Mexico City Day 5 Part 1 – Spanish class #2 and Coyoacan

We started our day taking the red metro bus to meet our teachers at a cafe in a different area of town. Michelle and Lola met their teacher at the same cafe as mine so we travelled together. It was rush hour so that was an experience. As I explained in a previous post, the red metro bus is on an exclusive road that runs down the middle of the Avenue with platforms to get on and off like look like a subway station.

On the platform, there are screens that show you the timing of the bus departures. This morning there were buses running constantly, and they were all full! We managed to get in the bus, but were squished in like sardines. The ride was about 35 minutes long and at some stops, people really had to push their way out. Luckily our stop was a popular one, so we were able to go with the tide of others that were exiting.

The cafe where we were meeting was called Hey! Brew Bar (insert Hebrew puns here).

One of my classmates moved up to a higher level so it is only me and two others now who are much better than I am. I feel that I improved a lot, mostly because I spent a decent amount of time on my homework, so I felt more prepared. Unfortunately, Japanese, and French vocabulary were still getting in my way at times.

I tried a new warm beverage called Champurrado. It is made from Mais, and this one contained cocoa, cinnamon and sugar. It was was a bit thick, was not overly sweet but quite tasty.

It was not as cold as yesterday but I still wore my fleece all morning. We then headed to another gorgeous park and enjoyed some time in the sun.

After class, we made sure that Lola go to her bus stop and then she headed home for a quiet afternoon siesta so she would be awake enough for the night’s festivities.

Michelle and I headed by Uber to another area called Coyoacán. It was a charming area filled with markets, shops, cafés, ice cream places, and restaurants. I really enjoyed the feel.

We met up with the Brazilian family we met on the trip for lunch in the main market and had a delicious plate called Alambres – mine was vegetarian – potatoes, onions, peppers, cheese and nopales ( prickly pear cactus leaves) it came with tortillas to make tacos.

We really enjoyed chatting with Sergio and Daniella. After lunch we each headed our separate ways to explore the area. I regret that we forgot to take a group photo with them and their two teenage boys. They were so lovely!