Mexico Archives

Taking Lessons from Day of the Dead, Mixe Style

Staring down the shot glass of yet another pre-10am mezcal, I push any thoughts of What about my life productivity? aside and focus on what’s happening in front of me in the dirt-floored kitchen nestled within the lush, wet mountains. My mates and I are in San Pedro y San Pablo Ayutla (or Ayutla, to her…

ByKirsty Le JugeJanuary 5, 2021

Story

Looking For Reasons Why

“So you attracted your own attacker by manifestin’ him through your nightmares…” The round, well-meaning woman sits nodding to herself comfortably in her chair. White walls enclose on me, and whilst she makes every effort to soften the room with personal photos and her Chihuahua sitting quietly at her feet, neither the carefully chosen tone…

ByCairie WhelehanFebruary 6, 2020

Mexico Story

My Moment with a Mexican Moses

For the first time on this trip, the cocaine looks unappealing. “I think I’m over it. I’ll just drink.” My mood is low -- mind and heart somewhere else, with someone else -- and in this brief moment, not even the exotic evening charms of Isla Mujeres can hold me here. I let my mind…

ByClaire Leonard-DyerNovember 28, 2019

Mexico Story

Pedro Jiménez and his Dog

One night in the autumntime, there was an earthquake in the Coyoacán area of Mexico City. It was early in the hours of the morning, and many houses were destroyed and many of the roads cracked or warped and many people lost their lives. All night the sky was red like cigarette butts and the…

ByAlistair JohnstonNovember 24, 2018

Current Affairs

To Those Who Say, “They Should Just Come Here Legally”

With the situation that has been underway in America until today’s executive order – children being taken from their parents at the border as part of the Trump Administration’s new immigration strategy – we’re hearing the phrase, “They should have just come here legally!” getting thrown around a lot. While the people making this statement…

ByAshley OgasawaraJune 22, 2018

Features

Party Drugs: Who’s Really Paying the Ultimate Price?

Party drugs like ecstasy, ketamine and cocaine find their way into the pockets of festival, concert and couch-session attendees, making them as common as a can of warm beer in an Aussie summer. Hipsters, uni-students and full-timers all enjoy the occasional line, but most rarely think about the history of the drug further than their…

ByEmma BendallJanuary 16, 2018