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Conecciones, October 2021 Conecciones

The latest edition Lake Chapala Society's magazine, Conecciones or Connections in English, is now available for reading [a href="https://issuu.com/lakechapalasociety/docs/conecciones_octubre_2021" target="_blank" name="Conecciones"]** On-Line **[/a].

Alternatively, you may download a copy of the magazine to your PC [a href='newsletters.php' target='_blank']** DOWNLOAD HERE **[/a].

The mission of this magazine advances the mission of LCS, which is to "promote the active participation of lakeside's inhabitants to improve the quality of life Lakeside."The articles in the magazine have been carefully chosen to entertain, educate, and provide information and inspiration to live a quality life lakeside.

The magazine's name, Conecciones, reflects its purpose, with LCS acting as a link that encourages connections amongst our unique populace.With an unconventional spelling the name symbolizes the merging of cultures and ideas.
Expired US Passport The United States Embassy has changed the way it will handle applications for and renewals of US Passports, effective October 4, 2021. The Embassy has created an on-line process for completing the renewal application and all other supporting documents. Passport photos can be uploaded, edited, and cropped to the required sized using this process. The renewal fees can also be paid electronically. (No need to obtain cashiers checks payable in US Dollars.) The link to this new process is found [a href="https://mx.usembassy.gov/passports/u-s-passport-renewal-by-mail/" name="U S Consulate Passport Renewal Information"] *** HERE *** [/a]

At the conclusion of this process, citizens will still need to ship the the current passport and a copy of the bio identification page to the Consulate in Guadalajara for replacement. Instructions for the use of FedEx to ship your passport to the consulate are provided at the end of the on-line web page.

If you are unable or choose not to use the new automated procedure, you may still make an appointment for an in-person interview with Consulate staff. You may contact the Guadalajara Consulate at (+52) 33-3268-2100. The Consulate is located at
Progreso 175 Col. Americana
Codigo Postal 44160
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

With the advent of the Embassy's new automated procedures for renewing passports, the LCS will no longer be involved in this process.
Pozole Prueba Mexico

Pozole Mío!
Instructor: Ana Moreno
Course Fee: $500 MXN, Includes all materials
Course Date:October 27
Course Time:11:00 - 1:00 PM
Location:Veranda
Min/Max Students required: 6/12
Enrollment ends October 26

. [a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a]
LCS Members only. Membership must be current or purchase temporary membership.
No Refunds

Description:
Is pozole a soup or a stew? Come and discover with us. We will teach you how to prepare this very traditional Mexican dish. Pozole is always an important dish in a Traditional Mexican Fiesta.

Originally, pozole was considered a sacred dish due to the use of the trademark large hominy kernels combined with meat. A slightly gruesome claim from pozole’s history is that it was supposedly once made with human flesh of sacrificed prisoners.

But, let’s focus on what this heritage from the Pre-Hispanic times is now for the Mexican culture. The pozoles we will prepare are Pozole Blanco, PozoleRojo, Pozolillo and will talk about some variants.
Prueba Mexico Prueba Mexico

Mexican day of the Dead class.
Instructor: Alfredo Pérez
Course Fee: FREE - Just email instructor to let him know of your interest
[a href="mailto:directoreducacion@lakechapalasociety.com?subject=Mexican%20day%20of%20the%20Dead%20master%20class"] ** CLICK HERE **[/a]

Course Date: November 1 & 2
Course Time: 10:00 - 11:30 AM
Course Location: Veranda and NJ Patio
Min/Max Students required: 6/??
LCS Members only. Membership must be current.
We will follow the Covid safety procedures with no exceptions.
No Refunds

Description:
Description: Mexico is not Mexico without its fiestas, and the Day of the Dead is nothing without a good thrill. The Day of the Dead (actually two days) is rich in tradition and activity. For the visitor to Mexico it is wondrous and mysterious. Come and learn about the significance of the Altar and how to build your own. Embrace the Catrina.

Come and learn about the significance of the alter and how to build your own. Embrace the Catrina.

Altar: Either built in home or around the tombstones, Mexicans entice their passed away loved ones to come back for a visit, so both worlds the living and the dead can enjoy a greatcelebration together. Let´s learn where this tradition come from, how they build it and the meaning it holds.

La Catrina: The Grande Dame of the Dead represents what death means to Mexicans and how they face it. It was originally named La Calavera Garbancera describing a person who was ashamed of his indigenous origins and dressed as a European person who wanted to have a whiter skin. In time, this lady became an iconic image to Mexico´s culture of the Death’s celebration in the country.

Calavera Literaria: These popular poems mock not only death but our best friends and worst enemies as well. After all,as the writer Guadalupe Posada said, "death is democratic," so let's not leave anybody out!

This time we’d like to invite everybody to join, learn and have fun. Be part of the tradition, embrace and experience what many Mexicans do at home, schools, offices, venues, etc. We will make teams and each team will build their altars at LCS to honor those who departed but remain in our memories and hearts on Nov 02.
Prueba Mexico Prueba Mexico

Mexican Manners
Instructor: Alfredo Perez
Course Fee: $350 MXN
Course Date:November 3
Course Time:10:00 AM - 12:30 PM
Location: Ken Gosh Pavilion
Min/Max Students required: 6/12

[a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a]
LCS Members only. Membership must be current or purchase a Temporary Membership..
No Refunds

Description:
Cultural shock is a normal part of life when we move to another country whose habits are different, we have to observe and learn thelocal rules of urbanity, what body language issues are appropriate and which are not.

Why the behavior of the inhabitants of the new place is different. What do local people expect from me as a new inhabitant of the area?What phrases should I use and at what times? What should I understand about the time structure of the local people so different from mine?Why are the procedures with the authorities so complicated? And a long etc.

Our intention is to help you understand these basic and necessary questions for the real and adequate coexistence with my new neighbors.

Another way to know Mexico.
Introduction to Lakeside The Lake Chapala Society presents

INTRODUCTION TO LAKESIDE on Campus AND via ZOOM
November 8, ON CAMPUS - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
OR
November 12 Via ZOOM - 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Rachel McMillen
Min/Max Students required: 4/15
Cost: $400 pesos via ZOOM.
Cost: $600 pesos ON CAMPUS.
LCS Membership Required

[a href="personal_enrichment.php" name="Personal Enrichment Program"] ** CLICK HERE TO ENROLL **[/a]

Moving to another country can be intimidating if we don't have the basic knowledge to function successfully. That is why we offer you this class -- whether you plan to move here or already live Lakeside. There's always a world to know.
The ON CAMPUS class covers the same topics as the ZOOM course described below.
The ZOOM link will be sent to you before the class.

Exploring Lakeside
Topics Discussed:
** Where exactly is Lakeside
** Lakeside Communities
** Ajijic Village
** Fiestas
** LCS

Living at Lakeside
Topics Discussed:
** Health & Medical
** Eating Out - Eating In
** Money - Banks & ATMs
** Churches
** Entertainment & Recreation
** Transportation
**Accommodation & Utilities
PEP Advanced Care Planning Course A Lake Chapala Society Personal Enrichment Program opportunity:

Advance Care Planning Workshop on Living Well and Dying Well in Lakeside
November 11 and 18
On Campus - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Instructor: Loretta Downs
Min/Max Students required: 6/20
Cost: $300 pesos.
LCS Membership, current Annual or Monthly required.

[a href="personal_enrichment.php" name="Personal Enrichment Program"] ** CLICK HERE TO ENROLL **[/a]

Why bother to plan ahead of an emergency? Because most health care emergencies involve many people. Some are known to you, some are not. The more information they have, the better your outcome. Planning ahead puts you in control.

This 2-part workshop gives you information on Mexican healthcare directives, wills, and the LCS document along with guidance and motivation to complete and register your document as part of your total advance care planning process.

PEP Driver License Course A Lake Chapala Society Personal Enrichment Program opportunity:

NEED A DRIVER'S LICENSE?
November 8
On Campus - 3:00 - 4:30 PM
November 17
Group visit to Driver License Office
Instructor: Alfredo Pérez Aldana
Min/Max Students required: 5/15
Cost: $400 pesos.
LCS Membership Required

[a href="personal_enrichment.php" name="Personal Enrichment Program"] ** CLICK HERE TO ENROLL **[/a]

In the process of adapting and modernizing ourselves to the changes the world puts in front of us, we offer you the Driver's License class. The purpose of this class is to provide you with the necessary knowledge to obtain a new license or to renew it. It lasts an hour and a half and in it we will consider these topics:

** Documents and processing.
** Types of driver's license in Jalisco.
** Mexican Police
** Secretary of Transportation in Jalisco.
** Visual traffic signs
** Body language and sound of traffic agents.
** Chapala traffic regulations

All the necessary orientation to get your driver's license in your hands. Material will be sent over email prior to the class.
Prueba Mexico Chocolate Prueba Mexico

Mexican Traditional Chocolate
Instructor: NORA MALDONADO VALENCIA
Course Fee: $650 MXN, Includes all materials
Course Date:December 3
Course Time:10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Location:Grass next to the Gazebo
Min/Max Students required: 6/12
Enrollment ends November 30.

[a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a]

LCS Members only. Membership must be current or purchase Temporary Membership.
We will follow the health protocol. No exceptions.
No Refunds

Description:
Since ancient times,cocoa was known and used as a food that gave power, this is because of the amount of nutrients it has as well as the chemical substances that it produces in our body, which generate feelings of Joy, Energy, Clarity, Pleasure and many more. In this workshop you will learn to identify and recognize the fruit of cocoa, study the process cocoa goes through from seed to the end result of a delicious table chocolate. Savor the experience of what this wonderful seed shares and gives to us to enjoy!

Nora Maldonado Valencia earned a Bachelor of Tourism 2009. After collaborating in different transnational companies specializing in the segment of casual food and the tourism sector, and participating in business development in a specialized consultancy from 2004 to 2013, In October 2013 Nora concluded that it was time to embark on a new adventure, The Adventure of Cocoa and Chocolate, which is named: “LUNA CACAU”, since it observes that our roots and our Mesoamerican culture are mixed from our origins with the Creole seeds that they cultivated our ancestors creators of civilizations. And so it makes the decision to generate the media, as a social activist, for the dissemination and preservation of our culture and tradition through multicultural expression and flavors such as chocolate.
Prueba Mexico

Piñata making
Instructor: Patricia
Course Fee: $550 MXN, Includes all materials
Course Dates:December 6 & 8, 10:00 - 1:30 PM
Course Location: Art Patio
Min/Max Students required: 6/15
[a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a]

LCS Members only. Membership must be current or purchase a Temporary Membership.
No Refunds

Description:
Dale, Dale Dale! can be translated as "hit it, hit, go on". And it is the beginning of a ditty that we sing when we go to break a piñata.

Piñatas became a Mexican tradition over time. So much so that now we see piñatas in the shape of artistic characters, politicians, famous athletes, very creative figures and of course, also the traditional ones, either for birthdays, a Mexican party or to celebrate the posadas and Christmas.

We will have with us Patricia, a woman from Ajijic who makes beautiful creations with her hands. We will use clay jars and paper to create with our own hands our piñata and have it ready for the posadas. Come and join the behind-the-scene process of making a piñata.

This is a 2-session class.
Prueba Mushroom Prueba Mexico

Mushroom WorkShop
Instructor: Ksenia Klimov
Course Fee: $600 MXN
December 9, 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Course Location: Gazebo
Min/Max Students required: 6/12
Enrollment ends December 4

[a href='prueba_mexico_form.php' target='_blank']CLICK HERE TO ENROLL ON-LINE[/a]
LCS Membership, current Annual or Monthly required.
No Refunds

Description:
The course will be practical and theoretical. The theoretical part will consist in a presentation about Fungi kingdom, their properties and how to grow them. In the practical part, each participant will inoculate a bucket with mycelium of oyster mushrooms, which can be taken home to cultivate their own mushrooms in a period of 20-40 days. This is a class not to be missed

About our instructor:
Ksenia Klimov. Biol.
Contact: kseniaklimovkra@gmail.com

Ksenia Klimov, Biologist specialized in mycology and immunology. Her main interest is research on the medicinal use of fungi and their cultivation. She has done research stays on immunology at several universities, including the University of Zurich, UNAM and CINVESTAV. Recently she founded with her business partner a company called Griibok dedicated to the sale and education of medicinal mushrooms, she is dedicated to the cultivation, research, scientific dissemination of mushrooms and teaching courses on mushroom cultivation.