Am I the only young white American female in Mexico City?!?

Your statements brought back some memories when I first got here. Blonde hair , BLUE eyes and 6 foot tall ( I stand above every Mexican ) . I too tried to blend in - I wanted to experience life EXACTLY like a Mexican . Boy , was I stupid - I stand out like a sore thumb !

Now ( 4 years later ) , I simply live life.

Learn Spanish - I use a Spanish / english dictionary when I saw a common word over and over. I also wrote down common words ( this , that , every , friend , some , etc. , etc. ) on a piece of notebook paper and learned a whole sheet by the end of the week and then repeated. Did not take long. Have fun with it ! Have a local pronounce the word and you write it down phonetically. Start with the alphabet - a , e and others are NOT pronounce like in english - very important first step ! Learn numbers as well. I used to buy just 1 beer and put out the money. Count the change and then I knew what that cost. THEN I would order 3 more - They would look at me like I was crazy !!!:):) I did it for a reason they were unaware about :):)

GET OUT MORE - explore the city and everything it has to offer. Find a local street restaurant and visit often. Go find a local bar - visit often. People will approach you as they see you are a local. They seem to flock to me as it is a status symbol for Mexicans to speak english and have a gringo friend. They WANT to practice english. I find most of my conversations are spanish on my end and response from them in English - it's funny sometimes.

Doing what your doing shows me you are adventurous , outgoing , risk taker - not everybody can do it - Mexico is harsh :)

Get out more and open up , explore , TRY Spanish and laugh with them when you don't pronounce it right - trust me I've had some funny " language " stories .

Ask questions when conversation lags - shows interest and you learn their way of looking at life.

How you are bored in the largest city in the world is beyond me. Get out of your comfort zone and have fun !!!! You have the skills - Do it !!!!

Take pictures of your adventures and send to your American friends - FACEBOOK !!!! This should make you a little less bored and more connected to your life in America.

Good luck - and , NO your not alone - just a different personality than most.

Here is just one link I found for you. Google - American ex pats Mexico city. Ex pats are people like us !

http://www.expatinterviews.com/mexico?page=1

I just went and saw you are " Visiting " Mexico ? I imagine you are here an a 6 month tourist visa ? Don't forget that - you MUST leave after six months then return again on a new tourist visa. They do not play on this !!! If you stay longer ,there is a fine that must be paid before you leave Mexico. Don't lose that tourist card they gave you when you went thru immigration - they will ask for it when you leave !

Mexico City (Ciudad de México) is the capital of Mexico and an unbelievable town surrounded by great hill ranges. To see that city you are able to select the best solution hotelbye . The city's place is certainly breathtaking. Two spectacular snow-covered volcanoes, Popocatépetl and Iztaccíhuatl, tower above it using their more of 5,000 meters. Mexico City also preserves numerous pointers of its past and these are items that attract the tourists. The beating center of Mexico City is Zócalo - the Plaza de la Constitución (Constitution Square) - where in actuality the country's first constitution was proclaimed in 1813 and now could be one of the most visited host to Mexico City since it's among the world's greatest squares. In Mexico City you can also visit: the National Palace, the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Templo Mayor.

Yes statistics over the last five months have confirmed only one white girl 24 years old with blonde hair and green eyes looking like a big thumb in Mexico City, a big sore thumb that is! So which America did you move from? South, central, or north? Are you a survivalist? Then learn some Spanish make some native friends and be happy!! Adios chula!!

Also....sign up fr some Spanish classes...you will meet people there . And you need to make Mexican friends too! Friends do not need to be just like you...far better if they are not. Speak what little Spanish you can and people will help you out with it and that's how you learn.If you only hang out with people just like yourself, what is the point in being in Mexico City? I know Americans that live in Mexico who only hang out with other Americans. They are missing so much. Make friends with Mexicans, even if your Spanish is not very good...and there are people from many other countries there too...you can meet so many very interesting people.

re you sure you re in Mexico City? why did you move there ,maybe you should go back to where you came from. See in mexico is not like in the states tthat you sort of find your own people overthere we don't care much how you look.

hello young lady!!.... well the truth is that i'm mexican and i can sure you that there's a lot of people like you out there. There's nothing to worry about, and you don't have to get bored all the time. U just have to go out more and learn SPANISH... it's really not that difficult! I used to have friends like you but i don't anymore (now i'm in college so i can't see them)... so i'm sorry if i don't have any phone number or e-mail i can give you. But i'm sure you will find out. And please try to make friends with mexican people, i don't know how long you're staying but try at least to talk to them, a mexican friend (chilango) can take you anywhere you want.

here are some places where you cand find people like you...

☺POLANCO (you can find french, american, german, australian... etc)

☺ZONA ROSA (go to this place.. and you'll find what you are lookin' for)

☺TEOTIHUACAN(PYRAMIDS)... (tourists but i believe they can help)

☺COYOACAN(CHURROS Y CAFE, COLONIAL, CALLES EMPEDRADAS,MUSEO FRIDA KHALO)

☺CENTRO HISTORICO (MUSEOS, ZOCALO...ETC)

☺BASILICA DE GUADALUPE (tourists but they can help too)

☺MUSEO DE CERA

☺PAPALOTE MUSEO DEL NINO

☺PARQUE DE DIVERSIONES (SIX FLAGS)

☺CHAPULTEPEC

☺PALACIO DE BELLAS ARTES

☺TORRE LATINOAMERICANA

☺TEMPLO MAYOR

☺AUDITORIO NACIONAL...

And use the subway line 2 (the blue one)... believe me, you'll found what you need on this one.

Good luck, and sorry for the bad english, it's been so long since i don't speak it

no your not the only young white american female in Mexico City. learn the language, go downtown, go out and socialize.

first of all, there are many white mexicans concentrated in the distrito federal. also, many americans do live there. try to learn some spanish and friends will come naturally. meanwhile, try going to some more tourist areas to find other americans.

join a health club; join a dating club; join a service club; join a hiking club. a lot of Mexicans speak English; especially the younger ones

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