Social responsibiliy

At La Texana we're keen to give back a little of us to the community which is why we went to the community of Kochol, Yucatán, home of our unconditional friend Emiliano to donate some clothes and shoes.

Dinner with Emiliano and his family

Thank you Emiliano and family for having a great afternoon at your place and thanks to all who donated. It's the little things in life that make a change. 

If you also want to give back a little don't hesitate to contact us. We are willing to organise visits to local communities throughout all the semester.

La Texana goes Fashion

Last Saturday it was all about fashion, lifestyle and culture:

we visited the 7th edition of El Mercadito Bazar - a fashion and lifestyle event with numerous young Mexican designers showing their work.

Welcome to Mercadito Bazar

It varied from fashion, graphic, industrial, illustrational and music works. Our favourites were the individual designed iPhone cases, handbags of all kind of materials (Frida Kahlo printed), jewelry (especially the bracelets and necklaces from Citrina) and the fancy t-shirts from Hipster Glam which were all on affordable prices. The bazar was located at Tequila, one of the most famous clubs in Merida.

Exhibition of designers 

Another highlight this day was La Noche Blanca which is held twice a year in the historic centre of Merida. That night the centre of Merida turns into a big hub of locations and events like concerts, circus artists, cinema and theatre and many more.

La Noche Balnca - Cathedral de Yucatán

Our first stop was the fashion show of David Salomon - a Mexican designers, originally from Merida who dressed american actresses like Kate Walsh, Teri Hatcher, Eva Longoria and many more. He presented his collection "Fortuna" in front of the Cathedral de Yucatan in the heart of Merida.

David Salomon fashion show

La Texana Cocktail Night

Last friday we hosted La Texana Cocktail Night at Casa Naña which is one of our student homes.

We invited a professional Bartender who brought all his equipment and taught us four delicious cocktail recipes. As a group of total beginners we had a lot of fun. We worked in teams of two and started a competition whose cocktails tasted the best.



We learned that every cocktail always is made of 3 basic ingredients:

- base of alcohol (in our case gin or vodka)
- base of juice
- a tasteful addition (like herbs, honey etc.)


Among others we used ingredientes like cucumbers and apple slices to experience a different taste than the usual Caipirinhas or Mojitos. It was pretty interesting learning about the secrets of cocktail mixing from a professional bartender.

Let's go: La Texana cocktail night

The equipment

Tasting the first cocktail

Cheers from Brazil and Germany

Our selection of cocktails:

1. Golden Fusion
    (Vodka, mint liquor, lemon juice,
     cucumber, marmalade, ginger ale)
2. Polar Gin
    (Gin, Blue Curacao, lemon juice, mint,
     sugar, ginger ale)
3. Red Joy
    (Gin, honey, apple juice, red fruit tea)
4. Spicy Ro 
    (Gin, orange juice, lemon juice,
     cucumber, chilli)


Our favorite was definitely Golden Fusion :)

Polar Gin, Golden Fusion, Red Joy and Spicy Ro (left to right)