Oct. 29, 2008 – We’re just back last night from an action-packed 12-day  trip the the US, where Kelly went to a natural building conference and I saw a lot of family and dear old friends. Plus I brought back nutritional supplements, books, open pollination garden seeds, thrift store clothing, and a variety of other odds and ends that I haven’t found in the Lake Chapala area.

With luggage and laundry still piled everywhere, I wouldn’t be blogging yet, except that a friend from Ajijic (thanks, Micki) sent me a link to a delightful video that you can practice your Spanish with… specially if you are a fan of Barack Obama.

It’s a musical video in Spanish with English subtitles and great fun. The title of this blog post picks up a word I noticed in chalk on a sidewalk in the video, and would translate, as I did in the title, “Let’s Obama!”

Here it is:

Comments from the old blog:

  • At October 29, 2008 7:46 PM,  Bob Cox said…

    Dear Ms. Hart, found your blogsite at Juan Calypsos..vivaveracruz blog, and enjoyed reading them. Just thought I’d comment.. I have a blog also..come visit sometimes.

    http://mexico-mystic.blogspot.com

    or my chat group..

    http://groups.yahoo.com/group/tlaxcalatourism

    Sincerely, Bob Cox
    Apizaco, Tlaxcala

  • At October 29, 2008 11:15 PM,  Anonymous said…

    Hola! If you love latin/mexican music, you can get your fill by watching music videos on mexican cable. Many genres, all so cool and so much fun! Romantic, festive, cheerful, you name it…There are several different channels. That is, if you aren’t already hearing enough live music in your vecino!
    Hasta luego,
    -micki

  • At November 07, 2008 12:14 PM,  CancunCanuck said…

    Thanks for sharing that video, I loved it! I am stealing the word “Obamonos”, it’s great. :)

  • At February 25, 2009 11:58 AM, Blogger kbris said…

    Hola! I love this video. It inspired me to write the following poem:

    Inauguration 2009

    My Mexican friends coined a new verb
    for the inauguration. Obamános (Let’s Obama)
    Passing the baton, a delicate moment
    in a relay, adroitly transitioning,
    balancing two acts simultaneously,
    racing and handing off, separating
    winners and losers, successes or failures,
    victories or defeats. It is poetry-the rhymes
    and meters of the will synchronizing
    to the music of the human spirit.
    !Obamános!

    Keith Briscoe
    Mesquite,Nevada