Solo Adventure in Mexico City

travel 

often

alone

even if it scares you

there are doors in your soul 

only opened in a new land

hidden cities inside yourself

now go explore them

-delaney gibson

I just got back from a 5 day, solo adventure in Mexico City. This will go down as one of my favorite holidays. I had a lot of family and friends concerned for my safety before I left. And a few that kept checking in on me :) We've all heard horror stories about travel in Mexico. I can assure you that you can definitely have a safe and very fun time in CDMX, even as a solo female traveler. Obviously, you have to keep your wits about you. But hopefully this will encourage you to go and explore on your own! Here is a collection of photos from my trip! Oh, I'm bummed I didn't get to the Frida Kahlo Museum. It was a 3 hour wait to get in! And I did not take near enough photos. I was too busy enjoying myself. I'll call that a win, even for this photographer.

Mexico City is filled with amazing museums, restaurants, shops, and friendly people. It's a short 1.5 hour flight for me so I will most definitely be back!

Fave Eats:
Contramar
Mercado Roma
Azul
Dulce Patria
Condesa DF

Fave Shops:
Void
Goodbye Folk
Soho
Vintage Hoe
Zara ('cause American Zara is trash)

Fave Spots:
Anthropology Museum
Chapultepec Park
Pyramid of the Sun
El Pendulo Bookshops
Bukowski's Bar (Jazz Club)

Currently Reading

I've really been struggling. I'm going through the hardest pain in my entire life. I'm finally facing past trauma and current trauma head on. It's ugly, it's raw, and it's fucking hard.

Along with therapy and group meetings, one of my sources of power and commitment to doing this hard work has come from reading. I've been devouring books daily. Reading, audio, pirated YouTube links, anything I can get my brain on.

I wanted to share my current reading list this month. I've finished all but two of these and I highly recommend them all!

From L-R

"The Language of Letting Go" Daily Affirmations for Codependents by Melody Beattie
"Ikigai" The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Hector Garcia and Francesc Miralles
"Codependency No More" by Melody Beattie
"Facing Love Addiction" by Pia Mellody
"Waking the Tiger" Healing Trauma by Peter A. Levine and Ann Frederick
"You are a Badass at Making Money" by Jen Sincero
"You are a Badass" by Jen Sincero (Audiobook - so good!)
"A General Theory of Love" by Thomas Lewis
"Facing Codependence" by Pia Mellody
"Secrets of Attraction" The Universal Laws of Love, Sex, and Romance by Sandra Anne Taylor
"Quantum Success" by Sandra Anne Taylor (Don't let her terrible book covers and titles fool you, this shit is gold.
"The Cinderella Complex" Women's Hidden Fear of Independence by Collette Dowling
"Stoicism: A Stoic Approach to Modern Life" by Tom Miles (Audiobook)
"Using Stoicism to Overcome Anxiety and Depression" by Aaron Olsen (Audiobook)
"The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck" by Mark Manson (Audiobook - brilliant!)
"Unfu*k Yourself" Get out of your head and into your life by Gary John Bishop

Yeah, Champagne! and Yay, Reading!
DG