Tuesday morning we had to manage by ourselves…That shouldn’t be so difficult we thought. But, as soon as we got to the main street we were “lost”: the heat was melting us since we were used to the cold Denmark, we couldn’t find the ATM which was inside 7/11, the traffic was crazy, didn’t even know how to cross the street, didn’t know how to get a taxi and a bunch of Mexican guys were staring at us…Just perfect! Finally we decided to wave and a taxi took us to the university. This is the only way you can survive in this town when you don’t have a car. Taxi drivers honk their horns when they see you walking inviting you to take a ride. Besides, this means of transportation is very cheap and it can offer valuable information about people, culture and local habits since taxi drivers are extremely talkative.
These days were dedicated to searching for a place to live, to exploring the city, trying to practice other survival techniques, learning the way to tip absolutely everyone here, from the cleaning lady at the bathrooms in the airport to the lady that puts your things in bags at the supermarket.
One of the things we are the happiest about is our new house. It has three rooms, living room, bathroom, kitchen and…a back yard where we can have barbeques and parties :D It’s very close to the main campus and to the sports field where the football players train. This is the main advantage that our Mexican friend pointed when we were considering whether to rent the house :))
The first impression is that Mexicans are lovely people, warm and friendly but veeery lazy and like chatting with everyone about everything. Exactly like in “telenovelas”. They take things easy, don’t stress, party a lot and have 2-hour lunch breaks. We have so many things to learn from them if we want to live longer…
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