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
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