that speak English as a FIRST language because, as you know, this is largely a US/Canadian community and therefore, many parents/grandparents are from the North. But I really have to stress how amazing the education can be here. I feel confident enough to say that the friends I have here are better educated (often bi or tri lingual) and generally more successful than my classmates in the US (all from the same generation). I saw many posts claiming that the youth here are involved in drugs/other unfortunate activities and I must say that's untrue. Of course, it does happen. But the kids that are involved in that often don't have any/many opportunities, parents, or are required to help their family with the bills. Typically, those kids drop out of school before they even learn to read/write in Spanish, therefore they don't have other great job opportunities and get caught up in what they think is "easy" money. It's a sad situation, but by no means are "all" the local kids associated in that nonsense. It's highly unlikely gringo kids, that don't speak Spanish, would be welcome into that world. I also saw comments about Ajijic not being the place for "a Caucasian teen," which I feel is a pretty misinformed comment. Mexicans come in EVERY color, especially in Jalisco. This is due to all the European, Spanish, US, Canadian, etc. influence we have in the area. Your daughter will not stand out any more than any other teenager, especially in Ajijic because the locals know this area to be flooded with expats. More likely, people will assume she's Mexican first. Just teach her some street smarts and there's really nothing to worry about other than the language barrier/making friends immediately. In fact, my mother and 15 y/o brother will be moving here this summer. We have similar concerns for him, it will be difficult and will push his boundaries but I think it's an INCREDIBLE opportunity, one I wish I had when I was a teen. To live in a country so rich in culture, learn a second language, etc. etc. etc., will be an experience like none other. Your daughter will come out stronger and with more life experience than most her age and I think that's priceless. I hope this is a little more encouraging than the other posts, there are two sides to every coin! Being closer to your daughter's generation, I see things much differently and I'm excited for her! If anything, this isn't the place for 20-30 somethings. I'll vouch for that, haha!

Those excellent health care systems in some European countries took decades to build and this president thinks that he can do it within 2 years, with a budget that is only 5 % of those European counterparts !? ( he likes to compare to Denmark )....with the same infrastructure, highly skilled staff, newest equipment, less corruption ???..... Keep on dreaming, Mr President

You are right, the Carretera is east/west and a 90 degree left turn then puts you on the north/south Madero. Do you remember if the now non-existent cow was standing looking north or west? Very important for people using it as a landmark from memory.

Now that is funny !

The name of the apartments is not "cow apartments" as it was pointed out, that the cow was merely a landmark at one time to find the lane where the apartments were is all.

Happychillin, over the years you have always included great pictures to your post. Thank you, happychillin.

julieywayne@yahoo.com Hope that's current. She does a good job.

I add a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar while cooking the broth and it helps dissolve the collagen making a gelatinous broth. It doesn't make the soup sour either....

For having been around for a while, you should remember, that Madero is a north/south street and the south side of Madero would be in the lake.

I read differently than you it seems and would surely get competent advice beyond this forum before I would risk the instrument.

You don't recycle? It's been there more than 5 years. Maybe 8.

They are at the seafood restaurants on the lakeside just before SJC tonight until fairly late

Shoot, come out tonight, Sunday's are great to hear mariachis.

...But where is it in relation to the Oxxo?

He does an excellent job but you have to have patience. I took him an old purse that I loved with lots of zippers, pockets, nooks and crannies. He duplicated it perfectly but it took two months.

The entrance to the alleyway is between Lopez Cotilla and Degollado on the south side of Madero (main street). There USED to be a black and white cow in the middle of it and it was used as a landmark for those looking for the photo place. Here is the entrance to it on Google Earth... https://earth.google.com/web/@20.29121111,-103.1920137,1534.58166504a,0d,90y,14.2207002h,98.48927666t,0r/data=IhoKFjNDWFVVaUw5ak5jRXhnOEZSVnRVd0EQAg Geez, jillin, lighten up. I thought RV's post was hilarious considering how many businesses change locations or names here. Not good for newbies I suppose but amusing for those of us that have been around for a while.

@happyjillin I had a similar stove to yours. Here is my 1927 Garland gas stove that we had at our c. 1911 Bisbee home. Absolutely NO insulation in oven....this stove was the reason I learned love cooking outdoors. The burners were excellent though.

Luis at Benno computer is excellent , behind gas station on libermento He is helping me solve many problems installing software for the new Have Hammer will Travel A.C woodworking working school CAD program. he solved many problems with software conflicts

HEY, you kids get off my lawn!

You're lucky you had pictures on the dial. My oven, in San Miguel, had no markings whatsoever. Didn't matter because the oven had no thermostat and just got hotter and hotter. I gave up using it... for nine years. Amazing what you can make in an electric frying pan.

To the OP, Now you know so, please, next time just buy a ticket and don't go. It's a fundraiser with the emphasis on FUN and I sincerely hope that others, who expect perfection, will do the same and that you have not affected the fundraising capabilities.

How about keeping quiet?

Why does the OP whine so much and so often? How insulting to put down these people who are doing something good. It shouldn't have taken much to offer compliments and kindness or say nothing at all.

I know one of the performers and heard how hard they've worked to put this together. They aren't professional performers for the most part, and the expectations of the audience should reflect that. This isn't the Emperor having no clothes kind of situation. Nobody is pretending "Emperor-ness" in the first place. A little kindness would be in order.

I'm 58, medical history includes: hysterectomy 10 years ago, gall bladder surgery 6 months ago, and occasional things like strep throat, food poisoning (on IV for 36 hours) and I had a mild case of walking pneumonia last year, caught it flying back to Mexico from Europe. I've been quoted by Cigna, Aetna, and others for global insurance coverage, excluding USA, around $350 -400 month. That comes with a $2000 annual deductible. If I add the US in there it goes up to $900- a month. My husband is 72 and as healthy as an ox, low BP, everything looks great, and he was quoted over $600 a month with $5000- deductible. He has Medicare in the US so we decided to skip health insurance for him and either use Seguro Popular for emergencies, or private pay here. 600x12=7200, plus 5= $12,200 a year, before even getting anything back? No thanks. The money we thought we would save by moving to Mexico isn't as great as we thought, as costs here are going up, so we are contemplating going back to the US. It will cost me more but him less, so we break even. Other things in the US certainly cost more, but when I start paying 200% markup on vitamins and clothing coming through amazon.com.mx, I realize the savings get eaten up in another way. Hope that info kinda helps.

I just read through this thread and realized no one stated that there wasn't a REAL cow at the location, but a full-sized statue of a black and white cow. Hence the name of the apartments. Since the statue is no longer there, the name is even more bizarre, but so it goes.

So are you East or West of the recycling place

If you can't remember and try to make a joke of it,I suggest that you don't give useless advice to people who might actually be looking for those apartments.

I live in the Santa Maria/La Cascada area. I am pretty sure that I and one other person are the only non Mexicans. Its like being black living in an all white neighborhood but are not racist. I love it because its like having one big family. But you want to know about crime, suggest you start a thread on the other board and will be happy to tell you. As a teaser I was offered an almost brand new 357 Magnum for 12,000.00 pesos. I declined because the fire power is enough to kill an elephant which are pretty rare in this area.