Mexico. City.
As a girl from the suburbs, CDMX is a little bit of a big deal. It's a sprawling, pulsing, vibrant assortment of brightly painted concrete, zooming Volkswagons, thumping banda, and street vendors urgently wafting the scents of their carnitas (not to be confused with the competing street vendors carnitas exactly 1 meter away). Climbing amongst it all is every kind of greenery you can imagine; agave and cactus, succulents and philodendron, dieffenbachia, monstera and spiky palm trees. Mexico City, population 22 million, is the fifth largest city on the planet, or so says Wikipedia this week.
My previous travel to Mexico City was brief and for business, and although I did have amazing hosts to graciously show me the sites, a few days in this city is not enough. In fact, I met some fellas from Ireland in an airport recently and talked them into expanding their planned 3 day itinerary into at least seven. I spent three weeks in CDMX and only visited a few of the amazing neighborhoods. There are amazing museums celebrating the rich history of Mexico, as well as fantastic markets showcasing the agricultural bounties. People are friendly and warm, and so happy to share their love of their culture and country.
Spanish 101 (aka, the remedial team...)
My goal in traveling México is to learn Spanish. Since I took many the year of French in school, I never formally studied Spanish. Until now! These are the amigos I made in class, and went on many adventures with. I'm so glad I got to know this crew!
And allllll the food!
Tacos, pozole, carnitas, tacos, moles, ceviche, tacos and more tacos!