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Mexican Days
Blog: The Mexile - 1 February 2012
I love this video. The owner of this Vimeo account released another great video last year which went viral in the Mexpat community. This new one is just as good if you ask me. And worth watching full screen. I … Continue reading →
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Photo Essay: The Streets of Mexico City’s Colonia Condesa
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 31 January 2012
One overcast afternoon in Mexico City, I took to the streets of Colonia Condesa armed with a small camera and backed up by posse of creative people who are as passionate about the D.F. as I am. We did what I love doing independently; we walked all over the neighborhood aimlessly, taking pictures of everything. [...]
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Photo Essay: Scenes from Mexico City’s “Barrios Mágicos” and Beyond
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 23 January 2012
On paper, the size and population of Mexico City can seem overwhelming. But aside from when I’m downtown or using the busy metro system, it often surprises me how the city doesn’t feel as populated or massive as it really is. There are 16 boroughs in Mexico City, and within each borough are several neighborhoods. [...]
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Photo Essay: My Day at Art School in Mexico City
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 14 January 2012
As I mentioned in a previous post, I had a friend from the States who was in Mexico City at the same time as me. She was there with a small art class and they were kind enough to let me tag along for one day of their mural painting. The wall space they were [...]
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Two Tales of Mexico City Hospitality
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 13 January 2012
It’s a typical day for me in Mexico City. I’m walking around in the afternoon summer downpour and I’m lost. Along the way, I stop to ask anyone who doesn’t look like they’re in a hurry for directions. I eventually find the building I’m looking for with the help of two Mexico City transplants, a [...]
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Photo Essay: Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park and National Museum of Anthropology
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 9 January 2012
In addition to wanting to explore a new colonia, I decided to base myself in the Roma-Condesa area for a few days so I could be just a little closer to Mexico City’s Chapultepec Park. On my first full day back in the D.F., I took a long and self-misguided walk to the park, and [...]
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Journeying on to the Mexico City Magic
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 7 January 2012
Oaxaca de Juarez wanes slowly as you leave overland. Centro is the core and the ideal. It’s not always the reality of the city, but it encapsulates the essence of it. When you enter the city beyond and the outskirts, the bright colonial houses of Centro fade into buildings that cosmetically tend to be more [...]
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Back to Mexico City!!
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 6 January 2012
This past year has been a struggle for me & John to readjust from the “every other weekend = a 3-day+ vacation to a beach, jungle, colonial town or archaeological site” schedule that we got accustomed to living in Mexico City. (Yes, I can almost feel your waves of sympathy washing over me.) [...]
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Celebrating New Year’s Eve in DF
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 26 December 2011
We found celebrating the Año Nuevo in Mexico City to be a bit different than our prior U.S.-based New Year’s Eve festivities. In the U.S., pressure always feels high among the 20/30-something crowd to have THE MOST AMAZING NIGHT OUT of your life. This usually involves spending 2x what you would normally spend on dinner [...]
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Our First Christmas Posada in Mexico City
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 19 December 2011
One of the many Mexican Christmas traditions I’m missing while back in the US this year is the posada. The season of posadas began on Friday, December 16th– nine days before Christmas. When we lived in Mexico City, this marked both a time of holiday joy & grinchy anger, because of the sharp uptick in [...]
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What’s happening this December in Mexico City?
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 28 November 2011
December in Mexico City is jam-packed with opportunities for celebration, highlighted by the Día de la Virgen de Guadalupe on Dec 12, posadas, office parties, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve, just to name a few. I found during our time in DF that the Mexico City goverment (a.k.a. “GDF”– Gobierno del Distrito Federal) really gets [...]
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Mexico City Airport: How safe is it?
Blog: Oaxaca Cultural Navigator - 9 November 2011
Benito Juarez International Airport in Mexico City is like any other major international airport — comfortable, safe, clean, lots of shopping and good food. Plus, there is friendly help everywhere — wait staff, porters to help with luggage, and even … Continue reading →
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A race to the finish: our final days in Mexico City!
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 24 October 2011
One year ago last weekend, John & I were on our way to the Mexico City airport for the flight that would end our 2+ year experience as chilangos. All our worldly possessions were packed, all our kitschy souvenirs had been purchased, all the tacos al pastor that one person should ingest in a [...]
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16 Tips for a great Mexican Independence Day
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 15 September 2011
Have you ever wondered whether Mexico gets as excitable for its Independence Day as the United States does for the Fourth of July? Are you curious what traditions Mexico has that parallel the American traditions of eating your body weight in grilled meat, dressing up in a t-shirt emblazoned with a bald eagle wrapped in a [...]
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Sparkling Wineries in Querétaro: Viva Freixenet!
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 29 August 2011
I’ve shared before how I’m a sucker for well-branded tourism, so Querétaro’s efforts to promote their wine & cheese “route” certainly did not fall on deaf ears during my time in México. Even before we made our trip to Finca Vai for some cheese tasting, we drove from Mexico City to the same area in [...]
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Photo Essay: The Colorful Markets of Mexico City
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 16 August 2011
In order to appreciate and be inspired by the misunderstood Mexico City, you have to go beyond the idea of simply seeing it. You have to live it. You have to open yourself up to the everyday Mexico City, roll around in it, absorb it. And eventually it will reveal the tremendous heart that both [...]
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Cheese Tourism in Mexico: a visit to Finca Vai
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 15 August 2011
Cheese and dairy products in general are one of my favorite things to eat. So when I learned via Querétaro’s robust tourism board of a nearby farm that combined cheese-making with a barnyard animal petting zoo, it seemed like a no-brainer. The fact that it was basically a simulated visit to the Midwest was just [...]
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Photo Essay: A Day at Palacio de Bellas Artes in Mexico City
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 27 July 2011
Mexico City’s Palacio de Bellas Artes looks the way a palace of fine arts should look, beautifully and intricately carved out of marble. And then you look up at the practically neon yellow and orange colored roof. It seems like an unlikely and flamboyant topper to the stately marble. But it somehow works. It makes [...]
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Guayaberas: the must-have men’s summer shirt of Mexico
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 27 July 2011
One excellent souvenir for any man visiting Mexico is the guayabera. To me, this is the consummate summertime shirt for men who want to look good but can’t be bothered to wear a stuffy suit. I won’t get into the historical debate about its origins, but within Mexico it originated in the Yucatan. Some Americans [...]
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Plaza de las Tres Culturas: A Site of Cultural Collision in Mexico City
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 22 July 2011
As we stepped out of the van and got our first glimpse of the ruins of Tlatelolco, I assumed it was just another archaeological site. But it had a strong aura about it, and there was an unusual juxtaposition of the ruins, a church, and the more modern architecture nearby. As the day went on, [...]
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Photo Essay: Examining Mexico City’s History on a Tour of Three Significant Sites
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 17 July 2011
When I first arrived in Mexico City, I stayed at Hostel Amigo Suites, the younger, but more mellow and grown up sister of the noted party hostel, Hostel Amigo. But Hostel Amigo should be known for more than its lively nighttime events, it has an educational side. Together with Hostel Amigo Suites, it runs fantastic [...]
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Mexico City #8: Xochimilco Market
Blog: Roving Gastronome - 11 July 2011
Probably just as good as Xochimilco itself is the market in the neighborhood. It was the first one we stopped into on our trip, so we just assumed it was normal. Turned out it is a slightly cooler than usual market, and man, was it bustin’ out with the food. While Peter was buying snacks [...]
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Upcoming Random Events in Mexico City & beyond!
Blog: Midwesterner in Mexico - 7 July 2011
As part of my continuing “Live Vicariously Through My Friends in Mexico” program, I wanted to alert y’all to some upcoming events in DF, Quintana Roo, and Hidalgo state that I thought may be worth checking out. Rest assured I continue to keep my finger on the pulse of kitschy activities despite my absence from [...]
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Mexico City #7: Xochimilco
Blog: Roving Gastronome - 5 July 2011
Years ago, when I lived by 36th Avenue in Astoria, there was a restaurant down there called Xochimilco. It was slightly upscale Mexican (which I now realize is just normal Mexican), and even though I couldn’t pronounce the name, I did know it was this beautiful network of canals in Mexico City. It didn’t seem [...]
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La Virgen de Guadalupe: A Mexican Icon
Blog: Girl, Unstoppable - 29 June 2011
Images of noteworthy people are important in Mexico, especially religious and political figures. Here, it seems that people want to make certain people tangible and visible at all times, however accurate or inaccurate the image may be. On a daily basis I come across a circle or town square with a statue erected in honor [...]
