In Mexico, Sometimes "Soon" Really Means "Never."

"Ahorita" can mean many things. In Oaxaca, often it's "No."

While most of my time these days is taken up by writing this newsletter, managing our house, and caring for our now three-month-old son Leo, I still freelance as a food and travel writer. It’s a great job when you get to choose what you write about, and Mexico is a country that offers a smorgasbord of narrative delights. You’d have to be kind of an idio…