August 2012
2 posts
First of all,why Puerto Escondido and what for ??
As mentioned before, my school asks us to do a form of social service or human experience which corresponds to a month in an NGO in order to obtain experiences different from the business oriented education ESSEC provides us. After a lot of research, the AIESEC failures, and other non-convincing opportunities, I decided to choose a place I...
July 2012
4 posts
Puerto Escondido - my best Summer adventure !
I know what you think : I am the worst wanna be blogger : 1 month without writing is inadmissible. But I have valid arguments ! :
1. A hurracane hit Puerto Escondido 2 days before we arrived there, therefore there was no internet (sometimes no water) and no signal.
2. I was very busy helping in the Casa Hogar (orphanage in which I did my social service)
3. I wanted to enjoy...
June 2012
3 posts
“Im @PuertoEscondido : no water, no internet. I am living out of mosquito...”
– xxx Happy Summer
~ Mexican Graduation ~
It is well known that Mexicans are party rockers ! As I was telling people I was about to hit Mexico 8 months ago, their response was : sooo you are going to “fiesta fiesta and drink a lot of tequila” …Indeed true but not only ! Anyways, one of my wishes was to assist to an official Mexican party whether it be wedding or .. graduation. Wish granted ! Last...
May 2012
8 posts
#YoSoy132 - PRI and more blurred information
Usually I do not like to write about politics but I believe that this subject is extremely meaningful and particularly relevant for other university students around the world. I was aghast to see that none of the international newspapers mentioned anything and keep on talking about Mexico because of the murders and drug dealers when the democracy is being compromised.
Currently, four candidates...
I roll up whenever you call baby I roll up ! Sunny...
I used to believe (at the very beginning of my acquaintances with the country) that Mexico City was a dangerous city in which it was impossible to walk or spend any good times outside like in parks or riding bicycles. Well you know what ? Sunny Sundays in the DF are the most exquisite things ! Every last Sunday of the month, the city council closes the beltway for the Chilangos to take...
Hatha - Ashtanga - Kundalini & more
Unfortunately I haven’t found a dance studio as excellent as the Parisian One. Therefore, instead of mediocre dancing, I chose exceptional Yoga. I am not very sure which we practice, I only know that my buddhist professor manages to make me forget about everything, once or twice a week during a few hours.
People usually see yoga as weird positions that only supple people can reproduce....
“I know I don’t give news, I know I am a bad long distance friend/ family...”
– Philosophical moment that I wish to share x
Stop #6 ~ El Cañón del Sumidero
Stop #5 ~ Cascadas de Welib-Ha
The famous ones !!!!!! Let me explain the whole thing with those waterfalls. One of the Chiapas Team Member has already visited them last year, and fell for them .. Why ? Because they are part of the only waterfalls that are still not invaded by families eating, drinking and derping all over the place.
The water is deliciously warm, there is no one in the water because of the relatively...
April 2012
16 posts
Stop #4 ~ Palenque
The city of Palenque is ugly. And I am not making this comment because we arrived there at night with an excruciating heat and general bad mood because we could not find any hotel. It is just that the center of the city has no particular interest or beautiful monuments. The only agreeable element is the zone called La Canadá which is the Hotel Zone. It is pleasant as it resembles...
Sharing some of our playlist !
Partage de...
Stop #3 ~ Yaxchilán
Yaxchilán was my favorite stop from the Chiapaneco trip. I guess it is mainly due to the whole jungle adventure. As mentioned earlier, we arrived the previous night at the Echeverría Reserva, with the cabañas and the mosquito nets … On the next early dawn, we took a local lancha (gunboat) that took us to the archaeological ruins of Yaxchilán. It was delicious to be the only courageous ones...
Stop #2 ~ Lagunas de Montebello
After a short night the road trip finally began ! Two friends joined us to form the Chiapas Team !!! We drove two hours South to reach the Lagunas de Montbello. It is a national park close to the border with Guatemala, created in 1959 and lately (2009) designated a Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO
The main attractions are its 59 lakes, striking because of their gorgeous colors, which vary...
Stop #1 ~ San Cristobal de las Casas
After 11 hours of car, a billion songs sung, too many sandwiches eaten and a few fights we finally arrived to Chiapas. Thanks to Le Guide du Routard, my little friend for the whole trip, we found an excellent Hostel, clear, cheap and cute that quickly became our Home Sweet Home. The hostel had an Hippy Touch with Globetrotters cooking in the kitchen and the included breakfast enabled us to try a...
Semana Santa en Chiapas
I think that for this trip the best thing to do is to write a daily journal because it is going to be rich in adventures and discoveries. It was a bit complicated for us to decide of a destination for Semana Santa. Semana Santa is our only week of holidays and usually, it is planned weeks, months ahead because all the hotels are full and the prices go crazy. Months ago we planned a trip to la...
March 2012
13 posts
San Miguel de Allende
The famous and well-known SMA ! I wanted to visit this village because many of my Mexican acquaintances spoke about it, telling me I would fall in love with its streets. Well guess what ? I didn’t like it that much … It is a very beautiful place but the only thing that bothered me is its Gringo-ization. Many retired North American buy houses there and start to...
Querétaro, Qro
The second step of our girl road trip was the city of Querétaro, capital city of the eponymous state, 220 km in the North of México City. Our stop has been short but enough to realize the beauty and tranquility of the city. Querétaro is one of the colonial cities of the country, full of historical (over 3000) buildings. Very different from the noisy DF, Qro is full of light, beautiful walking...
~ J A L P A N ~
Following the advice of our beloved roomies [..] we decided to start our 4-dayègirl-roadtrip in the Sierra Gorda region in the State of Querétaro, which village in called Jalpan. None of our Mexican acquaintances had ever heard of this place but we decided to try the adventure, and it was SO worth it ! It is the best place to take a break from the crazy, noisy and polluted Mexico City. The...
The AIESEC Experience
I didn’t want to recall the whole AIESEC Story but I guess you need a little introduction in order to understand. AIESEC (@) is another civil organization but way more professionalized and professionalizing than the other one I might have evoked before. The acronym stands for Association Internationale des Etudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales. Yup you got it, it’s French...
TEMAZCAL
Last Saturday, my roomie, some friends from Cuernavaca and I experienced an typical Ancian Aztec tradition called the Temazacal. The description might seem suprising but it was truly an uplifting, revigorating and moving experience spiritually wise.
I know sometimes I can be over spiritual and have strange beliefs but don’t think this experience was linked to any sect or secret covent (the...
Long time no see; Look who's back !!!!
Haloa ! and Sorry ! In order to make you forget how long I haven’t been writing I’m coming back with a metro annecdote … so you know I’m still taking the metro and I have my little routine ! Seriously how do them cool daily bloggers make it to write with so much consistency ?
Where do they find the time ? Maybe with an iPad I could keep you...
Un Techo Para Mi País
I am sure you all remember the previous introductory post about Un Techo Para Mi País. After a few weeks of wandering about, we finally went to the Comunidad last Friday. The comunidad is located in Tlílac, Xochimilco - in the South of Mexico City. We went by bus withe the other techeros and the evolution of the landscape is incredible. We came from skyscrapers, buildings and banks and gradually...
February 2012
24 posts
Fin de Semana en Tecozautla, Edo de Hidalgo
Corruption in Mexico
Not everything is pleasant in México. Despite my natural attraction to the country and lifestyle there are some repulsive elements. One of them is Corruption. Fortunately enough I ran only into one type of corruption : that of the police. When one generally turns to the police in case of emergency or looking for a direction, the tip in Mexico is : Ask anyone but the police. The reason...
