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	<title>Midwesterner in Mexico &#187; Life&#8217;s Little Frustrations</title>
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		<title>Life in a hospital for 7 days: not as glamorous as Grey&#8217;s Anatomy depicts</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/07/29/life-in-a-hospital-for-7-days-not-as-glamorous-as-greys-anatomy-depicts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:41:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I alluded to in my last post, I&#8217;ve been back from Mexico in Nebraska for the last week. Unfortunately it hasn&#8217;t just been all fun and games of monitoring crime in Omaha (though God knows it&#8217;s not for lack of news).
I&#8217;ve spent the several days at the University of Nebraska Medical Center here in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>My husband protects me from screaming, naked girls</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/06/23/my-husband-protects-me-from-screaming-naked-girls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:08:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Quintana Roo State]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[don't call the police just take out your camera]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today marks the 5th full day of our Yucatan Peninsula vacation, and we&#8217;re currently in beautiful Tulum on the east cost of Quintana Roo, Mexico. (Isla Holbox &#38; Valladolid were great; more to come!) We&#8217;re staying in a house (Casa de las Olas) on the very south bit of Tulum&#8217;s beachfront, literally the last property [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moments when I question my choice of Mexico City spa service providers</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/04/28/moments-when-i-question-my-choice-of-mexico-city-spa-service-providers/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/04/28/moments-when-i-question-my-choice-of-mexico-city-spa-service-providers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[laser hair removal]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lasers- good or bad for your naked eyes?]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[what could go wrong?]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It hit me last month that our time in Mexico is quickly coming to a close, causing me to spring into action on a topic that I&#8217;d been mulling over for the last year and a half: laser hair removal. (It&#8217;s ok, boys, you can stop reading now &#38; I won&#8217;t be offended.)
With an eye [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Now included on Mexicana flights: free Scandinavian escort!</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/04/10/now-included-on-mexicana-flights-free-scandinavian-escort/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2010/04/10/now-included-on-mexicana-flights-free-scandinavian-escort/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Apr 2010 20:38:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life's Little Frustrations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[I hate you Aeromexico]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=2130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[My recent blogging delinquency has stemmed from our recent vacation to Baja California Sur over Semana Santa (Holy Week) here in Mexico. As you can look forward to hearing about in painful detail in a subsequent blog post, we had a VERY BAD experience with AeroMexico trying to get from Mexico City to La Paz.  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Missed business opportunities&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/10/24/missed-business-opportunities/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/10/24/missed-business-opportunities/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 00:33:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life's Little Frustrations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crappy showers in Spain]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[masaltos.com]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1497</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[While in Madrid, I discovered that the niche tall-people shop I was planning to open in Mexico City already exists.
 I wonder if the Spanish folks behind the tall clothing at Masaltos.com (roughly translated: Taller.com) have considered getting into the business of larger showers that you can actually move in.
 Back to the new business idea drawing board, folks&#8230;. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What really constitutes a &#8220;car accident&#8221; in Mexico City anyway?</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/07/09/what-really-constitutes-a-car-accident-in-mexico-city-anyway/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/07/09/what-really-constitutes-a-car-accident-in-mexico-city-anyway/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Driving in D.F.]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=1220</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday marked my first car accident (if you can even call it that) in Mexico City. Frankly, I am somewhat amazed that it took this long for my car to come in contact with another car. Before anyone gets concerned (Mom), know that my car was moving at roughly 0.5 mph, as was the other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I may have descended from statues</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/09/i-may-have-descended-from-statues/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/09/i-may-have-descended-from-statues/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2009 05:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Guanajuato State]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[cheap lodging in San Miguel]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=981</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Since I am too lazy tonight to summarize our full San Miguel de Allende &#38; Guanajuato trip AND because I feel we have moved beyond the need for regular swine flu updates, I will instead share with you one of the more horrifying pictures we took during our weekend away.
Please find below a photo taken in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Chinese Government: Not a fan of Mexicans nor swine flu</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/05/chinese-government-not-a-fan-of-mexicans-nor-swine-flu/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/05/05/chinese-government-not-a-fan-of-mexicans-nor-swine-flu/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 04:55:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Day 12 of Swine Flu not-quite-as-much Frenzy. John &#38; I returned this afternoon from a fantastic get-away from the hub of the furor, with 2 nights in San Miguel de Allende and 2 more in Guanajuato. (Check out the article I wrote for Inside Mexico regarding our escape here!)  Expect a run-down on our trip [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If the druglords don&#8217;t get ya, the flu might&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/04/24/if-the-druglords-dont-get-ya-the-flu-might/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2009/04/24/if-the-druglords-dont-get-ya-the-flu-might/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 05:45:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/?p=880</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In late-breaking news from here at my dining-room table Financial Accounting 12:30AM study session, there is a chance my final exam scheduled for today (Friday) may be cancelled due to a flu outbreak in Mexico City &#38; surrounding areas. El Universal just reported that the Secretaries of Health &#38; Public Education have decided to cancel [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Praying fervently for a connection&#8230;broadband, that is&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/08/29/praying-fervently-for-a-connectionbroadband-that-is/</link>
		<comments>http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/2008/08/29/praying-fervently-for-a-connectionbroadband-that-is/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:39:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Julie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Life in Mexico City]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This morning I am praying fervently to the gods of Cablevision that they will shine their love down upon me &#38; send me a technician to fix our internet &#38; cable TV, which have now officially been non-functional for one full week. At this point, it is not even as much about having the TV [...]]]></description>
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