Memoir of Mexico

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In a small Mexican fishing village, a young boy and his unconventional father began an adventure that spans over 30 years. I am that boy. My fluent Spanish and a healthy dose of boyhood bravado meant peace and quiet was seldom the order of the day!

Roger O’Keefe


    • May 8, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 8m AVG DURATION
    • 22 EPISODES


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    In Search Of

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 4:07


    The answer that lingered in the shadows is revealed.

    In the Beginnings

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 8:11


    Caleta Cove Answers the Mystery of Why I lived in Mexico for Five Years Instead of Seattle, Washington.

    Fish by Bow

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 3:52


    I learned the art of bow and arrow lagoon fishing from the family that lived on the edge of the lagoon in Acapulco.

    Against All Odds in Acapulco

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2021 3:19


    I met many a character in Mexico but this retired NYPD cop sticks out in my mind because of how he beat the odds year after year to me and my father's amazement!

    Saving a man's Life in Acapulco

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 7:04


    Being a Hero comes at a cost at the famous Pie de La Cuesta beach in Acapulco!

    Swimming With the Sharks

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 2:47


    I become friends with an usual Mexican family and discover a secret!

    Moving from Zihuatanejo to Acapulco was epic and a whole new set of adventures began!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 7:15


    I take the newlyweds to see the infamous cliff divers of Acapulco only to discover tragedy in their marriage while still in its infancy.

    The Plot to Kill my Father

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 23:31


    Forty years after a bloody night in Zihuatanejo I discovered the truth behind the violence

    The Aftermath

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 11:32


    The nightly violence continues as I struggle to understand who exactly would do this to us and why?

    The Scariest Night of My Life

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 29:48


    The late night murderous attack on my father while we slept peacefully in our beds produced a familiar intuitive understanding that I had experienced two years before when I tragically lost my mother.

    Introduction - The Dark Side of Paradise!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 6:18


    The chronology of my many years spent living in Mexico. Being a young American boy and living with my unconventional father proved to be an adventure of a lifetime. In Zihuatanejo a Tropical Paradise with all its beauty and wonder held a secret few Gringos knew. Beautiful beaches and palm trees helped to disguise the violent dangerous underbelly of this small fishing village in southern mainland Mexico.

    My Amazing Adventure an Overview

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 3:32


    A mere sampling of the many adventures that lay ahead!

    The Famous Mexican Actress

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 8:10


    Our first night in Zihuatanejo. This evening turns out to be a competition with the Hotel owner and my father for the most beautiful woman in all of Mexico.

    Romeo and Juliet

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 8:05


    My first days in Zihuatanejo Public Mexican School; being the only Gringo proves challenging but then I fall in love with the most beautiful girl in this small remote fishing village and things get really interesting.

    The Doctors Wife

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 5:44


    A strange turn of events leads to the murder of the best friend of the Captain of the Port.

    The Birthday Gift

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 2:55


    My Water Taxi business causes a ruckus in town and at our house in a major way.

    Home Grown Entertainment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 11:07


    Every day in Zihuatanejo was a blank page waiting to be written!

    Acceptance of the Gringo?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 3:27


    After Many Trials and Tribulations I am finally accepted at the Mexican Public School in Zihuatanejo.

    The Beginning of the End of Our Time in Zihuatanejo!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 11:32


    A ten year old American boy I spend the night alone with a group of terrorists/guerrillas deep in the remote jungles of Guerrero and live to tell the story.

    Don’t Cross the River if You Can’t Swim the Tide

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2020 11:54


    Desperate times call for desperate measures so I hatch plan that threatens to kill me!

    A story of transformation in the unlikeliest place you can imagine!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2020 14:51


    Monsoon season turns deadly and I find myself right smack dab in the middle of the fight for the future of Zihuatanejo’s residents.

    All that Glitters is not Gold!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 0:55


    Chronicles my time spent in Mexico as a young boy with my unconventional father. An adventure spanning 30 years from an unwitting appearance in a guerrilla camp in the state of Guerrero to my near death - experience crossing a river alone after a storm, to dragging my father to safety after a violent attack, I learned that life in another country is fraught with danger to go along with the beautiful sunshine and tropical beaches.

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