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Taking a stroll through Condesa . . . mission: Starbucks . . . yeah I know, but it’s tasty . . . We then walked back from Condesa to the apartment in Roma, beautiful light, deserted streets. It makes it feel pretty dead and lonely around here. Parque Mexico in Condesa Arrival at starbucks . . . only four people allowed inside at a…
A doctor puts on her gloves outside the INER Thursday afternoon. So yesterday I headed out with reporter Camilo Smith to Tlapan in the South of Mexico City to the INER or Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Nacional Instutite for Respiratory Diseases). Our mission was to find a family, doctors and nurses who were dealing with the H1N1 or swine flu virus. We talked…
I’ve been hearing a lot more opinions about swine flu and government reactions like this one: Para la oreja de Calderon He wouldn’t let me shoot his face but definitely had a message for the Calderon: That’s not true about the virus, you record it there, and put it to the big ear of Calderon. That I said there is no virus, no virus….
An employee in Novia Bonita switches dresses out inside the display because there are no customers to attend to Tuesday afternoon. In the quincanera district yesterday there wasn’t more than a handful of girls to be found. The neighborhood which specializes in selling everything one might need for a quincanera, like the bow to put on your truck, the dress, and decorations is nearly…
Alexis Okeowo and I took a stroll through Condessa and it was weird to see the abandoned restaurants (delivery only due to the government’s closures of restaurants). Checked out a barber shop, some restaurants and the kids playing in the street because schools are closed. The city is so empty and just sad at times. I’ll post some audio tomorrow of an interviews with…
Spent a little time with one of my favorite Mexico City reporter Alexis Okeowo in the Insurgentes metro and in the historic center. We strolled through the stationery sellers and then through the quincanera dress sellers. I have an interview I’m going to put together later tonight of one dress seller who is feeling the cancellations of quincaneras. Was also given a friendly reminder…
I went with Camilo Smith to Guerrero and Doctores. We happened to stop by the basilica for San Judas de Tadeo, a saint who has gained a particularly strong following in the city. Today is his saint’s day and at his basilica in Guerrero the doors will be closed to what would normally be a throng of thousands of worshipers. Below is a prayer…
Man it has been a hectic few days . . . lack of sleep, fear of infection, and consumption of junk food that comes pre-wrapped is making me feel awful. At least people are liking the pics! The Phoenix New Times posted a slideshow of my swine flu photos from Mexico City, I put together a soundslides for another publication and the Arizona Republic…
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