Month: May 2019

On Monday, May 20th, I moved from my hostel in Zócalo to Coyoacán, where I planned to stay for 3 weeks to do a Workaway. When I knocked on the door, I was greeted by a rousing round of barking. I met Diego, who had set up the workaway, and his Dad, Gerardo. I also …

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I arrived to Mexico on Thursday, May 16th, just before a thunderstorm hit the city. In the taxi to my hostel near the city center, I tried in vain to explain how to pronounce and spell my own name to the driver, Hernando. It was a rude awakening – as much Spanish as I had …

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