In a former life, I might have been either a Mexican maiden or a pioneer woman. At least that’s one explanation for my greatest passions – the people, places and happenings of Mexico and the rugged hills and hardy people of Colorado and New England.
Prior to retirement, I divided my time between the remote ranchland/wilderness of northwest Colorado and the colonial city of Oaxaca, in southern Mexico. In 1999, I started spending more and more time in Mexico and sold my Colorado condo. Now, I own a small house in Lebanon, New Hampshire and rent a large home in Oaxaca city, which I share with visitors and travelers.
In my former life, I was a newspaper reporter, teacher, social worker, public relations writer and freelance writer. Now I write articles for fun and only sometimes, profit.
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Editor’s note:
Geri Anderson (1937–2019), born on 16 April 1937 in New Hampshire, died in Oaxaca on 28 March 2019. She earned a B.A. in English and Journalism from Memphis State University and an M.A. in sociology from Florida Atlantic University.
She loved travel and adventures and explored many parts of Mexico. In addition to her much-loved articles for MexConnect, Geri authored “Oh Oaxaca!” the profits from which benefited the Oaxaca Lending Library.
(Details based on a tribute to Geri posted by Alan Goodin on the Facebook page of Friends of The Oaxaca Lending Library.