Blair, Kathryn S.

Kathryn Skidmore Blair was born in Cuba in 1920. She moved to Mexico with her American parents when she was three, and Mexico has been her home base ever since. Her father was the Manager of an international graphic arts firm, and says she grew up with two strong aromas: ink and tacos. Being bilingual and bicultural has opened doors all her life. Being sent to school in California at fifteen was a real culture shock. To Americans, Mexico was border towns, half-naked children and tequila. Kathryns Mexico was a city of volcanoes and pyramids, a castle, an Opera house, lavish gardens and school-m...