The first night I moved into my house in Mexico, some roommates were watching Friends. I’ve watched that show in every house I’ve ever lived in (though it may have been in the womb in my first house) and I absolutely love it. The theme song, which may be stuck in your head by now if you’re anything like me, resonates on so many levels. … Continue reading So No One Ever Told You…
Forgive the delays but time is speeding by at a rather uncomfortable rate. I have 15 days left in México and am no longer the new girl. My house has new people, there are new interns and employees at Ashoka and I’ll be leaving before I know it. HOW? HOW? HOW? I just keep picturing my life in a year where I won’t have the … Continue reading Expats, Green Juice, Fútbol and Work
One of the biggest things living abroad has taught me is how to be alone. A year ago, I hadn’t yet left for Argentina and the idea that I would soon have to make so many decisions on my own would have terrified me. Now, I really relish being alone and even made sure to find alone time last semester at Penn (mostly by sneaking … Continue reading Do What You Want With Your Weekend
I’ve been in Mexico for over a month and I (as always) am surprised at how quickly the time passed. I’m also leaving in a month exactly so this a halfway point and a time of transition. To recap, things have been going very well, especially at work. My job in communications allows me to attend tons of cool events as I’ve mentioned before, which … Continue reading The One Month Mark
Actual post about my week to follow but here’s some internet for now: 15 lessons learned from cooking at the french laundry. I love reading about industry kitchens and mentorship. If you’ve ever smiled at the name of an Essie polish, you should read about the company’s founder who still comes up with most of the names. Millennial helps museums join instagram/increase engagement with youth, … Continue reading Reading the internet, week 3
In no particular order, some noteworthy events: Went to a spin class and really enjoyed it. The timing isn’t the best with my work schedule but I hope to go again on monday. (I have a work event tomorrow night and they don’t have them on fridays). Met my dad’s friend from middle and high school who lives with her family in Mexico City. This … Continue reading In the last ten days…
Hello dear readers, I’m here to tell you about one of the most “mexican” experiences I’ve had to date. It didn’t involve guacamole (which is really not much of a thing here) but it did involve canals, tequila, mariachi bands, and my housemates. I spent Saturday cruising around the canals of Xochimilco in a trajinera, a covered boat that doubles as a floating party for … Continue reading I’m on a boat: Las trajineras de Xochimilco
In US classrooms, everything pre Columbus from this part of the world is summed up with a few sentences: Aztecs, Maya, Inca, advanced calendars, human sacrifice, then smallpox and you know the rest. Well, there was obviously a lot more to and last weekend I went on a day long trip through some of that history. There were also a lot of rather unnecessary stops … Continue reading The Teotihuacans, Their Pyramids, My Saturday
Apologies for the lack of posts this week but I was pretty busy (yay!). Tuesday was a fairly ordinary day at work and then a weird aerobics classed called Body Attack that was not that revolutionary. I still need to try the tumbling one. It was, like most latin american 1 hour commitments, roughly 42 minutes. That night, we had a house dinner which was … Continue reading Week Two: When things start to get busy
Hi everyone, Today was a fairly normal monday. I found out I’m going to an all day conference for Leaders of Social Change at a Business school this week which I’m really excited about (even though it’s from 8:30-7 pm). Going to these events is a cool way to get a sense of the spectrum of organizations in Mexico’s civil society and it should be … Continue reading A Sweet Moment at Work
Abigail Talks 