Jalisco

light skin child family members joked about this saying I was adopted, asking me things like “Jose Juan Macias Why are you so white? Where you adopted?” Only three months later my parents both decided that it was time to take me to my dad’s hometown. Jalisco,…

Mexico apparently dodged a bullet. For now, there are no confirmed reports of storm related fatalities or major damage. Two people died and four people were reported missing in Autlán in Jalisco state, Red Cross representative Andres Gomez says. One death was the result of a heart attack, the cause of the other is unclear, according to Gomez. Serious flooding and mudslide threats remained. In the coastal municipality of Cihuatlan, not far…

many artists who made huge contributions to mariachi music and essentially made it the pride of Mexico. What started as so humble became something so spectacular. Mariachi music is the most broadly known music of Mexico. It was first developed in Jalisco, Mexico around the mid-19th century (Moore, p.93). The first mariachis were primarily string band ensembles and were for local parties and events. Mariachis quickly gained popularity throughout the rest of the country. They started to…

Mexico is located between the United States and Central America. It’s known for its Pacific and Gulf of Mexico beaches. One popular beach is the Orange Beach, when you think about this beach they said think about Myrtle Beach. It’s also known for its diverse landscape of Mountains, Jungles, and deserts. You would think Mexico wouldn’t have any jungles, just all deserts. Mexico has many cities, but the capital is Mexico City. The population is more than 8 million people that was as of 2010. Some…

to the unknown; including cultural history, timeline of 15 years, future goals, symbols, motifs, and quotes summarizing myself. Backstory to the unknown, would be an image of the mexican flag/banner with the words Jalisco written across it. The flag represents my history because Jalisco is from Mexico which is where my parents are from. This has influenced me today because of all the traditional and cultural ways there is in my family. Start of the timeline, is an image of film strips. The film…

One of my favorite quotes about family is “You don 't choose your family. They are God 's gift to you, as you are to them.” (Desmond Tutu) It states that you don’t get to choose the family you get , especially when you get brothers that are annoying and can get on your nerves. I have to learned how to appreciate and be thankful for what 's given for a family. The sacrifices that my family and I have taken and the long wait to the path of there being a better chance to anything but success to…

stories about people or a historical event. Even though this genre started as early as 1810 it is still very popular to this day. Today’s corridos have significantly changed since then. Today’s corridos have significantly changed from back then when they first started. Nowadays it is mostly “narcocorridos”. They started around the 1970s but, in the 1990s it is when they sparked and progressed really quickly. The “narcocorridos” talk about a variety of topics. These are about drug lords,…

OOL focussed in social participation in order to solve community problems, this assumption find support on the theory of “Public Space Appropriation”, if the citizens get involved in their community problems and start to get out in the streets and improve their public spaces the levels of crime, drug addiction and insecurity will decrease. A good example is the macro mural of Palmitas, Pachuca, Hidalgo on 2015. With the highest rate of violence on Hidalgo, Palmitas agree to host the project of…

Pacific touches the east border and the green, leafy forest covers a vast amount of the south and north side of the state. I am talking about Jalisco, world famous for its tequila that tastes strong and burns your throat, where mariachi gives you the feeling of happiness and unity and the diversity of natural places encourages exploration. This is part of Jalisco, which at the same time is part of my roots, the foundation of the person I am in nowadays. Going back to my childhood, where nature…

With the magnificent slogan ‘the jewel of the Hills’ the gorgeous city La Mesa is situated in the lap of California state of the US. The meaning of the La Mesa is ‘the table’. It is just 14 km away from the San Diego on the eastern site. The stunning city is a focal point to attend the several art and cultural events throughout the year. The place is famous for its amazing events like Antique Street Fair and Christmas in the Village. Apart from these two, La Mesa holds its largest event of the…