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Solarhaven II
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Joined: December 06, 2007
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All our videos have been made in a small village in rural Mexico where we live...
Name: Jim
Age: 69
My wife Mindy and I live in a small town in rural Veracruz Mexico where we retired three years ago. We share our little adobe casa with four dogs, one cat, and a few tropical fish. Our town of 1500 souls is a very friendly and informal place with cows and burros and chickens and dogs far outnumbering our kind. There are no street names and no mail delivery. It's mainly burro traffic on our dirt street but it's far from a quiet sleepy place with much going on...
Hometown: Veracruz, Mexico
Country: Mexico
Occupation: classical musician, nurse
Schools: Ph.D. University of Colorado - B...
Interests and Hobbies: solar cooking, organic gardening, photography, playing music (Jim, recorder - Mindy, singing and autoharp), staying in touch with the world on our two computers and satellite connection to the Internet
Movies and Shows: classic films including the silents, Dances With Wolves, Forrest Gump, Shrek, Harry Potter, Babe, Sister Act, City Slickers, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951, 2008)
Music: classical and folk
Books: Harry Potter, 1-7
Website: http://www.solarhaven.org
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JIM PLAYS RENAISSANCE PAVANE (1549)
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This beautiful pavane was written in the Renaissance by Claude Gervaise. It it is...
3 weeks ago 136 views solarhaven2
MOST BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN THE COSMOS TO WASH A DOG
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Well... that's our opinion but our big old dog, Ty, does not share our feelings. ...
2 weeks ago 238 views solarhaven2
PUP'S FIRST BIG WEEK IN HER NEW HOME
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"Lost Puppy" is one of the family now. We call her Brindle. This video is a vide...
1 month ago 128 views solarhaven2
LIVING IN THE COUNTRY IN MEXICO - 2008 HIGHLIGHTS
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2008 documentary of life in a small town in rural Veracruz, Mexico -- photographs ...
3 months ago 315 views solarhaven2
MARIACHI FUN
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[TRANSLATED] MARIACHI FUN
[TRANSLATED] MARIACHI FUN
Professional Mariachis come to our little town for Fiesta Patronales - they are in...
2 months ago 195 views solarhaven2
TWO HYMNS WITH GUITAR SUNG IN OUR CHAPEL IN MEXICO
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Every year a big festival is held to honor the patron saint of our town in Veracru...
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NO LUNCH TODAY
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[TRANSLATED] NO LUNCH TODAY
[TRANSLATED] NO LUNCH TODAY
Baby Burro at six weeks... it's tough growing up.
1 year ago 273 views solarhaven2
JIM PLAYS RECORDER ON "COLORS OF THE WIND"
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Jim Phypers performing "Colors of the Wind" from the Disney movie, Pocahontas. Th...
1 year ago 2,424 views solarhaven2
HOT CORN-ON-THE-COB !!
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Folks work so hard in Mexico to make a living. Many have small stores which are j...
4 months ago 249 views solarhaven2
Channel Comments (10)
suomilumme (2 weeks ago)
Hi,thank you for your comment on my video.
The kantele player is my kantele teacher,Mitsuko Sato.
Have a nice day and be happy!
kika421 (1 month ago)
I love your your videos!
I also love your website on building and self-suffiency! :)
No soy Mexicana pero hablo algo de espanol. Estoy envidiosa de su vida en Mexico. :)
Con carino,
Kika de Southern California
P.S. Jim toca la musica muy,muy bien!!!
DIAIIA (3 months ago)
tanks you , tanks you MUCHISIMAS GRACIAS
4zteKwarrior (3 months ago)
it's nice to see part of my state, it's been 9 years i don't go visit but this year i'll be going back for good.
i grew up in a town like that one and it's where i've felt real freedom...by the way i;m in U.S u guys did a good thing retiring and going to a small town, money last longer , isn't it?
ernststolz (4 months ago)
Hi, Thank you for subscribing to my videos. Good luck with yours!
rosapink18 (5 months ago)
u dont now me but thanks for downloading videos of my home town at mexcio!thanks its a great place to live in!gracias!
DIAIIA (7 months ago)
muchas gracias por dejarme ver aunque sea un poquito de mi tierra muchas gracias espero que alguien les pueda leer esto gracias
DIAIIA (1 year ago)
tanks you for videos I am from chahuapan
please we want more please
cindirunner (1 year ago)
I so enjoyed your music. Thank you. You left a comment on my site about our burro, that comment took me to your site. I enjoyed it very much. My husband is a pastor and I hold a very busy schedule with work and traveling several states so listening about where you live made me long to retire.
ChileFarmer (1 year ago)
Really enjoy the tour of your site, wish I was there.
Thanks for posting. CF
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