Buenos dias, tardes, y noches reader, Lance and Mike here with an epic journey through this weeks exhilarating events.
This past week had been quite swell since we started the week off with Monday. Though our day was free from classes most of us had a ton of work to start, catch up on, or get ahead of. Being the academics we are, The Trap House, consisting of Miguel, Lance, Benito and Colin, did not hesitate to jump at this divine opportunity to hit the books. After all, our motto is: play hard, study harder.
Waking up early to hit los libros de español and finishing the day with a fruitful discussion on the economic impact of Neoliberalism in Mexico, Lance and Miguel both agree that our knowledge of the subject had been clearly presented by Oliver. The members of the Trap House then decided it would be wise to let our minds explore free trade and deregulation in Mexico over a plate of tacos. As guacamole was passed hand in hand so was stirred the conversation of arduous matters that still plague contemporary Oaxaca.
On Wednesday SURCO was host to two important guests, Phil Dahl-Bredine, activist, and author of the books, The Other Game, and Milpa. Bredine’s speech was an interesting overview of the struggles of not only the western economic influence and the demise of small farmer but the way we must learn from those cultures and appreciate all that they have to offer.
At the incandescent genesis of the week we were graciously given the illustrious task of visiting both a local market as well as a supermarket in order to equate and differentiate the two. Through meticulous observation and vigorous research within the resplendent isles of both locations we came to a few conclusions.
The culture copious markets (image on your right) tend to have decorously inexpensive goods in comparison to the ivory tower supermarkets (image on your...up?). Aside from the goods themselves the atmosphere in that of a market is slacken and much like that of a nice soirée. In that of a supermarket, one may find themselves mesmerized by the hustle and bustle of kinsfolk whom have already pre-decided on what wares they shall be acquiring to the point at which it seems almost as if it were devoid of life. Ultimately, after a pensively enkindling exchange of our juxtaposing notions, we concluded class and commenced with some heartfelt check-ins.
And with that, yet another serendipitous week has come to end so that another may begin.
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