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Hasta pronto, mi querido México
It's my last week in Puebla, Mexico, and I don't do well with endings/goodbyes, so this might feel a little emotionless. I'll start...
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GRACE'S FULBRIGHT GARCIA-ROBLES STORY
gracemaffucci
Apr 20, 20232 min read
A Coffee Lover's Dream in Cuetzalan, Puebla, MX
Ashlyn and I took a quick long weekend trip to Cuetzalan, a pueblo mágico in la Sierra Norte de Puebla a month ago (yikes, I'm bad about...
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gracemaffucci
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Carnaval in Mexico
The few days before Lent begins is when Mexico celebrates Carnaval, a grand old party where people dress up like Europeans (mocking...
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gracemaffucci
Mar 6, 20232 min read
Real del Monte and Huasca, Mexico's first Pueblo Mágico!
Warning, you're entering a danger zone! Just kidding. teehee A month ago, my Puebla pal Anna and I took a long weekend trip to Real del...
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gracemaffucci
Feb 27, 20231 min read
Hang tight--more coming soon!
I've been pretty busy with a lot of good things lately... which is great! But, I have fallen behind on blogposting. Mea culpa. I will be...
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gracemaffucci
Jan 27, 20235 min read
The gringa who cried gripa (and meant it)
I'm so, so grateful for these past five months in Mexico. I wanted this scholarship so much and I wouldn't go back and change a thing...
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gracemaffucci
Jan 12, 20237 min read
A Holiday Season to Remember in Puebla
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I know the holiday season is over, but I couldn't let January go by without posting about my first...
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gracemaffucci
Dec 28, 20221 min read
Birthday week in Oaxaca (that's pronounced wa-HA-ka)!
I spent the week of December 12th with my two Fulbrighter friends, Caroline and Ashly, in Oaxaca de Juarez, south of Puebla. I had the...
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gracemaffucci
Dec 18, 20222 min read
Christmas in Puebla
I made the difficult decision to stay put in Puebla for the holidays this year. I won't lie, it hasn't been easy knowing I won't be with...
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gracemaffucci
Dec 18, 20222 min read
Chignahuapan!
The girls and I traveled a few weeks ago to the pueblo mágico Chignahuapan, in upper Puebla state, known for its aguas termales...
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gracemaffucci
Nov 30, 20222 min read
¡Viva Guadalupe!
On Sunday, November 27th, I had the honor and privilege of getting to accomplish one of my biggest life goals: seeing Our Lady of...
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gracemaffucci
Nov 10, 20222 min read
On today's episode of "this wouldn't happen in the US..."
At least two or three times, I have been on a really, really crowded bus on my way to or from work. People are sitting and standing, and...
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gracemaffucci
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Día de los muertos cont.'
So based on my students' ofrendas, and suggestions from other Mexicans, my roommate Ashlyn and I made our own ofrenda. Notice the pan de...
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gracemaffucci
Nov 3, 20221 min read
Día de los muertos en México. Does not get any better than this.
On Monday I had the precious opportunity to visit my students' ofrendas at UPAM. I learned so, so much about the holiday and its...
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gracemaffucci
Oct 29, 20221 min read
I hiked the 6th tallest mountain in Mexico.
La Malinche is located between the states of Tlaxcala and Puebla and measures 4.420 meters tall. It's actually a volcano, but don't...
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gracemaffucci
Oct 28, 20221 min read
Museo Amparo (Puebla, Pue., MX)
In our very own city of Puebla there is an incredible art museum with FREE entry! Many, many nativity scenes, that I love, of course! And...
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gracemaffucci
Oct 27, 20221 min read
Atlixco--otro pueblo mágico
Atlixco is not too far from Puebla City and for Day of the Dead, it is decked out! Pictured below l-r: cempasuchil flowers, a statue of...
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gracemaffucci
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Mexico City Take Twoooooo
Food, of course La Flama Especial (three kinds of meat, cheese, peppers and onions) Tacos, and more tacos Choo chooooo! Salsa! A bougie...
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gracemaffucci
Oct 22, 20221 min read
Museo Nacional de Antropología (CDMX, MX)
Pictured l-r: a cool quote, a passage about animals, the old sun calendar, a combination of Catholic and indigenous culture, and an...
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gracemaffucci
Oct 7, 20222 min read
Mexican Zumba Classes
My roommate Ashlyn and I have begun taking zumba classes at a local studio (which is strategically located above a taco joint) a couple...
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