“…So I called the damned cable company and set ’em straight. I mean, how are my kids supposed to survive without cartoons? And how the hell am I supposed to get by without being able to watch wrestling?! You know what the problem with this country is? They don’t have their priorities straight!” – Commentary […]
Continue ReadingTeaching English in Mexico is both an exciting and rewarding experience. There’s no better way to learn about another culture than to live in it. It’s one thing to vacation in Mexico, and quite another to work there. When you wake up in the morning and you get ready to teach your first class, you […]
Continue ReadingPosted by jennifer j. rose on December 12, 1996 My sister in Morelia just finished getting her FM-3 in San Miguel de Allende this week, and she ís given me the latest report: The telephone number for the migracion office in SM is (415)-2-2542 or (415)-2-28-35. Open Mon-Fri 9-12:30 According to them, the requirements for […]
Continue ReadingPosted by Bruce Cobb on November 07, 1996 Hi, My name is Bruce and I live in NE Washington State in a solar powered house. I work for the US forest Service at a Job Corps Center for youth 16 to 24 years old. Next year I will be able to retire and we (wife […]
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Shooter: Network slang for a cameraman A book in progress by Bob Dutru Being a “shooter” was “A Job” that kept me nervous, excited, slightly off balance most of the time; kept my adrenaline pumping; took me in luxury and squalor to places that in my wildest imaginings I never dreamed I’d ever go to; […]
Continue Readingjerezano, Oct 5, 2008: Mexican Regional accents? In another thread in response to Oscar2 and “wedos” or “weros” or what have you, Esperanza wrote: Oscar, you are talking about the word güero…pronounced WEHR-oh.<<< Interesting. Here in Zacatecas the majority of the people actually sound the g in güero or güera. GWEH rro, GWEH rrah. Also […]
Continue ReadingNormally we come to you monthly to advise readers of different aspects of the law that affect our daily lives – immigration, real estate, labor, wills, contracts, etc. This month it isn’t so much the law you’re trying to follow, but what others are doing to you that is unlawful. A very common event we […]
Continue ReadingIf you are new to MexConnect, we hope you enjoy the site and discover its incredible richness of information. If you are a previous reader of the site, we hope you will take the time to discover how truly powerful the new design is as a means of discovering all your old favorites, as well […]
Continue ReadingWe ended Part 1 of this two-part series with a quick discussion of the perceived entry barriers to marketing to Hispanics. We now take a brief look at the tactics that marketers use to reach the Hispanic market, and discuss in depth search engine marketing (SEM) as an optimal way of reaching Hispanics. Search engine […]
Continue ReadingTo Part 2 The U.S. Hispanic population, with its growing purchasing power and impressive growth in media usage, has companies scrambling for ideas and ways to effectively target this barely tapped market. According to TNS Media Intelligence, marketers invested 10.5% more in America’s largest minority in 2005 than they did in 2004. In the U.S. […]
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