San Pancho

San Pancho Piña is my name

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They changed my name.
I’m now Senior Piña!

When I got here to San Pancho, Mexico fulltime 17 years ago I noticed that when I would introduce myself the locals from here would look at me funny. Well after a while I realized they didn’t like my name to much… way to much Gringo, so I decided to look for a name change.

Well many of you know I wear Hawaiian shirts and have for almost everyday for 30 years.

Many of my shirts have pineapples on them and some of the local friends noticed, so a few started calling me Piña. I liked it and it stuck and I have gotten real comfortable with it.

It seems that most of the longtime locals will tell you what your name has been changed to amongst them.

I know if it’s a bad name which there seems to be a few handfuls they keep it amongst themselves and whisper it to each other and just laugh.

Most Gringos do seem to  get a nickname after they have been here for a while.
It is really kind of an honor to pick up a new name in your new village. “If you are good people.”

When I go down the main street in the village I hear the young local dudes and store owners and crazy Gringos yell out…..Hey Piña!! It makes me feel really great.

Come on down to San Pancho, Mexico and stay a while and let us help you with your new nickname……

Be really careful of how you act and how you treat people and how you tip.

Your going to love it!

See you here at http://www.lacasapina.com

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San Pancho’s Eva writes a cookbook

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eva at book signing

SAN PANCHO’S EVA WRITES A BOOK!

Eva writes a cookbook and many from San Pancho show up to wish her well. last night at entre amigos there was a gathering of folks who were there to celebrate Eva’s new book. She was all smiles and there was a story that went with the cooking classes that became the now printed cookbook. Eva’s son was heading to college and he didn’t have a computer, so Eva decided to open her restaurant for people to come and learn how to cook what she had learned during her entire life. She was overwhelmed with the number of folks that showed up. Just after the fourth week she had enough money to pay for her sons computer. That was such a great feeling that now she decided she should put out the cookbook to raise the money to get married. Now the classes are in full swing and the book is doing well, so soon I believe she will be walking down the isle. With the biggest smile on her beautiful face. She has a restaurant right around the corner from http://robertosbungalows.com and serves up some awesome food. Tell her Earl and Jane sent you.