Last Saturday a few friends and I climbed the “Independence Peak”, a mountain about a 10 minute drive into la Huasteca canyon and easily visible from my neighbourhood. The route is called the Via Ferrata Ruto Vertigo, and is an…
A couple weekends back I caught a pretty intense thunderstorm that moved through Monterrey. Somehow, sitting on my friend’s balcony in San Pedro, the storm moved right across our view but didn’t pass over us. I put together a video…
I don’t usually post pictures or video of students, but these guys (Edgar on ukelele and Mau looking on) gave their permission. The jam took place at the Ambassadors booth at ASOMEX (a soccer tournament our school hosted) when tapioca…
I’m taking a moment to reflect today on how lucky I am to live in a world where International Women’s Day can be a celebration as well as a call to action. While I do not ignore the injustices done…
Our Grade 9 conference groups have been preparing for our Dia de los Muertos (“Day of the Dead”) celebrations for a couple weeks. This traditional Mexican holiday celebrates and remembers the lives of deceased family and friends, and is often…
Yesterday night, poet Neil Hilborn visited ASFM for a poetry workshop with our students and an extraordinary performance in our Black Box theatre. I was lucky enough to catch the show, and it seemed like an amazing experience for the…