Puerto Escondido May 29th 2012

Puerto Escondido
May 29th 2012 

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Storm!

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The beginning of a front coming in that sent wonderfully cool rains!

Howdy people! Been a while I know and I am sorry (albeit barely). Sooooo....about said title! Today after relaxing most of the day in my apartment I wandered up to the main palapa to eat up some taco filling I had previously made. 

I encountered the usual suspects; meaning the aussie 20 somethings and a couple straggler girls that follow them. And a church teen group of 25 or so kids and various chapperones. The teen group was assembling for some sort of outing as the Aussies watched an HBO show that was just foul!Now mind you in the immortal words of Jimmy Buffett I'm so St. Ignacious but again I'm no barfly. Meaning I've my foul-mouthed sailor moments. I had warned one of the kids a few times about gratuitous use of profanities that fell on relatively deaf ears. Infact one even said to me "whats it to ya mate". Incredibly these "college educated" clods replied in short order! So today as the pastor and 20+ kids assembled to the wide screen playing what even myself considered crude humor,I leaned over to one of the Aussies sitting close by and asked...Is this really appropriate given there's a teen religious 

Pool getting refilled!

group right here? He responded quickly with a pull off his beer..."they'll get over it". I was livid! No person has the right to decide what someone is exposed to. So seeing as theres nothing I can do in any significant way,I've decided I'm no longer going to speak to them,look at them or engage in any way whatsoever. I can't imagine a world where civilized folks do that to each other...it's insane! So while looking down my nose at them for the duration of their stay...(I'm here longer than most) might not accomplish much I'll feel better steering clear of these "Adults". I did recently take some photos that I will post and now that my tooth has been removed and I'm back on solid food I hope to be off to Oaxaca soon! And since I'm sitting outside shirtless yet still dripping sweat I'll close this and head off for a cool shower then a dip in the pool then BED!!!!!!!! 

Hasta pronto a todos! 

Puerto Escondido June 5th 2012

Published: June 5th 2012North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Puerto Escondido
June 5th 2012 

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Sunset!

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Sunset at La Punta overlooking Zicatela.

Howdy people! 

Well tonight I ate way too much food,so I figured since I'm in for the night; I'd update blog. Dinner was a 320 gram (or lil over half pound) new york cut steak,some garlic toast and the best damned sweet corn I've ever had! Seems my camera has developed a weird tiny little spot inside the lens so will take it downtown tomorrow to get it repaired...sheesh means I got to put a tshirt on haha! Three of the 6 Aussie party animals have left for home making this place very peaceful! Although last night the 3 remaining tied one on fairly hard and this morning at 7am the cleaners and I had a chuckle as i swept through emails with a pot of coffee. Later on though when 2 of them surfaced looking like something the cat had drug in eaten and then coughed up, us "oldies" laughed at them to their faces! I reckon they've kind of partied themselves out. And so tomorrow they're all cruising up the coast to a place called Zacawa..I think...am unsure of the spelling. Which is cool because I can watch things here for a couple days, and either head to 

Twilight

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Twilight at Downtown Pto.

Oaxaca later this week or first thing next. Am either tired or so stuffed that I can't think straight so will post and annotate some pictures and hit the fart sack. 

Hasta pronto a todos!

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Pochutla, San Angel, and Mazunte!

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Published: June 12th 2012North America » Mexico » Oaxaca » Puerto Escondido
June 12th 2012 

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Sunset!

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Sunset from homebase a few nights ago.

Got up insanely early today and headed to the bus stop (pemex gas station on the highway). And lo and behold 30 pesos and 1.5 hours later I'm in Pochutla! Nothing really to see there though,so a taxi to San Angel for breakfast on the sea! 

The days leading up to today are kinda fuzzy at best! Had a send off for 2 of the 3 Aussies left here so now theres a whopping 5 of us including the owner...which makes for quiiet afternoons on a floatie in the pool with a 6-pack. 

7 of us went to a rib dinner Sunday night that would've made Fred Flintstone cringe! It was huge. (pics to follow) All in all I never really understood the mindset here until about noon today! (Again pic to follow) Was mellow....showed up to Mazunte after numerous hair-raising collectivo rides to the turtle reserve being closed sadly. But all is not lost Chris the owner found a hammock at a bar that was closed and i scored some beers from a tienda up the street. I enjoyed the downtime just staring at the sea while Chris napped. And after a disappointing yet fun day am now 

Cute hotel.

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Funky little hotel on Zicatela!

back home staring at the pool floatie and thinking...damn that and a few beers sound good right now! So will annotate the pics I took the last few days and publish this so the relatives know I'm alive and go get some sun! 

Hasta pronto a todos.

A HUATULCO EN MOTO

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We are dreaming of a society, where EVERYBODY recognizes and respects differences !

Piña Palmera Centro de Atención Infantil, A.C. is a non-governmental organization (NGO), legally constituted without any political or religious interest, which has tackled since more than 20 years the issue disability of persons of any age from rural communities, its majority are indigenous people. We are working in the southern coast of Oaxaca on rehabilitation, social integration, information and prevention of any kind of disability (physical, intellectual or conductive), without bearing in mind the grade of disability, ability to pay and/or ethnicity.
We consider that the work with disabled persons is not a matter of kindness, but of bringing their human rights to bear. The extreme poverty or various social problems complement the challenge of Piña. The central axis of our work is respect towards differences and the formation of an integrative society. The center’s efforts focus on changing the way local people regard people with disabilities, by promoting awareness and rehabilitation programs for families, schools and local communities.
These programs teach people to use adaptive equipment and therapeutic techniques as well as to take care of people with disabilities. Thus children and adults with disabilities become more integrated into everyday life.
We are a Civil Association, legally constituted, with the right to receive deductible donations. Since our foundation, more than 5000 children and adults with different disabilities have participated in our programs. Today participate 350 persons in our programs (20% children, 35% youths, 10% elderly people…).
We are dreaming of a society, where EVERYBODY recognizes and respects differences.

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Life on Death Beach -- Indiegogo

Life on Death Beach -- Indiegogo
A group of parents meets with Piña Palmera. The film that I created, Life on Death Beach, is an intimate exploration of life in Zipolite and the people that live there ...
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Hi, I'm Jeff Arak.

Five years ago, I set out to make a documentary about a group of volunteer lifeguards that saved my life in 2006.

Along the way, I learned that the lifeguards weren't the only group in Zipolite doing important work and not getting paid enough to do it. Piña Palmera works with people with disabilities and their families throughout the coast of Oaxaca, Mexico.

The film that I created, Life on Death Beach, is an intimate exploration of life in Zipolite and the people that live there. You can see a trailer here. I am raising money to send this film to film festivals around the world. If you are interested in promoting water safety or disability rights; or if you are moved by the stories in the film, please consider donating to the campiagn.

There are some very exciting rewards you will receieve in exchange for your contributions that will bring the beach to you and allow you to feel and experience life on death beach. I am very excited to report that Marine Rescue Products, one of the leading suppliers of lifeguarding equipment in the USA, has graciously agreed to provide equipment to match donations for this campaign. You can read about all of the available perks to the right of this panel.

If you would like to donate directly to the Zipolite lifeguards or to Piña Palmera, you can do that at the links below.

Thank you for your support.

Jeff Arak

May, 2012

Club Tortuga (USA non-profit fiscal sponsor of the Zipolite Lifeguards)

Piña Palmera

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Hola, yo soy Jeff Arak.

Cinco (5) años atrás, me lance a hacer un documental sobre un grupo de salvavidas voluntarios que me salvaron la vida en el 2006.

En el camino, aprendí que los salvavidas no eran el unico groupo en Zipolite que estaba haciendo un trabajo importante sin una compensación adecuada. Piña Palmera trabaja con personas con discapacidades y sus familias a lo largo de la costa sur de Oaxaca, México.

La película que hizé, Viviendo en la Playa de la Muerte, es una exploración íntima de la vida en Zipolite y sus ciudadanos. Puede ver el "trailer" de la película aquí. Estoy recaudando fondos para enviar la película a diferentes festivales de cine en todo el mundo. Si usted está interesado en promover seguridad en el agua, o derechos de las personas con discapacidades o, si le inspiran las historias del documental, por favor considere hacer una donación a la campaña.

Hay muy buenos premios que podrá recibir como recompensa por su apoyo, que seguro traerán la playa hasta usted y le permitirán que sienta y viva la playa de la muerte. Es muy emocionante para mi anunciar que Marine Rescue Products, uno de los principales proveedores de equipos desalvavidas en los EE.UU., ha amablemente accedido a suministrar equipos para igualar las donaciones de esta campaña. Puede leer acerca de todos los beneficios disponibles a la derecha de este panel.

Si le gustaría donar directo a los salvavidas de Zipolite o a Piña Palmera, se puede con los links abajo.

Gracias por su solidaridad.

Jeff Arak

mayo, 2012

Club Tortuga (patrocinador fiscal de EE.UU que apoya a los salvavidas de Zipolite)

Piña Palmera

Pacific Coast Mexico / Puerto Escondido Date taken - Sat 9th Jun '12 (10:00am)

Pacific Coast Mexico / Puerto Escondido

Date taken - Sat 9th Jun '12 (10:00am)