Que Buena Onda!

The title of the blog, "Que Buena Onda", is an expression in Spanish that means something like What a great moment! How cool! I learned this expression when i was traveling with Gage in Mexico during our "summer sabbatical" before we started graduate school. 

Gage and I had traveled by train from Nuevo Laredo to Mexico City that summer. While there, we traveled around the City and met up with a friend, Lori Gillen (now Klein), who had flown in from Washington D.C. in July to join us on our travels.  From Mexico City we took a bus to San Miguel de Allende. One evening while we were in San Miguel de Allende, we went to this restaurant/lounge/cafe called Momma Mia Bar Annexo and ate a fantastic bowl of tortilla soup, drank a few bohemias, and listened to a great local band play.  We also met a local named Alejandro. Later that evening, we walked all over town with Alejandro, exchanging views on music, Mexican culture, the evils of war, the politics of the "Americas", etc.... At some point -- well after midnight -- we ended up in the town plaza which had a beautiful fountain and overlooked the town. We were all sitting there in silence taking in the view and thinking about what a great evening we had just had when Alejandro broke the silence by saying "Que buena Onda!"  I asked what the expression  meant and he said it described this great moment. We all agreed that it was indeed a buena onda!

So long story short, i have decided to title my blog -- at least for now -- Que Buena Onda as sort of a tribute to that great moment Gage, Lori, Alejandro and I had one night long ago in San Miguel de Allende and to all the other great moments (including those that aren't so buena) in the past, present, and future, that make up our lives and that i hope to share with you on this blog.