Alright, this is the balance after 3.5 months, i guess ill try to review it later and see what has or hasnt changed.
5 things i miss about Mexico
- Family: mom, dad and brother. I had lived with them for 27 years, so i guess its not that strange that i miss them. I wish they could see my life here and be part of it, that at least the Atlantic was a bit smaller, that i had my own plane in the 'garage'.
- Friends. Our movies every wednesday, the frequent parties, our weekend trips (mainly to pass out party in a different surrounding), the recurrent jokes and stories that never got old, our conversations about nothing and everything...
- Some 'mexican delicacies'. Pozole, Quesadillas & Esquites from Coyoacan. Street tacos after a wild night out. The seafood market place that was heaven on a hungover sunday. The grill in Del Valle that serves excellent beef cuts and several accompaniments. The Tamales Oaxaqueños nearby my parents' place.
- Language. Ohh speaking the local language, that is a bliss! I miss understanding all that happens around me, interacting more with the people on the streets, being able to listen to the radio/TV news or simply the radio announcers. I know this is a phase (i recognise it from my days in Stockholm), but at this point, i dont feel totally comfortable with my english (forget about my danish!). Sometimes I feel i cant say all i mean or exactly how i mean it. It feels like a part of me and my personality is totally lost in translation. Sometimes i miss my natural fluent language, sometimes i miss the spanish-speaking (not to mention cooler :p) Me...
- My car. Yes, i love my bike here and all the practicalities it involves, but i really like and miss driving! Ahh go anywhere without caring about the weather or if the road is too 'hilly', having my CD holder and switch music along the way, having my very own mobile karaoke, etc..
5 things i don't miss about Mexico
- Traffic and distances. Who would miss travelling 25km in 90 minutes? Hey, even travelling 25km to go to work every day. Here in Copenhagen the distances are so short that you can bike anywhere! If you live or work in a far out suburb, it means it is like 10 km from town, so yeah, still biking distance! Its true that traffic here is not 100% unexistant, but its obviously NOTHING compared to the pain-in-the-ass kinda traffic that i was used to in Mexico City.
- Concrete, concrete and more concrete. Like many other things, I didnt really think about it until i had seen something else. There are definitely not enough green areas in Mexico City, and the very few there are, cant be used as people would do here in Copenhagen, cause at the very least, it would be considered kinda naco. I love the beautiful parks here and the way people use them, the sea and the lakes everywhere, the amazing forrests so close to the city.
- Insecurity. Well, it is such a relief to be so relaxed everywhere. Its not like i lived in constant panic in Mexico, but somehow and even more than you think, you are always conscious about yourself and your things, after all, you grow up with it! It feels really nice to go places anytime whithout wondering if its 'safe' to go there, if its not too late to go alone, if ill find my car when im back, etc...
- Politics. I guess the world has yet to see a country where everybody is happy about their politicians, but the last years in Mexico, politics were turned into a cheap overacted soap opera that ended up making the electoral process look like a big fat joke. And hey, right when we thought it would FINALLY come to an end, it only got worse.. Now, the candidate that lost the elections will have a 'parallel government' to continue with his fight for democracy and blah blah blah... Get a damn life and leave the country (at least the people that didnt vote for you) alone!
- Geographical Location. You can laugh all you want, but its true! I mean i know when it comes to weather, Mexico City is kinda 'privileged', not too cold, not too warm, yada yada.. but other than that, i think its a bit too far from everything! Or well, i guess its just that here in Europe everything feels so close. Going to another country for a weekend is both possible and affordable.. how not to love that?
