I have been ignoring Camels and Tacos for several months. Apologies to my
followers. I originally started Camels and Tacos for family and friends as a space to post stories and photos of our life overseas. When my dad passed last summer, I really didn’t fell
like posting anymore. I came to the realization the blog was mostly for him.
He was my number one fan and if I didn’t post often he would remind me
during our weekly phone call.
The name Camels and Tacos is derived from: Camels=Egypt and
Tacos= Tijuana street tacos-the ones you find in carts on the corner. Our favorites are the row of stands that take up an entire city block near the former Plaza de Toros (Bull
Ring). Ana and I both like tacos. We thought the blog was aptly titled for our new overseas teaching adventure.
In 2013 when we moved to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to work at another school. The
intention was to create a new blog: Tibs Tummy: Tibs: think Ethiopian fajitas
and Tummy: what happens if you eat too many oily tibs. Long story short, an
executive decision was made to transfer posts from Tibs Tummy to Camels and
Tacos. So our Ethiopian adventures are posted here.
Last winter our former school in Egypt expressed they wanted
us to return and since the feelings were mutual we struck a deal. We are back
in the land of Camels and Tacos.
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| A two-month old Ximena sporting her favorite beer shop onesie. |
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| 2 days after getting off the plane, it was time for some punk rock. |
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| Slaughter and the Dogs! |
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| Spouting naughty English humor. |
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| Rock and roll! |
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| Didn't get much surf time in this summer, but I lived vicariously through these dudes. |
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| Waiting for tacos in IB. |
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| She looks cartoonish. |
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| Tia Monica came to San Diego to steal Ximena. |
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| Guess who showed up at our door looking for votes? |
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| President Donald Trump invited all his latino friends over to our place for a fund raiser. |
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| Davey Frantix gifted me his work vest. I bet punk rock pilots are stoked to see someone sporting the bars on the tarmac. |
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| The house where "My Dad's A Fuckin' Alcoholic" was recorded. Davey with his mom Big Sal who hosted bands such as the Circle Jerks, TSOL, etc. |
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| Being a good son. |
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| Free Samples tapes. I flew into Denver on two separate occasions this summer and it looks like the same amount from the first trip. I have a feeling these might end up in a taxi cab in Africa. |
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| Typical Denver July weather: flooding and a two tornado afternoon. |
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| And there is Bart aka Jet from back in the day enjoying a bloody mary and asking the waitress to marry him. |
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| Bart and I rode to see Jen at her dog grooming shop. |
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| It was cool to see an array of breeds have a face off the clippers. |
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| My buddy Shawn brought in his pup as well. |
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| Matt and I hanging out with Tony Adolescents. |
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| The Weirdos. |
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| Rikk Agnew acting normal. |
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| Tony and Steve! |
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| Kids of the Black Hole. |
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| Stopped in Fort Collins to taste beer and see Ana's boss, Michael plus an old friend Brian who I last saw in 1994. Check out his tunes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhDpSaq47IA |
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| Another friend (K8+8) we worked with in Ethiopia was in Denver. |
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| Denver Botanical Gardens is lovely. |
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| K8+8 also tried to snatch Ximena. |
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| Audery and Ximena! |
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