10,000

Well, I would never have guessed it when I started, but mikesnotes just had it’s 10,000th pageview.  It’s not quite 1,000 tacos, but, still… it’s pretty cool. México, D.F.

Rains Signify the Symbolic Start of Summer

The seasonal drought that affects Mexico City (and Spring) came to a spectacular end today about 530pm, when the skies above Escandón let forth a torrential rail and hail storm.  The afternoon clouds have been building for weeks, and even let forth a few showers in the southern, and wetter, part of the city recently [...]

Overcoming Cabin Fever

The last few days of the shut down here in Mexico City have led to some significant bouts of boredom.  Across the city, many people have been dealing with the effects of cabin fever and life is starting to stir, with a subtle energy on the street that wasn’t present during the frist few days. [...]

A Trip on the Tren Suburbano

Mexico City recently opened its first suburban train line, the tren suburbano.  There’s only one line currently and it leaves from Estación Buenavista, near the city center, and ends in Cuautitlán, a suburb located to the north in the state of México.  Talking to those who take the line, it’s reduced the commute time to [...]

The La Malinche Challenge

La Malinche is a 14,600-foot dormant volcano near Puebla and I intend to climb it. La Malinche is also known as Matlacueitl, Malintzin, and Matlalcuéyetl and named in part after the infamous Nahua woman, concubine to Hernán Cortés, who is simultaneously portrayed to as a traitor, mother, and heroine of Mexico.  Seems intimidating, though, from [...]

The World Baseball Classic in Mexico City

On Sunday, the World Baseball Classic started the first of six games to be played here in México, D.F., at Foro Sol.  They day was actually a day-night double-header, with Cuba playing South Africa at noon and Mexico against Australia at 7pm.     I couldn’t tell the final score, though it was definitely a [...]

Late Night Tacos at La Copacabana

It’s been a while since I gave an update on the great taco challenge.  In a moment of foolishness some time last September, I had suggested a fanciful (and mildly disgusting) goal of eating 1000 tacos during the roughly 8.5 months I’m spending in México.  Well, less than half-way through that time, I’ve hit the [...]

Las Luchas! — Mexico’s “Professional” Wrestlers

Last Friday night, I went to see the fights at Arena México. Built to house boxing matches for the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, the arena is now used as a venue for “professional” wrestling, or las luchas. My memories of watching wrestling on TV when I was younger helped to prepare me for the experience, [...]

Vainilla, Carteles, y Drogas

The building next door to our apartment, and just outside my window is one of the many grammar schools in our neighborhood.  I usually leave my window open at night for the fresh air, and in the morning, I’ll wake to the sound of children arriving for their school day.  Most of the time, the [...]

A Curious Trip to the Movies

Late yesterday, on my way home, I ran into my roommate, a conversation which ended with my turning around to head out to see a movie.   On Wednesday night, movies in Mexico City are half-off, which is convenient given my stubbornness about not paying exorbitant prices in the U.S. to sit on my behind. [...]