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miércoles, agosto 02, 2006

Still looking for a job

Well, I'm still looking for a job. Things so far look a lot better than they did when I was looking for a tech job a year ago. I have had, so far, three bona fide face-to-face interviews--two more than a year ago. There is a chance I may have to move from Puebla to get a job--but that's OK too.

Basically, some cultureal notes on looking for a job in México:

You normally don't just hand them a résumé. You hand them a folder with your résumé, a job application (you buy the job application yourself in a papeleria stationary store), and copies of letters of reference, degrees, etc.

When they look for a worker in Mexico, it is perfectly legal for them to specify an age range or a gender

Like in the US, the newspaper is a good resource for finding a potential job

There are some web resources, but the internet doesn't have the penetration in México the way it does in the US

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lunes, julio 10, 2006

On those "meet these girls from your area" ads

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People may have recently noticed a new set of ads: "Meet these girls from your area". They show three very attractive young girls (18-23) who live very close to San Diego. Well, these girls lived close to San Diego when I was there. When I went up to Fresno to deal with some stuff (and meet the lovely Claudia), these same girls had moved to the central valley. They quickly moved back to San Diego when I returned there. Now that I'm in Mexico, these same three girls have moved to where I am in Mexico. Pretty amazing how these girls move around so much, following me.

- Sam

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miércoles, julio 05, 2006

Soccer: An Mexican Obsession

For people who have not been to Mexico, the Mexican obsession with futbol (soccer) is incomprehensible. When a major world championship is on, the TV stations show it here--without commercials. One day, I was sitting with my landlord eating triangulos witching Germany play Italy. Nora had an enthuiasm whenever the ball went near the goal, complete with cursing, which I have not seen in any American girl.

As the main round of the game ended with a tie, putting the game in to overtime, I got up to pick up my cell phone. I had greatly underestimated Mexico`s obsession with Soccer. As I was walking to the cell phone store, many stores were closed. The stores and restuarants that were open had a TV tuned to the soccer game instead of attending to their duties. When I arrived at the cell phone store, it was, naturally, closed. Watching socceer is more important than keeping stores open.

Since my friend Leo just came back from Germany, I was rooting for Germany. The majority of the game was tied at 0-0; it was only in the last minute of overtime that Italy scored not one, but two goals. The game ended, my roomates (and, presumably, the rest of Mexico) unglued themselves from the TV, and the connercials started.

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lunes, julio 03, 2006

I`m in Puebla!

After leaving Guadalajara, I drove through Jalisco and then through Michoacan. From Michoacan, I entered the state of Mexico and stayed at a roadside motel near Acámbaro, about 100 kilometers (60 miles) from Mexico City. Sunday morning, I went through México city. I had no problem with cops; the only problem I had was with getting lost in the city. Thankfully, I ended up driving in the nice part of town and the signed directed me to a parking place. When I got out of the parking lot, the newsstand had a map of Mexico City (Note to gringos: The word for a street map in Mexico isn`t the word mapa that you learned in your Spanish class but is plano).

I ate at a nearby restuarant, then followed the directions to Puebla on the map. The one thing that map didn`t tell me is that the road I was on was a busy marketplace, with traffic going through at a snail`s pace. After 15 minutes of this, the traffic started to speed up and I was able to get through the city. Not only was I able to find a map right away (maps are nortoriously difficult to find in Mexico), I also wasn`t stopped by the police. One thing about Mexico City (and any other large city in Mexico) is that it`s like driving in New York, but ten times worse. People are honking constantly--I was even honked at for not running a red light. Roads frequently end at a construction point, forcing me to drive through a maze--following the traffic usually gets me there but it`s a nerve-wracking experience not knowing where I am going. The roads often don`t have lane dividers, forcing cars to decide where on the road to drive.

I made it in to Puebla Sunday around 6pm; alas, all of the internet cafes were closed and I couldn`t post a blog yesterday. I have already contacted four friends here and the pretty teacher Caroline next to me remembers me--even though I didn`t remember her at all. I told her that I was embarassed that I forgot her name.

My next project is to lock down my car; the leader of the Spanish Institute of Puebla told me to do this and even looked up a place in the yellow pages. He also has contacts to help me find a job and an apartment here.

As I have mentioned before, The People`s Guide to Mexico is the best guide to understand Mexico`s culture and how to get around.

Since I`m here, I will not be posting blogs as often. I will, however, keep in touch via email and occassionally post a blog.

Actualmente leyendo:
The People's Guide to Mexico (Peoples Guide to Mexico)
Por: Carl Franz
Fecha de publicación: August, 2002

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sábado, julio 01, 2006

I`m in Guadalajara

Yesterday, I drove from Los Mochis, through Culiacan and Matzatlan, and ended up making a stop to have some lunch. Alas, the towns in southern Sinaloa are mazes and I got lost and ended up on the 15 libre (the lower-quality non toll road). I went through another maze-like town, and asked for directions to the toll road. I finally got on the toll road again--only to have it end three miles later.

I drove on a non-toll road through the rest of Sinaloa, entered the state of Nayarit, and around sundown ended up at a road stop with a basic motel, a gas station, and a small general store that doubled as a restuarant. The motel was not fancy, to say the least, but I could stay in my bed and be in the air conditioner`s sweet spot. I also accidently broke a light bulb, told the management about it, and they told me not to worry about it.

Today, I`m about 2/3s done with my driving and am in the middle of Guadalajara (which is in the state of Jalisco). Depending on who you ask, Guadalajara is the second or third largest city in Mexico. People here like to drive with their horns; it`s like New York driving. People say the girls here in Guadalajara are very beautiful, and I am inclined to agree.

I ate at a very elegant Argentian restuarant for under $15, where I saw a number of pretty girls, who look at lot like people I know (one lady looked just like Denisse Guerrero, for example) and finally found a cyber cafe where I am now posting this blog.

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viernes, junio 30, 2006

I`m in Los Mochis

I was expecting them to drive my car on to their boat. Actually, I drove the car myself on to the boat, and they directed me to where I ended up parking my car. I met a nice gentleman on the boat who told me that there weren`t hotels in Topo; that I had to drive to Los Mochis. The sunset from the boat was beautiful. I was able to much more quickly drive off the boat than drive on it; I was on my way to Los Mochis.

I stayed in a nice hotel where there was a problem with the room being too hot and the A/C being underpowered; I ended up sleeping on a spot in the floor where the A/C hit me, making things a little cooler. It took all night to cool down the room. Everything else about the hotel was nice; they had a restuarant where I had a nice dinner and internet access. They had a secure parking lot for my car, and even the tap water was potable.

Last nice, I saw someone with Puebla license plates, so I asked him how long it will take me to drive to Puebla. He told me that I`m only 17 hours driving away from Puebla. So I should be there in two, maybe three days.

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jueves, junio 29, 2006

Still in La Paz

First of all, I finally found an internet cafe with an owner clued enough to let me upload my photos. So now I have some pictures of my trip in to Mexico.

To continue where I left off yesterday, here is what I had to do to find the place where I get my permit to allow my car to be in mainland Mexico:

I first parked my car where the taxis gather. This got their attention rather quickly; I then asked where to get my permit. They referred me to a police station up the street.

At the police station, they were very helpful and gave me maps and directed me to a Banjercito in town.

After finally finding said Banjercito, I asked and they told me to call this person and to go to Playa (beach) Pichingle. Seeing the confused look on my face as I was leaving, the lady behind the counter called up said person and we talked in a mix of English and Spanish; he gave me directions to a beach 12 miles away from La Paz.

After going to said beach, I parked my car where the ferry is, and asked for the office. It was in the ferry terminal.

I went to the office, already had photocopies of all needed papers (I was lucky and found a place that does copies for only 3 cents a pop), and he took the copies and told me to wait 20 minutes.

20 minutes later, I had my permit to drive my car in Mainland Mexico

Now, to clarify, at every step in this wild goose chase, people were very helpful and referred me to a place closer to my destination.

I then went to the ticket office; as a correction, there is still ferry service to Matzatlan; however, the ride to Topo is only five hours long while the ride to Matzatlan is 18 hours long. Since I can drive to Matzatlan from Topo in under six hours, it still makes more sense to take the ferry to Topo. The lady told me to come tomorrow (which is now today) before 1pm.

Having a day to kill, I went to the beach and enjoyed the beautiful view (see my Flickr photo). I then looked around for a hotel; the beachside hotels cost $55-$90 a night, so I went back in to La Paz and found a hotel for under $40 a night. After getting set up there, I rested, went to dinner, then read The People´s guide to Mexico until I went to sleep.

After posting this update, I´ll copy my papers, go back to the ferry terminal, buy a ticket, have lunch, then take a ferry to Topo. I should be in Topo tonight by 8pm; hopefully they will have a cybercafe so I can post an update here.

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miércoles, junio 28, 2006

I'm in La Paz

Last night, I drove all the way down Baja California Sur to La Paz, which is where I will take a ferry to mainland Mexico. The place I stayed last night was interesting: It was one of those motels designed to give a couple a little privacy. They have garages that close, so the girl's father can't see the car parked at the hotel. The hotel room included a condom, and they piped pornography to the motel's TV (along with normal cable TV and music). The pillows were a lot more firm than pillows in other hotels; they were designed for making love in interesting new positions more than to sleep on.

The place was actually a very nice place to sleep. My car was securely locked in a garage, and I had total privacy. These motels even have thick walls (presumably so you don't have to worry about other clients hearing the moans), so it was quiet. I slept well.

Robery Heinlein has said that people have always been the same sexually; the only thing that has changed is the amount of cover-up. In Mexico, where they still pretend no one has sex before marriage, yet every large town has special motels for having sex without getting caught.

Right now, I'm looking for the office to register my car so that I can go to mainland Mexico. Then I'm going to reserve a ferry to Topolobambo (they no longer have ferry service to Mazatlan). They gave me directions to the office--but there's one problem. There aren't street signs. Welcome to Mexico.

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martes, junio 27, 2006

I´m in Guerrero Negro

I've now been to the following states in Mexico:

Baja California Norte (1983)
Puebla (2001)
Guerrero (2001)
Estado de Mexico (2001)
Veracruz (2002)
Oaxaca (2005)
Baja California Sur (2006)

I just entered the state of Baja California Sur last night. I went to the first hotel I could find as the sun was going down; this once, nicely enough, has free internet access for customers. I'm in a small town on the border of Baja California Sur named Guerrero Negro.

Yesterday, I drove through the Baja California desert--the main highway veers away from the coast and goes inland. The desert is mostly deserted--there are only a few shantytowns and the occasional restaurant. I only passed one or two hotels in the desert. There was, much to my surprise, not a single gas station on the 200-mile desert stretch. There used to be gas stations--I saw the skeletons of the now-defunct gas stations. Thankfully, some enterprising Mexicans saw this as a business opportunity, and sell gas for less than $3 a gallon at a couple
of places where there used to be gas stations.

One Mexican tradition which I wished the United States did more is to have little shrines wherever anyone has died while driving on a highway. I saw quite a few of these as I was passing through the desert. Not only are these shrines beautiful, they remind me just how dangerous it can be to drive.

My map tells me that I'm a day and a half north of La Paz.

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lunes, junio 26, 2006

I'm in Ensenada

I had dinner last night at a restuarant which was actually someone's kitchen.  I got to see the entire family as I was eating dinner.

I spent the night in Ensenada last night; I had a beautiful view of the sunset before going to sleep.  This morning, I went to the customs office and asked for permission to drive my car to Puebla.  Basically, there are only two places you can get this permission: Tijuana and La Paz (Near Cabo San Lucas).  The only permission to drive in the states of Baja California and Sonora is a FM-T visa (which I have).  It's only when leaving Baja California that I will need special permission for my car.

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