Jul 5
Imagine a suburb full of stately houses, large gardens, blooming gardenias, wrought iron fences and balconies from which to gaze at the ocean. People driving down wide avenues in fat-tired pastel-coloured convertibles, others are sipping mojitos pool-side under the shade of palm trees.
Imagine now that same suburb has been placed under a glass dome and time has marched on forward. Read more
Apr 11
I will bet you have seen this portrait image of Che somewhere before. Entitled Guerrillero Heroico (Heroic Guerrilla Fighter), this now iconic photograph of Ernesto ‘Che’ Guevara was taken by Cuban photographer Alberto Korda in 1960. The Maryland Institute of Art called it “the most famous photograph in the world and a symbol of the 20th century”. It has been variously reprinted, painted, digitized, embroidered, woven, tattooed, silk-screened, sculpted and drawn on nearly every imaginable surface in countless countries around the world. Read more
Unlike any other country in the world, billboards in Cuba do not actually try to sell you any products (probably because a. there are no products, and b. no one could afford them anyway). Instead billboards in Cuba consist of catchy slogans and generally a graphic of Che (occasionally Fidel) reminding people of their history, and providing rules and refrains to live by. Read more
Hi, my name is Jodi.
Follow me as I leave the corporate sector in Melbourne, Australia to move to Oaxaca, Mexico, to live and volunteer for a year
Reinventing Myself on Mexican Time
My year living in Oaxaca, Mexico
My year living in Oaxaca, Mexico
My year living in Oaxaca, Mexico
Striving for moderation while taking in all that Europe has to offer!
Food does not need to be fancy to be celebrated
