Dr. Jacob Dean

Award-winning food & travel writer and editor. Psychologist. New Yorker. Expat. I live in Oaxaca.

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Follow our journey as expats in Oaxaca, Mexico at https://t.co/QLFcK0vJSl!
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I started feeding a street dog recently and after months of small kindness it followed me home. But we can’t feed it at our gate because it will inevitably bring us into conflict with a local house of drunks known as La Escuelita; The Little School. https://t.co/U48JpmRTFB

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The installation of our new dryer required a technician to convert it from natural gas to propane and it was…let’s say complicated. The full story (with more photos) will be posted for subscribers next week at https://t.co/QLFcK0vJSl

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One of the craziest things about moving to Mexico has been that we can have furniture custom made for us, and at prices which are more or less identical to what we’d pay in a store. Today’s #newsletter is about the process for having a shelf designed.

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Ever wonder what it’s like going to the doctor in Mexico? I’ve got the inside scoop for you at my newsletter, A Year in Oaxaca
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The Michelin Guide came to Mexico recently and some restaurants in Oaxaca were granted awards. But who actually benefits, and how much did Mexico pay for Michelin to be here?

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Tomorrow's @substack post is free for all subscribers and offers both a recipe for a margarita, as well as a little bit of history about #CincoDeMayo and how, namely, it not only isn't celebrated in Mexico, it was invented in the US!

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We had worried about how we could appropriately socialize our dogs in Oaxaca, where there are no dog parks and where very few people actively walk their dogs. Turns out the dogs were perfectly capable of making their own friends. My latest story is up at @substack.

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A couple of jacaranda photos for you (and the link to the post!) https://t.co/Pbiv4DBwGE

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This year Mexico’s iconic jacaranda trees bloomed early, and our part of #Oaxaca is now home to thousands of incredibly beautiful, violet-colored trees. You can read more about their history and characteristics in this week’s free post! #jacaranda #mexico https://t.co/7VMNoUaEAT

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As you can see, the fireworks are pretty epic. Subscribe to read all about it! https://t.co/QLFcK0vJSl #oaxaca #SanJose #fireworks

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Today’s @substack entry for paid subscribers talks about the Festival for #SanJose (the Spanish name for #SaintJoseph), who is the patron saint of our neighborhood in #Oaxaca. The big highlight was the lighting of a huge tower covered in fireworks. https://t.co/xMO4hGA5nX

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This week’s free post for my @substack subscribers is a guide to how to eat well in #Oaxaca. Subscribe to get the inside scoop! https://t.co/0OuAUtonvU

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Find me on IG at https://t.co/Um9PcN9u64

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Find me on Threads, along with everyone else fleeing this site. Same handle.

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Find me on Threads, along with everyone else fleeing this site. Same handle.

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@eapreske Just messaged you on IG, I’m not here anymore other than when people link me to things. Hope I can help!

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Follow me on Instagram before Twitter completely collapses https://t.co/zqVk1wHIal #Twittershutdown #TwitterIsOverParty