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Nobody Knows the Spanish I Speak

Episode 16: Mark Saunders Talks About Living in Mexico and That Wall

04/30/2018

Ever thought about chucking it all and moving far away, to a new city, a new state, or even a new country? Mark Saunders and his wife, Arlene, did just that. After many years working in the tech industry in Portland, Oregon, they made the decision to move to Mexico. They put their home on the market, packed up their aging Audi, and headed south, way south to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Mark wrote about their adventure in his funny and very touching book, Nobody Knows the Spanish I Speak. We’re hearing a lot about Mexico these days, mostly from Americans who may have vacationed there, but never actually lived there. Mark and Arlene spent more than 10 years south of the border. They are now back in Oregon, having returned to be near Mark’s aging father. But they still have friends in Mexico, and get back occasionally to visit and reconnect. Mark talks with Woman Around Town’s Editor Charlene Giannetti about being part of the expat community in Mexico, connecting with the locals, and how everyone there really feels about that wall.  

Fuze’s Non-Fiction Reads to Get and Give

07/10/2017

A well-written non-fiction book can read like a novel, keeping us turning the pages. Fuze Publishing has some terrific books on a wide-variety of topics that fulfill its mission to tell “a story with the power to educate and change minds, particularly in the areas of diversity and cross-cultural understanding.” Here are a few. Click on a book cover or title to purchase.

Entering the Blue Stone by Molly Best Tinsley

The General battles Parkinson’s; his wife manifests a bizarre dementia. Their grown children embrace what seems a solution—an upscale retirement community. Between laughter and dismay, discover what shines beneath catastrophe: family bonds, the dignity of even an unsound mind, and the endurance of the heart.

The Gift of El Tio by Larry Buchanan and Karen Gans

When a world-renowned geologist discovers an enormous deposit of silver beneath a remote Quechua village in Bolivia, he unknowingly fulfills a 450-year-old prophecy that promised a life of wealth for the villagers.

How the Winds Laughed by Addie Greene

When Addie Greene and her young husband take on the “great adventure” of circumnavigation in a 28-foot boat, a succession of catastrophes demands that Addie become the driving force in carrying them forward and safely home.

Nobody Knows the Spanish I Speak by Mark Saunders

High-tech couple from Portland, Oregon, emigrates with large dog and ornery cat to San Miguel de Allende, in the middle of Mexico. Their well-intentioned cluelessness makes for mayhem and nonstop laughs.

Whose Couch Is It Anyway? by Phyllis Goldberg and Rosemary Lichtman

This fascinating book explores the impact on five different families after an adult child moves back home. Taking the beleaguered mom as their focus, Goldberg, a marriage and family therapist, and Lichtman, a psychologist, bring thirty years of clinical experience to the pressing challenges of families in flux.

For more information on Fuze Publishing, go to the website.