¡Hasta Luego!
I spent a long time debating whether to go on this trip. I didn’t really have the money for it or emotional capacity, but I did have the tim
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Another Cactus Taco
My food experience in Mexico City was unique in that even though there wasn’t really much for me to eat, I still had a fun time exploring th
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The Art Scene in Mexico City
The goal of the trip was to learn about printmaking in Mexico City, and though that goal was accomplished beautifully, there was so much mor
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Shopping in Mexico City
Though my study abroad program in Mexico City wasn’t really built for things like sightseeing, exploring, or shopping, I still managed to sq
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Estoy Enferma
Before we left Richmond the study abroad advisor said something to the effect of “about half of you will get sick.” This statement really go
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Safety in Mexico City
Let’s be real, Mexico is not portrayed as a safe place to Americans. Many of the portrayals are sensationalized and cherrypicked, often colo
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Come On, Vámonos
It’s no surprise that a city as big as Mexico City had a lot of options when it came to traversing it. So how about I just jump right into i
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¿Hablas Español?
Until visiting Mexico, I had never been to a country where I knew the native language. However, this was never a problem because every count
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You Don’t Know What You Don’t Know: Mexico
America comes across as having a uniquely selective memory when it comes to our southern neighbor. People forget that Mexico is in North Ame
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¡Condesa!
The colonia I stayed in was Condesa, in the alcadia Cuauhtémoc. I wanted to write about Condesa, even if briefly, because the neighborhood w
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