Tuesday 12 February 2013

Banana Pancakes.

My friend Pen taught me how to make these a few weeks ago and I've made them loads since then.
In a blender put;1.5 mugs of flour, 1.5 mugs of soy milk and 2 brown bananas (or about 5 of these mini ones I bought at the traffic lights).

mini bananas

Blend, fry with some oil et voila!

banana pancakes


Monday 11 February 2013

Casual Jesus on the bus back from class in Bosques de las Lomas.

Most of the buses I get on here have a giant crucifix on the dashboard and a huge Jesus sticker on the glass behind the driver. This one was particularly graphic and bleedy. A lot of the time there's also a Saint Jude lurking somewhere; he's the patron saint of hopeless causes so if you see him, you know your driver is a badass. On the 28th of every month near to Metro Station 'Hidalgo' hundreds of people of all ages flock to church to get their blinged up statues blessed. Around the church you can buy wristbands, bags and personalised St Jude T-shirts. You can even get temporary tattoos; last time I saw a baby with one on it's face.

Sunday 10 February 2013

Mariachis in Xochimilco.


One of the teacher's was leaving Mexico to go home to Austrailia. This was his leaving party.
This is one of the songs the mariachi boat played for him. Our boat was singing just as loudly if a little less accurately.

Friday 8 February 2013

Mariposas Monarcas, State of Mexico.




I went to see this with a photography club I found near one of the offices I work in. I was sitting on the coach by myself, self-conciously hiding my nails which I had painted to look exactly like the butterflies we were going to see. A girl came and sat next to me, she was wearing a butterfly ring, t-shirt and earrings. I knew I had come to the right place. 


Sunday 3 February 2013

Dia de la Candelaria.




In England I'm used to all Christmas decorations disappearing before the 6th of Jan. Here it can stay until 'El Dia de la Candelaria' or 'The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple' which happens in February. For a while before this day market stalls pop up everywhere with Jesus dolls and elaborate costumes to dress them in. I went to a little town named Candelaria inside Mexico City to see people come to present their Jesuses.. or Jesai? to their own church.