Los ninos y la primavera – The children and spring!

by Betsy | Mar 26, 2012 | Deep In It | 1 comment

The search for an expat life will take many people to world-famous San Miquel de Allende, Mexico. The spiritual center of Mexico and a UNESCO World Heritage city where thousands pilgrimage for Holy Week, San Miguel (SMA) is an expat’s mecca, complete with vortexes, art, history, culture, famous people, and a nearly perfect climate.

It was our first stop in a six-year long journey to find a place abroad that we could call home. That journey has not ended but we have discovered much about the places we visited, the people we met, and ourselves.

Along this path, we published an anthology called At Home Abroad: Today’s Expats Tell Their Stories. Hopefully our three-month stay in San Miguel will catapult you, as it did us, into the wonderful world of living at home abroad.

Image of the book At Home Abroad with a link to purchase

Celebrate! For the Spring Equinox, the children of San Miguel paraded through the city as animals, butterflies, frogs, bees and countless characters in bright and happy colors on March 21. The sun was hot, the route long, and the town abuzz with music, chants and cheerful reminders for us all to celebrate the Earth and respect the environment, especially the precious water. The spring parade of los niños is one of the best parades I have ever seen, and I particularly appreciated all the hard work of the children, their parents, and their teachers! See for yourself…