my first week in Mexico City

[@stanpister6832]

I had a Mexican coworker who used to live In North Vancouver, BC. He worked up at a mine in northern BC and spent around 30 years in Canada. He retired recently and left Canada and moved permanetly ro Mexico city. He said the quality of food, prices of food, sunny weather and beautiful scenary was the reason for his move. I think a lot of poeple are escaping the housing crisis within many provinces and states of North America. Best of luck on your new adventure city. Cheers!

[@FrugalBloom]

Nice story. Thanks for your encouragement! I definitely see why people enjoy it here now that I've been here longer.

[@stankythecat6735]

Vancouver is BRUTAL. God I hated it. I moved to the USA and never looked back.

[@hectorblogsviajero1623]

😂🎉 jajajaja 🤣🤣🤣

[@colton..]

I love that you are taking your time to get out of the house / feel in place, and that you can appreciate both the desirable and uncomfortable situations involving people. Your openness and contemplative nature is so comforting. Keep making videos.

[@FrugalBloom]

Thank you for the encouragement! I'm glad you like the videos so far.

[@JoshSamuelson]

I found Mexico City to be pretty overwhelming when I was there alone. It was ok when I was traveling with other people who actually spoke Spanish well. I don't tend to be super agoraphobic, but the language barrier in a giant city like that kinda brought it out in me too. One thing I'd recommend is going to the Anthropology Museum in Mexico City. It's really incredible plus it would be and easy way to get out of the house without actually having to interact with a ton of people. It's one of those things that's probably better alone because you can go at your own pace. FWIW, I felt way more comfortable in Cuernavaca. It is a pretty easy bus trip from Mexico City (2 hours I think), I'd definitely recommend it if you're not enjoying the big city vibes. That might be a good place to check out next since it's pretty easy to get there.

[@FrugalBloom]

Sadly I didn't get a chance to make it to that museum but I went to others around that Alameda Park area. Thanks for the recommendation. If I'm planning on going that way again I'm going to look into it.

[@JoshSamuelson]

@@FrugalBloom The Anthropology museum is really more of an all day or multi-day activity anyway. The other thing I really liked was using the metro to get around, it was never crowded when I took it and it's much cheaper than using Uber. It seems like most tourists don't use it, but I felt like it was safer than a lot of metro systems I've ridden in the US (e.g. NYC and SF).

[@FrugalBloom]

@@JoshSamuelson that's great. Yeah I didn't have a chance to take the metro and I kind of regret it. I did take a bus which was very crowded but obviously not the same thing. Next time I will. I usually love to take the local transport when I go somewhere new.

[@jpatrickjansen]

🎉You are gorgeous❤ AND I like your attitude😄

[@peyotegardens]

Just go for long walks. If locals think you don’t look like a foreigner, then you should just pretend you are a local. Just get out and see what you find

[@FrugalBloom]

definitely that's what I've been doing and it works until someone tries to say something to me and my cover is blown haha.

[@joaquinrendon6607]

You can go for a walk to the UNAM university city, to the Coyoacan nurseries, to the National Cinematheque, to the Cuicuilco pyramid, to the Museum of Interventions, to the Basilica of Guadalupe, all of them will tell you pure places in the city center like zocalo, santa maria la ribera, polanco, parque la mexicana in santa fe, you can go to eat at the cuemanco canoe trail and there is a trajineras pier there

[@FrugalBloom]

Wow that all sounds great. Wish I posted this video earlier. I'll keep it in mind for next time.

[@kieransheun]

Glad youre finding it better there.

[@user-uo9wt4zs3n]

❤ I enjoyed

[@gregorriusadolphus2729]

I got to Mexico City often (I live between San Antonio and Austin); check out the neighborhood around the Kiosco Morisco (the neighborhood is called Santa Maria). Has a more local feel and not snooty like Condesa or Roma Norte or Coyuacan.

[@FrugalBloom]

I'll have to check that out if I go back. I'll admit I don't really plan on going again but in the off chance I end up there I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for your comment.

[@hectorblogsviajero1623]

😂🎉💪🌍🇲🇽🤘✌️😃

[@ninjask8ter]

You should check-out parque Alameda sections around metro Juarez, Insurgentes, and Guerrero- it's much less trendy. I started around parque Alameda and 10+ years later, I'm still here (every 6 months).

[@FrugalBloom]

Definitely I went there later on and stayed next to the metro in Juarez. Lots of great stuff to see. And that's nice. Ever think of getting residency?

[@ninjask8ter]

@@FrugalBloom I just got the permanent visa a few months ago.

[@ninjask8ter]

@@FrugalBloom I stayed a few blocks from Juarez during my first few years, in hotels basically, then I found a furnished apartment next to the Hidalgo side which is less expensive.

[@FrugalBloom]

Okay awesome yes I went and got lunch in Hidalgo. I preferred it there actually Juarez was a little noisy.

[@kkat-clips]

I don't think it's wierd to not leave the house for a bit when you arrive at a new place, happened to me first time I went to Germany

[@WalterBrooks-x5i]

not gonna lie. do you kind of enjoy that paranoid feeling of not knowing ? i mean its exciting right. just a paranoid anxious feeling in general because ur basically on an adventure. cool. keep making videos i enjoy them and in the same boat. Homeless tech guy that quit my job.

[@JaimeBurciaga]

Welcome to Mexico. Do you prefer go out in a crowded city like Mexico City with a lot of tall buildings and few open spaces than go out, for example, in a rural area?

[@FrugalBloom]

Thank you! I like a mixture. I thought Mexico City was a good place to start and venture out from there. I don't usually prefer very rural because it can be isolating but I like medium sized cities and especially being by the ocean.

[@alexboulay]

Is Mexico generally safe?

[@kurt1391]

Yes, one's chances of being involved in a violent crime are less than 50% each year, so I guess that makes it more safe than dangerous.

[@FrugalBloom]

I didn't find it to be any more dangerous than big cities in the US and I know other people have said it's more safe than that.

[@TaroFields]

Oh yeah coyoacan, get churros. Where are u staying? If I can couchsurf at ur place for 2 days, I can translate for you. Thurs/fri?

[@FrugalBloom]

I didn't get any there but I went to el moro and they were pretty good. Sadly I'm already gone but appreciate it!

[@zafar2073]

Come on man, you are in heaven and talking on the bed!

[@kurt1391]

I'm married to someone from Panama (a "safe" country) and have spent a lot of time in Mexico. I love Mexico, but I'd never live there. The police are as corrupt as hell, and while you can bribe your way out of various problems, it doesn't work out so well when they plant evidence on you and demand $3000 or you go to a hellhole prison. That happened to my wife's cousin in Panama, and it's not like Mexican cops are any better--worse from what Mexicans tell me. I've certainly seen them put their hands out for bribes. Report a crime, and the cops come to your home, look around, and come back later to steal all the nice things they saw. I have a lot of violent crime stories from the in-laws in various Latin countries, Mexico included. In the US, you can carry a gun to defend yourself, but the only way you can do that in Mexico is if you're rich, and then it's no problem. The laws are in two categories: for the rich, and for everyone else. The US Government is corrupt, but in Latin America, the corruption is at every level. A Mexican friend tried to start a business there, so he moved back and could never get a simple business permit because all his would-be competitors had paid off the officials.

[@MrSatoshi-xn2dn]

thank God, bye forever

[@kurt1391]

He'll be back after the romance wears off. I speak Spanish and have significant experience with Latin America, and people go there enamored by the food, nature, and people, but after being carjacked a couple times, having your maid's son strip your house bare, having the cops shake you down for money, walking into the kitchen and seeing a fer-de-lance, or simply trying to return something at the store, and that romance fades.