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Nomadin

Social worker, counsellor, executive coach, psychic, medium and humanist.
The wish, the urge to travel is in my genes, heart, soul, mind and spirit.
I like to travel slowly to meet people and culture.
I’m local and home where I am right now. Read more🇩🇴Samaná
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    • NomadinNomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop
      The Captain1My own boat!Floating kitchen

      Interesting facts in CDMX

      January 22, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      The Xochimilco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xochimilco and Coyoacan https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyoacán tour was disappointing.
      They took us onto the canals of Xochimilco. We were supposed to first ship around one hour on the canals. It took us 90 minutes to get there because of the heavy traffic. I was lucky enough to sit in front next to the guide.
      What actually happened was that there were floating kitchen, bars, mariachi singer and vendors and we were encouraged to consume. Our guide Sergio was very knowledgeable and funny, but the group was not interested in facts but kept eating, drinking and chatting away.
      Once we got the Coyoacan (historically very wealthy neighborhood) it was dark and we couldn’t see anything. One (not so) not so fun fact; Only Ex-Presidents, politicians and big time drugdealer can live there:, it is so expensive:-).

      More facts;
      - The metro in CDMX transports 7000000 people every day.
      - In 1818 the acting president of Mexicos (and his politician friends, of course all white Spaniards) pushed through a law that land could now be bought and owned. Before that the ones who worked the land were the owner. As soon as they left it, they weren’t any more. The consequence was that the President and his friends bought all the land around CDMX for 300 pesos and then sold it for much more. There was no urban planning and hence the city spread out in all directions. It’s is one of the reasons CDMX is so big.
      - CDMX is in a valley and before the city was build there was water and lagoons. Until today houses are build on platforms. The indigenous had a perfect water cleansing system. The water was perfectly clean. Shortly after the Spanish invaders arrived, there was a cholera breakout...

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    • NomadinNomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop

      Hop on and off bus tour

      January 21, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C

      I always use such a bus in a city, it helps you get oriented. But no - not in CDMX!
      This city is so huge - there is now way for a orientation dummy like me to get oriented.
      One of the main roads is 64 km long in the south and 53 km in the north. So basically the city is as big as from Basel to Bern! 2 hours a day commute to work is considered lucky, 3 hours is normal, many do 4 hours.
      I wonder how does one manage such a big city? CDMX without the surroundings suburbs is 8‘000‘000 people. That is the number of people in Switzerland.
      With big cathedral I also have mixed feelings. One one hand I admire the artistic value and in awe of craftsmanship, and that they left us signs of their culture. On the other side I think of the people who did the hard work. Suffered, died, were hungry and sick. I suppose most of laborers were slaves.
      Impressions of two different kind of arts.

      Covered 7.7 km      Read more

    • NomadinNomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop

      Central Library UNAM

      January 20, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C

      The underground where the library stands is lava because of the nearby volcano. The ground is 60 deep! The architect thought best to mostly use the lava to build the library, As the ground was uneven, he had to first build terraces and the buildings.
      When I stood in front of this building I was both in awe and I did not like it. A weird feeling.
      In awe because of the vision the Architect had, the thought of so many little lava pieces, all cut and painted by hand and the time it took to build. Overwhelming.
      At the same time I found it to be very ugly. I learned that the builder was a functionalist architect. Meaning that it is all about the function of the building not caring about the esthetics. Not my cup of tee!
      But it’s cool that such a iconic building host’s a library!
      If you wanna know more read here https://en.mxcity.mx/2016/03/juan-ogorman-mural…
      Side note. The University campus is so big (770 hectares!) that they have a bus to transport the students. Of course for some unknown reason I was standing at the psychology stop:-)

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    • NomadinNomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop

      Diego Riviera

      January 19, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      One of Diego Rivieras most famous Mural is Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Park.
      He was a gifted painter and Muralist as you can see from the painting.
      The mural 15.6 meter wide, 4 meter high, weighs 35 tons!) represents three principal eras of Mexican History: The Conquest, The Porfiriato Dictatorship, and The Revolution of 1910. In chronological order starting from left to right we meet numerous prominent figures from Mexican history.
      Now Diego Riviera was also a Don Giovanni and Machista. The picture with the yellow lady and the open legs represents Diego’s opinion about woman. He thought that in order to obtain a hus-band, make start a business or succeed in live she had to open her legs....... No comment.
      The lady in yellow is a famous and wealthy singer at her time. Nonetheless the men in front of her won’t let her pass because she is indigenous.
      At the very left you see Hernandez Cortes, the Spanish conqueror who landed in Veracruz, Mexico in the 1400. The blood on his hand symbolizes the pain and horror he brought the Mesoamerica. Little up and right the symbolization of the Inquisition Cortes also brought the continent (only to be seen in the movieclip.
      A side note; Riviera did not include his long term affair Frida Kalo in the Mural. She got offended and demanded that he would. He did!
      Posted movieclip on facebook.

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    • NomadinNomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop
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      Impressions of 10.4 km walking

      January 18, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

      Guabana for 0.98 Rp.....
      With Uber App you can also rent a bike!
      People gathering with friends and family for brunch.
      Poverty and the monster that has a wise saying!
      Wanted to visit the Palacio des Artes. Queued up to enter for about 20 min., then I realized I had to cue up again for the exhibition, decided it wasn’t that important. Again the building is amazing. The Spaniards really knew how to impress- then again it’s easy when you don’t pay for labour...

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    • NomadinNomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop
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      Museo Nacional de Antropologia

      January 18, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

      Lazy day with museum trip. We saw the department early and late Mesoamerica, which as a cultural concept included Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Belice, Honduras, Nicuaraga and Costa Rica. All these amazing civilizations which of all kinds of Pyramids over Centralamerica representing them. Cultures like Maya, Teotihuacana, Mixteca, Olmeda etc.
      It was impressive. The artefacts go from tiny, tiny to enormous.      Read more

    • NomadinNomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop
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      Condesa

      January 17, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C

      Mike&Oxanna live in a neighborhood called Condesa in Avenida Amsterdam. It’s a very hip place with many Restaurants, Cafes, Galleries, local art shops, Yoga places, Organic food and so on. You get the picture?
      Condesa is inhabited by many Expats and American retirees. Mexico forAmericans is like Spain to Northern European.
      In the morning they gather for coffee in one of the many coffees.
      The prices here are incredibly cheap. For example Manicure 8.80Sfr., Acrylnails from scratch 20.- Sfr. (Of course only woman can understand!) One Taco 93 Rappen. Even if you eat 3 (and I was done after 3) that amounts to not even 3Sfr. Big Salad with onions, tomato and avocado 2.60Sfr.
      Suits my budget!
      Avenida Amsterdam once upon a time was horse race track. They made it into an Avenue with many trees and the Avenue is basically a loop where people take leisurely walks. Joggers and dogs collaborate in the space. Apropos dogs; At every corner there is dog saloon. Mexicans seem to quite adore their dogs and send them to the dog Spa once a week!
      Condesa also has two big beautiful parks. I can definitely feel the difference in breathing between walking in parks or under trees and on roads with heavy traffic an no greens. On those streets my throat starts to ache.
      I’ve been here 15 years ago and traveled north with my boyfriend at the time. I felt Mexicans were quite unfriendly. Today I realize that they might have reacted to my (jerk) boyfriend.
      Mexicans are totally friendly!
      The announcement says; This park is morning because of the million trees that died in the fires in Australia. Trees are amazing!

      Covered 8.6 km      Read more

    • NomadinNomadinMexico, Guatemala - full stop

      Start with tamales and Tequila

      January 15, 2020 in Mexico ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      It’s impressive to fly over a 20 million city by night. What a view!
      My first dinner with my lovely friends and hosts Mike&Oxanna were tamales and tequila.
      After that drop dead on bed.

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