I'd love to see the wonderful celebration happening for Frida's 100th anniversary of her birth date! How exciting.
I'm trying to talk my SO into sending me for a day or two!
Anyone on the board who lives in Mexico City?
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There is a big exposition in the Palace of the Arts. I went there, it was very nice. A little advice: Get there a bit early (like 10-11) since there is so many people afterwards.
shareYeah, I was there at the Bellas de Artes in Mexico DF. It took forever standing in line to see the Frida exhibit, but it was worth it! The plus side is that as a college student, I got to see the show for free. I loved reading in Spanish about the history behind the paintings, now I'm hooked on Frida. I studied Spanish in Guanajuato, so I got all I wanted out of Diego and Frida artistically. It sucks though, soon Guanajuato will be overrun by more fellow Americans who generally don't give a dang about the culture. I hope they don't turn into the next San Miguel or Guadalajara. Too many Americans for my liking and too many poorer people because of the gap in the distribution of wealth. If such Americans as I saw in San Miguel go and live in Mexico, you'd think the least they could do is learn Spanish and respect their culture, but no instead it's 711's on every block, hard rock cafes, mc Ds, bk, KFC, etc. Oh how globalization kills.
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Have you actually been to those places just to see how bad it is? Also, I don't have to go to Phoenix, LA, or even Chicago, when I live in Nebraska and as the recent population study shows, the only growth in rural areas of Nebraska is from...yep, you guessed it...Hispanics. I'm a Spanish major for a reason, so I have a job, it's a plus yes, because it ensures I'll get hired anywhere I want, however, I favor how in the old days people assimilated and learned English (oh say like my relatives who spoke German, Swiss, and Dutch). I'm not saying that neither the Americans living in Mexico or the Hispanics living in the U.S. have to stop speaking Spanish, celebrating their holidays and whatnot, one can do both, however, they should also respect the traditions and culture of the country they are living in (You go to a foreign country to live in, you better know the language).
A point I'd like you to think about in regards to the Spanish speakers who don't know English is that in a couple of generations it won't matter if the U.S. correctly addresses the illegal immigration issues and curbs the ongoing trend. You stop the flow of illegal immigration and in two generations, their children will speak English.
And while you do have a point about consumer choice, I also have to tell you that globalization is a larger fault. Who designs such trade policies to rape people of their culture, environment, and money? Not you or I. No it's big name lobbyists, ceos, and politicians, all working together in an orgy of greed. Nobody had a say a say in NAFTA except these people. We're living in a system that sets it up to consume from these organizations on the promise of some form of gratification. They keep us ignorant by through public education and socialization, so that most know of no other way, and then they advertize their product in front of our eyes and trick us into thinking we're getting one heck of a deal. Mexicans, yeah they think it's great to live like Americans, only as an American, I have to say it's not the greatest way to live, it's quite pathetic really.
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The only bit I have with you is that these Americans moving down to San Miguel tended to be people who had enough retirement money and they didn't want to deal with the hassles in the U.S. Arguably I think Mexico is becoming the new Florida for senior retirement. The women are of no longer childbearing age, so they're not going to learn Spanish in Mexico. I volunteered at ESL classes for 2 and a half years, so yes there were plenty of Mexicans in my city trying to acquire English, albeit, not enough. For everything else, I agree with you on. I don't want the U.S. to become a third world country because of an inside collapse. It's terrible that our worthless president and congress don't have the cajones to do something to stop the illegal immigration for the fear of losing votes. I agree with what the statue of liberty says, but there is a legal process (it's greatly in need of fixing though). I believe we are both in agreement in the fact that they should not flood our hospitals and schools looking for free services that we the taxpayers absorb.
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The show was amazing!! I was so glad I saw it, I got to see my two faves: "My Dress Hangs Here" and "The Suicide of Dorothy Hale." Even more frightening and realistic in person!
"Just close your eyes...but keep your mind wide open."
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We saw the Frida exhibit on Saturday at the Palacio de Belles Artes, a famous museum and opera house in downtown Mexico City. Even getting their early the lines were quite long, and the crowds took away part of the experience of seeing her superb art.
Perhaps her pain twisted her towards a diseased hatred of the USA and an irrational fascination with freedom-crushing communism and its monstrous thugs like Stalin. What do you all think?