The Last of the Alters...

Friday night Taelyn and I popped over to Centro Maya shopping center to check out some alter presentations. We had such a good time. Taelyn of course loved bopping up and down to the music playing on the speakers. I, of course, loved the alters and snapped liked a paparazzi again.

I had a chance to talk to the teacher, Señor Salvador Fernandez and his students whom presented some of the alters from the Universidad Riviera Diseño Grafico (Riviera University of Graphic Artists). They were so gracious and proud of their Mexican culture and wanted to educate me on their history. Mexicans are known for being very inviting and humble with strangers, and this group completely embodied the spirit of their people. Señor Fernandez was very proud of his students and spent over 30 minutes talking to me about their work and what they did for the alters.

Día de los Muertos Alters....

Last Wednesday Playa del Carmen had their first Día de los Muertos alters presentation. And you know, of course, I had to go! We saw some very nice example of some of the alters that people create for their deceased in order to remember and celebrate their lives. It is common to

Day of the Dead Parade Final...

While waiting around for the parade to start, I came across this table of Canadian tourist having a drink (or few). All of them were in full Day of the Dead gear, and you could tell they were having a fantastic Mexican vacation. We chatted Canadian and hockey (or the lack there of

Day of Dead Parade Continued...

Of course, I'm doing a multi-post on the parade! And of course, I was a complete paparazzi and have an additional set of pictures to show you in another post. God love my husband because he stood on the sidewalk while I ran around snap, snap, snapping at everything. Then, when I

Day of the Dead Parade...

Remember when I said I heard that nothing really goes on here in Playa with Day of the Dead? Well, I was wrong! There are a few activities going on this week that will help you to see what Day of the Dead is all about and how death is a celebration for the Mexican culture. Seth

Halloween Extravaganza!...

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Imagine my surprise when I walked in the grocery store and saw Halloween presentations just like I do in the US. I knew they celebrated here a little bit, but I really had no idea that its basically taken on the same traditions as the US "holiday." There were pumpkins, costumes,