I am off on another adventure – this time to study Spanish in Mexico City.
I met two dear friends Michelle and Lesley-Anne here after they spent a week in Cuernavaca studying there. I met them in Playa Del Carmen last year around this time (along with much of Michelle and Howard’s family). Howard and I were in class together and Michelle and Lesley-Anne were in a more advanced class.
This year we are trying a new format: mornings we study in a cafe, and afternoons are spent in a park. I was placed in the A2+ class and Michelle and Lesley-Anne are in the B2+ class.
After a pretty rough start with everything that could go wrong going wrong, I managed to get to the airplane, and arrive safely. I dropped my bag off at the Airbnb and then wandered around the Roma neighbourhood. It was a lot of fun, but I did feel a bit like a zombie having gotten up at 4:15am, dealing with all the bumps along the way and managed to get in well over 10,000 steps.
I had a lot of fun just getting lost and wandering around at my own place, meandering through streets with surprise galleries and artisan markets. Here are a few photos from my afternoon:
Taco place
I took a siesta in the afternoon and then welcomed Michelle and Lesley-Anne. We went out for tacos – there were some great veggie options with portobello mushrooms, nopales (cactus pads) and something called irreals ( soy something that tasted so much like the real thing).
We then went to the grocery store to pick up a few supplies and are heading to bed relatively early. Michelle has a full itinerary planned for us for tomorrow- I am looking forward to it 🙂 Thanks for reading!