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      It's that time of year again...FALL is fast approaching, children go back to school and life begins to take on a more structured feeling. In southern California, where I am from, the weather usually remains HOT until October, and it is no different here in Baja.

On Sunday, August 21, I attended the 23rd Annual Fish & Seafood Festival at the Rosarito Beach Hotel. WOW! what an event, LIVE music all afternoon on the grassy area in front of the beautiful Pacific Ocean. So many fabulous vendors selling their fine foods, wines & artistry. Some of my favorites were: Ketzo, a boutique Gourmet Food vendor from Tijuana, selling their antibiotic & hormone free cheeses, yogurt with probiotics, olive oils, pastas, oysters, & vegetables. (664) 625-1260. Santa Brigida, from Playas Tijuana, also selling artisanal natural cheeses, breads. Watch their YOUTUBE video here! or call them! (664) 637-1292. Also represented there was the Instituto de Gastronomia y Turismo. Their most delicious  gastronomical delights were cooked up & presented by their students. YUM!

Several Baja retiree friends of mine & I attended a "Do Wap" concert sung by the ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL group NDemand , from the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas.  Baja Sol, a newly re-opened restaurant in La Mision sponsored this GREAT GROUP! ($10 cover charge only!) What an evening...all of us were reminded of our past, with songs from the 50's, 60's!! This group was Las Vegas 2010 BMA Award Winners! This vocal quartet performs acapella and/or with a smokin' rhythm section.  Be sure to go to their website...and if they are ever in your area of the world...DON"T MISS THEM!!

It is really a joy living here! Best thing i have ever done! There are so many exciting events & developments going on here in northern Baja, without the traffic and the high costs in the US. See below for more!

**Casa de Luz "House of Light," is a Children's Center & Community Center, located in Primo Tapia, Baja California, Mexico, opened the end of August.  It is truly a beautiful center!  http://casadeluzmexico.com/ http://casadeluzmexico.blogspot.com/  Casa de Luz, "House of Light,"  This center is a partnership between the local La Hermosa Church and the Abbotsford Vineyard. Casa de Luz is a transitional home for children that will provide meals and care for children during the day, help with school work, and offer practical, emotional and spiritual support for families. This project will help families remove their children from full-time orphanages due to economic hardship and will enable other families to keep their children at home, rather than placing them in full time orphanage care.

How cool is this..Rosarito Beach now has it's own English speaking TV show!!??

Bob Yourell ON TV ENGLISH NEWS IN ROSARITO

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 Hi Friends

Just a little personal news flash: I'm doing the first English-language news and interview program in Baja, and they posted one of the programs on their YouTube site.  This is just some local news, so you won't necessarily want to watch (so I attached a pic). But if you'd get a kick out of seeing what it's like, here's a link just for fun... http://youtu.be/TT3jBI9HdaY

It's great practice for me to improvise on TV. Part of the challenge is that I get last-minute things in Spanish and machine-translated English (bad!) and I have to think fast so that it sounds as smooth as possible (and remember, I'm a beginner at this). A great challenge for me, since it's only been about six months since I have really felt "back in focus" after brain trauma. So we're still here, it's still safe. Let us know if you're going to visit. :>)

By the way, the Second Annual Mariachi Festival will be super festive (first weekend in October). Proceeds go to build a Boys and Girls Club in Rosarito. Cheap seats, too! Lots of Americans come to the event. The Rosarito Beach Hotel, where it takes place, is a cool, historic hotel, but in excellent condition. 

Take a stress break: Unique five-minute mindfulness meditation audio: www.Yourell.com/ShimmerSample.mp3

Robert A. Yourell   619/677-6970  Toll free: 877/266-8880

San Diego, California, USA Rosarito, Baja California  Robert@Yourell.com  Skype: yourell   Yourell.com

I did this myself...I can tell you that purchasing long-term or short term auto insurance is RELIABLE, AFFORDABLE & EASY to do ONLINE! The 2nd Annual Baja Book Festival Oceans Aura Baja Book Festival at La Casa Vieja on October 15!  (A magical day of words, wine, food, art & more!) The 2nd Annual Baja Book Festival, with title sponsor Oceans Aura Spa Products – and presented by the Rosarito Beach Hotel, Fondo de Cultura, Proturismo of Ensenada, Baja Bound, Baja Times, Baja Real Estate Group and Rosarito TV 69 – will be held at La Casa Vieja winery, restaurant and gallery in San Antonio de las Minas, Ensenada’s wine country, on Saturday, October 15 from 11am-6pm. With the support of the Baja Secretary of Tourism, the event presents a day of Baja’s best, from authors to restaurants to artists, musicians and winemakers. Last year's festival – which attracted more than 600 people – featured 20 authors including Greg Niemann, Marsh Cassady, Peter Fowler, Mikel Miller, Judy Botello, Tom Gatch, Melinda Bates, Kathleen Scott, CAP and others, and a Children's Magical Reading Room. In 2011, event organizers are anticipating an even stronger turn-out and more authors than ever.     Authors/vendors interested in presenting at the event should contact festival organizers immediately! Or visit www.bajabookfestival.com and go to ‘registration.’     There will be a variety of food purveyors (including La Casa Vieja's grilled meats and the famous fish tacos from Splash! restaurant) and works by local artisans. In addition, local winemakers will be represented at the festival offering tastings and wines for purchase, joined by Instituto de Culturas Nativas (CUNA) and the Group of Native Artisans from Baja California. Vendors are welcome, and last year’s event featured artists including Martina, jewelry makers, crafters, Ocean's Flavor Sea Salts, and more.     “We are delighted to be the title sponsors of this year’s book festival,” said Mona Key, marketing director for Oceans Aura (an Oceans Flavor company). “We think the beauty and serenity of Baja’s wine valley combined with the artistic nature of the event is a great match for our products, which we'll be introducing.” Oceans Aura’s product line includes first-of-a-kind low-sodium bath salts, skin conditioners, soaps, body scrubs and reed diffusers.     If you are interested in sponsoring the event or being a vendor, contact Jo Ann Knox at cell tel. (646)193-0072, e-mail or call Carla White, U.S. Tel (619)318-5347;  e-mail  Information about the 2011 event is available at www.bajabookfestival.com   another website by COSMIC-Designs