Still In The Capital

Well Mexico has been full of filming and editing. I still need to force myself to talk to more strangers and to girls I’m attracted to. I did go out on a date, though. It was with a girl from here named Erika. We went to a café called “Café de Nadie” It was fun. I brought a list of questions. Special questions that explore one’s values and some that are simply funny, like: What’s the best part about taking a selfie? The questions were a hit. Another example: If you could change something about yourself, what would it be? Each question lead to a conversation…a great conversation. Then we walked around the town and checked out some cool places. We went to a big traffic circle with a statue in the center where we kissed. She initiated the kiss, ‘cause honestly I wasn’t feeling good (upset stomach) and wasn’t attracted to her at that level. It was a little uncomfortable. She sensed how I was feeling and it made the rest of the night a little odd. On the way back to where I was staying I suggested we go to a bar and have a drink. Just one drink ‘cause I’m abstaining from alcohol. Or trying. Later when we got the bill I saw they charged me hella pesos. Most likely the most expensive whiskey they possess even though I just ordered a whiskey, without specifying. I got angry and gave the waitress a piece of my mind. Instead I shouldn’t have gotten mad but simply paid the bill and left. It was water-under-the-bridge. Oh well, lesson learned. Ascertain the price before every purchase.

Mask Hysteria

Like in Brazil, almost everyone here wears masks on the street. Not me. These masks aren’t filters. They don’t filter nothing. I realize that if one is sick and coughing and sneezing, the masks would serve a function. But there’s no reason that healthy people should be wearing them. It’s incredible how many people are wearing masks…and nobody, not the police, are enforcing them. I’m no rebel, but now I’m feeling rebellious….for simply being natural?

Editing

Speaking of editing video. In addition to the construction videos I’ve been doing for Mortonstones based in Fort Lauderdale, and my Web-Series, The Roadents, I’m creating a Youtube channel for all the videos I made while in Madagascar……videos of my students in class, in English Club, on field trips, and the activities we had at the school. Also, videos of the small town I lived in. There’s about 40 videos in all. This is something I should have done long ago, but better late than never.

Drugs

I’m amazed that I’m very infrequently drinking alcohol and not smoking marijuana. I know it’s better for my health, but also I think it’s helping me to grow psychologically. When I smoke and drink regularly, it’s almost like I wont allow myself to open up and have fun and be social until I’m under the effects of one of the two, or both, drugs. Now, I have to face the social situations because the drugs will not arrive to save me. Also, I’ve cut back on the amount of coffee I drink. Before I would drink 3 to 4 cups a day, and I would drink a cup when I was feeling tired. Now I must work through any tiredness without any help of caffeine.

New Forms of Learning

I think I’ve discovered a way to improve my Spanish, my speaking skills in general, and my social skills. I prepare something I want to say, translate it into Spanish, I’ll rehearse a couple of times then I record myself speaking it in front of the camera. Doing this forces me to learn and practice new words and phrases. Then of course, I watch it. It’s fun, too.

Returning To The States

Tomorrow I go to the United States to attend my mother’s funeral in Tucson, Arizona. I’m not looking forward to it. I’m comfortable here in Mexico and don’t want to leave. But it will be good to see family, especially my brother. I’ll only be there for a couple of days, though. As well, I’ll be seeing my aunts, Mimi and Lisa. Mimi has a wonderful heart and is always happy to see me. She is a little crazy and fun to be with but she gets emotional and cries a lot and can be very negative. She always thinks that I will never visit her again, so she constantly asks me, “Will you come back to see me?” and “You’re never going to come back to see me!” She gets sad very quickly. She also likes to drink, so we usually have a few drinks when I’m there. Lisa is different. I haven’t seen her in many years. I’ve tried to visit her and call her but she never answers. My brother tells me that she’s really into leftist politics and talks about that a lot, which can be annoying. In my experience when it comes to people like that, you have two solutions….ignore their conversation or engage them in the political talk. If I respond by talking politics they normally get angry, if they are leftists, and we all feel uncomfortable. We’ll see how it goes.

I just returned from my short trip to the United States. It was a very meaningful two days. I attended the funeral and saw a few relatives I hadn’t seen in a long time. My brother, his wife, and my father and I all stayed at the same hotel. And the last night we bought some wine, cheese, sliced meat and hung out at the pool. What a good time talking and getting some “therapy” in the hot tub. It had been a long time since I was in a hot tub so it really felt therapeutic.

Now I’m back in Mexico City and it’s time to edit video, even though it’s tedious, I do it everyday.

Walk in The Park

Today I went out on this Sunday afternoon to the Park and took a lot of good video of people enjoying themselves, a rock band playing Billy Joel and Wings, people walking dogs, open-air dancing classes, and people just being happy.

While at the park I ate a THC gummie that I brought back from the States. When it hit me I became cheerful and happy, and I talked to many people. I even talked to homeless panhandlers and old folks. I saw two girls walking pass me and I said to them that they walked very well…like professionals. I immediately regretted that because I thought that that could be taken for comparing them to prostitutes and that wasn’t what I was trying to say. Also, I talked to some people who wanted to practice their English with me so I taught them a phrase or two then told them that I would be back to quiz them. I didn’t plan on coming back but I happened to see them again and gave them the quiz. They forgot the phrases so I reminded them how to say it. They loved it. It was a fabulous day and the THC gummy helped out a lot.
I walked the streets of Mexico City listening to music and checking out the night life. I’m not drinking so this is a way to enjoy the night life. There are some really cool-looking establishments and good-looking, well-dressed people here.

Tinderling

I got a match on Tinder so I sent her a message asking her if she wants to go out for dinner. This will be the first time I meet-up with someone on Tinder. I’d prefer to meet someone the old-fashion way, like face to face, physically in person, but oh well, you got to do what you got to do.

A Date

I had a date with a Mexican girl I met at a hostel. We went out for wine in a swanky cafe/restaurant on a corner. It was sexy. You just have to see it. You’d be transported back to Paris in the 1920’s. We ended back at my place. It had been awhile since I had sex. It was good but I wasn’t very attracted to her so I wasn’t totally gung-ho. I’m still looking for my girl.

The Weed Gods

I was walking to a cafe/bike shop and passed a bag of weed on the ground. I snatch it up even though I stopped smoking. Well, I can smoke this. After all, I didn’t buy it and once it’s gone I won’t buy another.

City up next: Veracruz