Man, been a long week. Or 5 days or whatever. Honestly I've lost myself in Mexico. I've gone beyond merely forgetting what day it is but now don't even know what month it is. Don't worry padres, i'm all good though.
So we flew into Mexico City, threw our stuff down in the hostel and started chugging the homemade mezcal that i bought from a guy on the beach in mazunte that was carrying around gas cans of the stuff. I mean it seemed like the thing to do here eh. Anyway, after half the bottle and a handful of beers we were bien chingados and went to lucha libre (mexican wrestling). I really can't explain the spectacle. It takes a dump on WWE's chest. They throw midgets at each other for crying out loud. And of course the barrage of insults makes it even better - chinga tu madre!, vete a la mierda!, no vales ni verga!
Woke up feeling god awful. Like just horrible. Alby's old mate from high school, a former exchange student, lives in Cuernevaca, about an hour outside of the city. So he picked us up around 9am and after a quick Mickey D's bfast I felt whole again. We planned on doing a bit of hiking and seeing some ruins but we started drinking in the car to get rid of the hangover and once we saw a pulque stand those plans evaporated. Pulque's made from a plant similar to agave (for tequila)...they extract the "honey water" from the plant and let it ferment for about a day before mixing it with fruits and serving it. Good side - tastes great and isn´t too strong. Bad side - it keeps fermenting in your stomach so you just start farting for the next 12 hours.
Went to Israel's parents house and stayed on the sauce. Honestly, it was really the experience I came to Mexico for. To spend a day with Israel and his extended family, drinking, learning mexican slang, discussing local politics and life with narcos was simply surreal. They made a huge feast for us and then we switched to tequila before ending the night in a drunken stupor.
Took the bus back to mexico city the next day, watched the super bowl, blehhhh and passed out. Spent the next day wandering around mexico city (which btw is a supremely awesome city with unreal architecture) and had some much needed pho for dinner before heading to bed early.
I'm gonna talk more about this later but I have to say that mexico has such an undeserved reputation, which honestly is a big reason why i wanted to come here. Ya knah, when people speak of mexico it's either about the wasted gringos in cancun where everyone speaks english or the narcos and how dangerous the entire country is. Don't get me wrong, it can be dangerous, just like any place (you really dont think nyc is incredibly dangerous) but our experiences thus far have been to the contrary. We've met some of the most awesome people, seen beautiful landscapes and had some of the best food possible. Not to mention the abundance of hotties here. And it's awesome too. They eat tacos and meat, drink beer etc but have bodies of angels. Take note americanas - you don't need to stick to the vodka soda and iceberg lettuce diet cuz guess what it ain't working anyway. come to mexico and see how real women live.
Anyway, we bussed it to Guadalajara, watched anotheeeeer lucha libre (albys an addict) and woke up with a splitting hangover just in time for the tequila tour this morning. Went to the town of Tequila (where almost all the world's tequila comes from) and was aptly drunk by noon. Fell in love with the tour guide, who btw had the most bellisimaaaa smile i've ever seen and then we took care of a drunken 50 year old chilean woman. God what an embarrassment. On the bus ride back she, um, got a bit physical with alby, told the bus that i turn her on and started crying on the phone to her daughter (who wasnt actually on the phone). A veces chingas el tequila, a veces el tequila te chinga i guess.
So here we are. I'm on the otherside of drunk by now, a bit hungover, and we're headed to a chinese buffet before hitting the hay. Leaving at 6am manana for La Paz, the tip of Baja. Whale sharks, diving, fishing, gray whales and their calves...man i am beyonnnnd excited. i'm actually foamin at the mouth i'm so excited. ciao.
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