Blog 2 - The best holidays I ever had
Hello, dear students. How are you today?
In this blog’s session, I will talk about one of the best holidays I have ever had. If I had known that my best vacations would be in a foreign country, I would have laughed so hard because, for as long as I can remember, traveling on a plane to another country had been 2 of my biggest fears.
A lot of people scared me with stories about being deported, losing the passport and being detained at the custom office of an airport; although I acknowledge that it’s really faster to travel on a plane than a car, if you face an accident on a plane, it will have dramatic consequences.
Despite this, last year I decided to travel to México in order to break up with a Mexican ex-girlfriend. Yeah, I know, it is a very random and maybe a very stupid reason to travel abroad but hey, whatever takes you to travel abroad, go for it.
I arrived at this beautiful country on Christmas 2022, and I left this amazing nation on February 14th, 2023. I was planning to stay for 2 full months but, as time went by, I needed to go back to Chile since I missed my family a lot and I was getting tired of moving around so much.
I arrived in Ciudad de México, the capital city. I had thought that, since this is the capital and during festivities (Christmas and New Year’s Eve), it would be fully crowded but, to my surprise, most people were out of the city because of the holidays and students had some kind of Christmas break, so it was a bliss for me.
During
my first night at CDMX, one of the first places I visited was “El Ángel de la
Independencia”.
Before the “official” breakup, I had decided in Chile to travel to certain regions of México that were attractive in terms of their parks and infrastructures, with a lot of museums and coffeeshops and close to the main square of the capital city of each region. You know, in case I wanted to overcome my painful breakup while drinking a nice coffee and see amazing views across the street.
I did a solo trip most of the times: I visited CDMX, Puebla, Oaxaca and Puerto Escondido all by myself on the span of 1 month and 2 weeks. I got obsessed trying some of the local cuisine and visiting new coffeeshops across these cities.
Here, we can see the real size of tacos. Even if they look small, they are quite fulfilling. And since I was in México, I needed to try something as rare as a grasshopper for snack.
In terms of coffee, what amazed me where the different types of coffeeshops: from thematic coffeeshops to more quirky ones, I tasted so many varieties of coffees and enjoyed myself a lot during my morning walks.
Unfortunately, most Mexican museums charge an entrance fee (around 2-3 thousand Chilean pesos), but if you are a student, you can enter these free of charge.
Even with this extra expense that I didn’t consider in my budget, it was totally worth it to see these places full of the vibrant and diverse history and art of México.
I also did a lot of sightseeing and discovered beautiful landscapes at different points of my journey. One of the many marvels of México is how colorful and alive the cities in this country are.
Many people (both Chilean and Mexican) were afraid/scared/annoyed/scandalized of a woman traveling to one of the countries with the highest levels of femicides. Despite this, I got to experience how friendly and warm Mexicans are: people were nice to me, helped me when I got lost and commented of appropriate places to visit and the do’s and don’ts of certain cities.
The culture there is so different to Chile that I was grateful to have taken this trip: it brought me a mental break from many obligations I had back home and enriched me both culturally and emotionally.
This travel was one of the best because it is the first one I have ever made on my own and it showed how capable and “adult” I am in real life. Also, at some point I got together with my current girlfriend at the beautiful beach city of Puerto Escondido and, afterwards, we met at Puebla before I left the country. So, she is one of the main reasons I want to go back to this country, where my heart and my future home is located.
What about you, students?
See you soon 😊
Mexico looks beautiful! I imagine it as a country full of colors and their culture is very special. I'm glad to know that despite everything you were able to enjoy your trip, I hope you continue traveling and one day you could live in Mexico.
ResponderEliminarHello teacher, how interesting it was to know how your trip to Mexico was, I have also wanted to go there more than anything for its gastronomy and the beaches, but I am still afraid of going alone, as a woman. But now that I read your trip, I would still like to go to different cities to learn about their culture. have a nice weekend :)
ResponderEliminarHello teacher, I really enjoyed your blog. Mexico is a very interesting country and I think it's great everything you were able to do during your trip.
ResponderEliminarBy the way those tacos look very appetizing and it is awesome the great variety of coffee they have, I love coffee.
Have a nice day!
Hello, I am impressed by your bravery, teacher, for traveling alone and went to that country, despite your fears. Congratulations on that and on the story with your partner, in the photo you look very happy.
ResponderEliminarI also went to Mexico and I agree, Mexicans can be very friendly and fun.
See you!
Hi teacher, I love your lifetime experience, it looks straight out of a Telenovela, and in Mexico more exciting. I'm very glad for you and your courage.
ResponderEliminarPersonally, I have never had some holiday so full of activities and emotions.
Regards!!!
I really like your post, teacher! I think you are very brave for being able to overcome your fears on a trip abroad! I also understand your fear of traveling by plane since I have the same fear. and I share that your experience is similar to a story from a novel, full of emotions.
ResponderEliminarBest regards, have a good week.
Hello teacher. How nice to take pleasant experiences and beautiful memories of a foreign country. I hope if someday I visit Mexico to stay with good feelings too.
ResponderEliminarHello teacher, I had never been encouraged to have a vacation in Mexico before, but reading the above, it seems like a nice and welcoming place, maybe some day i will visit it. PS: I loved the thematic coffeeshop and the cake in the photo.
ResponderEliminarWow teacher, you are very brave. It's great that despite the circumstance you traveled to Mexico for, you were able to enjoy it. I hope you come back soon so you can see your girlfriend. Very nice your blog ^^
ResponderEliminarHi teacher, it is really admirable the way you faced your fears travelling to Mexico. I follow a lot of content creators from Mexico that shows a lot of things about their country, like you did in this post and I absolutely want to visit it one day to see all of that in person. Have a very nice day!
ResponderEliminarOmg, that's see so funny. I really want to go to Mexico someday:C
ResponderEliminarhello teacher, i loved your blog because mexico has always seemed to very interesting country and now after seeing how was your experience in this country,i would really love to go there
ResponderEliminarsee you and have a grat week :)
Hello teacher, I love your post, it was undoubtedly an experiencie full of emotions. I look the photos and think "how brave she was to eat crickets"!!
ResponderEliminarMexico looks so beautiful! And I love your love story.
Hi teacher, Mexico seems so beautiful and very funny, and also i find you so brave the fact that go to visit a totally different country despite the fears, it´s so admirable.
ResponderEliminarHello teacher, I liked your blog! I was surprised by what he mentioned about the coffee shops, that and how big the tacos are, I liked how you describes Mexico, it makes me want to go one day to live that adventure, have a good week :D
ResponderEliminarHello teacher, I loved your blog and the plot twist of your story. I'm happy for you!. I agree with you about the warmth of the people. The opportunity I went to, I was surprised by the kindness. Have a good week :)
ResponderEliminarMexico is such a beautiful country with such delicious food. I'll take note of the places you visited on my to-do list :D
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