I had spent years pondering my ideal place to live, and in late 2005, I decided that Fort Collins was it. Apparently, I wasn’t the only one — ten months later, Money Magazine declared Fort Collins as “the best place to live” in America. I won’t disagree.
Two Saturdays ago I went to new Northside Aztlan Community Center in Fort Collins. There were a couple of reasons to do so: 1) to celebrate the grand opening of the city’s newest facility, and 2) enjoy some free classes and free food! Continue reading »
Even as the mercury in thermometers dip below the freezing line during the nights at this time of year, Old Town Fort Collins is still a pleasure to visit after dinner time. One reason for that is every year around the first week of November, a whole crew of people with cranes and ladders hang strands of tiny white lights on trees and posts lining the streets of downtown. Then, for three months, the center of Fort Collins looks like it is being blanketed by millions of fireflies, and suddenly one feels an urge to run down to Ace Hardware to buy his own strands of lights for his home to join the festive spirit. Continue reading »
It’s kind of funny to think that just two days ago I was mountain biking for three hours in a T-shirt and shorts in temperatures that were in the mid-70s. After an entire month of warm weather, last night we finally got some snow! About five inches of powder landed around my home. Continue reading »
Bicycling in Fort Collins — a town long recognized as one of the League of American Bicyclists’ top cycling-friendly communities in the U.S. — is generally safe, with plenty of recreational trails and bike lanes and even good drivers. Yet, there are some areas that could use improvement. Recently, Fort Collins Now (a local publication) had me write an article about this.
The article is here (PDF, 594 KB). You can also view the article online on Fort Collins Now’s website.
In addition to taking French classes, the last couple of months I’ve been organizing Spanish conversation get-togethers in Fort Collins. Here is a photo of us. We usually meet once a week at the Bean Cycle coffee shop in the evenings. If you’d like to join us, please subscribe to this Yahoo! Group. All ages and levels are welcome. ¡Hasta luego!
