Hometown Visit: Mexico City

Arriving to Pheonix (my connection)

Last week I was in Mexico City visiting friends and family.

It was a pretty uneventful trip, but it was nice and I enjoyed myself. I didn’t visit any touristy places like last time, so I don’t have lots of interesting pictures from the trip but I have a few.

One moment really stood out from this trip for me:

Scene: Kitchen INT (interior) –

Mom was singing and dancing to the loud music on the radio whilst washing dishes.

Older brother was juggling mandarines.

And I was steeping my tea observing this scene as if I was an outside spectator and thinking “what the hell is happening?”.

Then, my brother read my mind, turned to me and also pointed out what a strange scene was taking place and we laughed.

If you can picture this, it would be great. Experiencing it was quite something.

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The view from my apartment in Mexico City

A few highlights from the trip:

Getting the soles of my boots fixed at the shoe repair shop

For 50 pesos (about 3.70 USD), they came out like new.

Painting pots with my mom out in the terrace

Fresh herbs waiting to be planted in those

The view from the terrace in my apartment in Mexico City

Renting a movie at Blockbuster

Proof

The recycling truck

Drinks

Cute straws at “La Lorena” Restaurant

The best coconut water you will ever have, made with actual coconut meat. It was the best drink I’ve ever tasted anywhere.

Agua de guayaba (Freshly made guava juice)

Finding childhood items

My old iMac!

I actually bought this book as a kid.

A simple, delicious dinner

In Mexico, dinner is late (around 8 pm) and it is not the biggest meal of the day (lunch is).

A glass of milk, two quesadillas, a bowl of green salsa and a mango.

Overall, it was a really pleasant trip. I had dinner with friends, lunch with family, went to the movies, a little bit of shopping, and got some medical and dental care done.

This time I bought three food items to pack with me:

4 packets of Hot Nuts (chili and lime peanuts), 2 bags of dried hibiscus flower for making agua de jamaica, and 2 bags of candied sesame seeds which are delicious on salads.

Arriving to Pheonix (my connection)