Hello from Oaxaca de Juárez, the capital of the state of Oaxaca in Mexico. A typical street in the centre of Oaxaca The last few weeks have been a frenzy of activity. It was my partner’s last couple of weeks of work before taking a year-long sabbatical. We packed our lives into two suitcases, two backpacks, and everything else into a 35 sq ft room in south London. And then we flew across the world, spent a few busy, tourist style days in Mexico City and finally arrived in Oaxaca yesterday ...