Street scenes like the one to the left are what I remember from the times I visited La Cienega, Jalisco. I moved to Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico for the fall term of 1982 to study Spanish at the University of Guadalajara. I made good friends there with whom I traveled to the small town of La Cienega over three hours from Guadalajara. Grandpa Milo and Grandma Sarah went with me one of those times to attend a church event. It is a wonderful, very, very quiet little place with very, very fertile soil. There are some friends of friends with whom we have connected on social media who plan to move there. It is a young family with three elementary age kids. What a wonderful experience they will have. They have a blog we plan to follow and, hopefully, if we can somehow make it work, I would like to take Lorena and Grandma Conchita for a visit there. I have added a link to their blog, named Bloom and Grow on our blog roll. One of the first pictures we saw on the blog showed a couple of Lorena’s cousins. It is a small world.
The young mom of that family who just moved there is my sister’s niece by marriage! I’ve loved following their blog that tells of the events and “leadings” that led up to their move! Reminds me of when we moved overseas 35 years ago, but with some elements similar and some very different!
That is awesome Lois. I think they are going on a GREAT adventure. It is an absolutely beautiful part of the world with amazing culture and food. Half-way between Guadalajara and some of the most beautiful beaches on the west coast of Mexico. The problem is, none of those roads are particularly easy to travel. We really want to go there to see some of our old friends. We learning of a growing group of people (now you!) that know these folks and are dying to meet them someday.