Share Your Corner of Mexico Through Wikipedia Leigh Thelmadatter - Expat Forum
go to original July 26, 2012

Saludos!

I'm a US expat in Mexico City, living here and working as an English teacher for 9 years now. I've also been an active "Wikipedian" since 2007 and have even incorporated contributing to the world's largest encyclopedia into my classes! The Foundation behind Wikipedia published a nice article about this in its blog. (See "Wikipedia as a foreign culture")

I have found working with Wikipedia very rewarding. Although I am not paid for the articles I write or the fotos I contribute, it has given me a niche at work and I now network with museum and other cultural institutions in Mexico and abroad! These include the Museo de Arte Popular and the Museo del Objeto del Objeto in Mexico City as well as Garros Gallery , the Smithsonian, the British Museum and many many more.

As much as I and my students have done, there is so much more. Coverage of Mexico in English and other language Wikipedias is poor and I know many of us here would love the world to see Mexico as we do, instead of just the violence on the news.

I'm hoping to find some expats like myself who have some time to spend doing this. (Its not a bad way to improve your Spanish too, especially if you research info in Spanish to write in your language) while learning more about what surrounds you!

Please don't hesitate to contact me with questions. You can reach me on Facebook (Leigh Thelmadatter) or in Twitter at @Thelmadatter. I can also be reached by email at osamadre@hotmail.com or leigh@itesm.mx.

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