Crafts Markets in Mexico City

Wow, what a week!  This one was filled with hard work, some team drama, and a girls weekend in Mexico City.  First, here’s a photo from our meeting with Inifap (the Mexican equivalent of the US Department of Agriculture).  Yes, that’s me all dressed up in my business suit 🙂

We were ready for a break this weekend, so we headed back to… Mexico City!  Stacey and I decided we would explore the crafts markets and find some new good restaurants.  On Friday night, we found a really good Peruvian restaurant, Astrid y Gaston.  Here’s a photo of us enjoying some Pisco Sours.

Mexico is a huge city, so it’s split up into many different neighborhoods, similar to New York.  After a nice morning of sleeping in, Stacey and I headed to San Angel, a neighborhood in the South of Mexico City, to check out the Bazar del Sabado (Saturday Market).  The artists at the market were amazing!  We walked around for a while to check out all of the crafts and artwork, then stopped at a local taco shop for some lunch.  Next, we headed to a different part of the city, the Central Historic District, to visit the Ciudadela market.  This one was not our favorite.  It was a good place to get trinkets and souvenirs, but located in a very sketchy part of town.  We didn’t stay too long.  In case any of you are wondering… we did not take any taxis off the streets!  Here’s a photo with some of the cool artwork.

After a whole day of walking around, we were ready for some thai food!  We met up with some other Thunderbirds for dinner and it was great 🙂  Now we’re back in Texcoco, and getting ready for our final week here at CIMMYT.  

Check back next week for some photos of the final presentation!

Yours Truly, Julie G