THE MEXICO DIARIES BY DANIEL THEODORE GAIR

“Mexican—a sweet, joyful song, sung in the face of great suffering.”

The Mexico Diaries is Daniel Theodore Gair’s candid and evocative paean to the hardscrabble but richly rewarding experiences of a man and wife devoted to living sustainably south of their native border. There is an interesting rhythmic counterpoint to Gair’s writing, sort of a dichotomous style pitting early, rather hyperbolic and somewhat naïve diary entries against the wiser and more subdued explanatory passages garnered from the rigors of hard experience. This approach works perfectly, rendering a well-balanced narrative of both cautionary and appreciative design. One feels exuberant and let-down, optimistic and forsaken, vindicated and exhausted – all at the same time. And, like Daniel and his wife Holly, the reader falls in love with their transformed life. (Even with those damned goats.) Impressively, the Gairs have not opted for the often typical, detached expat life in Mexico, one that too often features an overt desire to transplant one’s own home prejudices and traditions to this uniquely lovely Latin culture. Instead, acting on their own beliefs and ideals regarding the needs of Mother Earth, they have chosen to create a sustainable life-on-the-land even while assimilating and integrating the best qualities of their adopted home. What results in this lovely narrative is a marvelous account journaling a mesmerizing day-to-day and one-day-at-a-time learning process filled with revelations both inspiring and grounding. Altogether, a truly unique journal of postcard communications from a near but distant land. Indeed, a sweet, joyful song, sung in the face of great suffering.

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