no so quiet anymore

right now i can't sleep. the rain is pounding lightly outside my window. but it's not that that's keeping me from falling asleep. there's a birthday party upstairs and you know our version of the "celebrity" game? well, it feels like they're playing that game. inside my bedroom. btw, i have my spanish test at 8am tomorrow morning to determine my placement. yikes.

today i also saw everyone i know in d.f. that's a total of three people right now: casey (as you all know), francisco (a friendly neighbor who lives upstairs who is not part of the current raucous) and yuri (casey's friend who is catalan and is currently on a "sex diet"). i hung out at flora lounge where gays frequent todo el dia. apparently, i'm an international gay magnet.

the noun of this trip: perseverance. it took me nearly four hours to take the metro to the university and find the building where i will be taking classes. i almost gave up a few times, but there was always someone that would give me a little bit more hope in finding it. but, that's my only job right now so luckily i have those four hours in my day.

ok, crossing my fingers that i can fall asleep. pictures are coming, i promise....

new to D.F.

today i spent the entire day virtually by myself. besides the few encounters with locals such as my three-hour breakfast to watch japan lose in penalty kicks, or buying produce at the farmer's market that is literally outside my door, or asking directions to the anthropology museum (five different times), i didn't have a single conversation. it's quite fascinating to be consumed by only your own thoughts, serve only your needs, and tend to only your appetite. for an entire day.

and here i am, blogging. estoy sola and it feels alright. this apartment, who is katiequach's, another friend from college and doppleganger to my sister, is quaint, quiet, and perfect. i step outside the apartment and at my fingertips is mexico city, a daunting world to explore. funny though, because i get teleported back to viet nam, mostly through smell, which is a mixture of fresh fruit, fried snacks, and car/motorcycle exhaust. it's that beautiful third world shit.

so, inevitably having to spend a lot of time on my own, i have decided to dedicate this summer to myself: the summer of viet-ly. and i hope to share some of it with you.


my fascinating adventure for the day: el museo nacional de antropologia. the world is massive. history is massive. this museum reminded me of that through its endless exhibits, which were all presented in a phenomenal manner.




p.s. i have been hanging out with my old college friend casey and his myriad of mexico city friends, so i'm not a total loser.