A Fiesta and Some Touring
On Friday, after a really productive meeting with Carlos at APROS, we were invited to a goodbye party for two of APROS’s interns, Tiffany and Blandine, who are from France. They are our age and we have gotten to see them whenever we go to APROS for meetings and they also accompanied us to visit Griselda the first time that we met. The party was hosted by Claudia (photo below) at her apartment in Alvaro Obregon. The party was absolutely a blast and the food was delicious! It was nice to get a chance to meet with all of the APROS people in a social rather than work setting. In typical Mexican fashion, the event was a family affair. We got to meet Claudia’s mom, sisters, nieces and nephews. The best part of the night was the salsa dancing which started after dinner. We both loved the fact that everyone of all ages was able to dance together. We managed to get the basic steps down but when it came to the twirls we got pretty lost - luckily they were all really patient with teaching us!
Then on Saturday we set out to Parque Chapultapec and were really lucky that it was actually sunny outside! Parque Chapultapec is kind of like the “Central Park” of Mexico City; it is absolutely HUGE. Within the park there are multiple museums, playing grounds, and monuments like the one below.
We went to the “Castillo de Chapultapec”, also the National History Museum. There was an awesome exhibit on the Zapatista Movement and a really impressive mural of the Mexican Revolution by David Alfaro Siqueiros.
In addition there were really cool views of the city!
When the museum closed at 5pm, we went to an artisan market to buy some presents for our families! We didn’t like this market as much as the one in Coyoacan but we both bought handmade and painted bowls that are really pretty. We are hoping to return to Chapultapec Park next weekend to see the Anthropological Museum….so much to do, so little time!
