Mexico City, We Meet Again!

This weekend’s destination was good ‘ol Mexico City. A group of us went to Nissan’s employee end-of-the-year event. I was a temporary employee for the night. It was for the employees from Nissan that work in Mexico City and Toluca. There were more than 1,000 people! There was dinner, dessert, free drinks, a band, and dancing! They even provided buses to and from Toluca for those who wanted to drink.

On Saturday we signed up for the Color Run. The registration fee included a white shirt, sweatband that said Color Runner, Color Run metal canteen, sun glasses, water, granola, laundry detergent, temporary tattoo, and more! Registration and the event were at the Racetrack where Formula 1 will be next year. After registering, we went to the mall to do a little Christmas shopping. Then we met up with Julie and Paulina for dinner in La Condesa. I was surprised how there were American dishes like mac and cheese and tomato soup with grilled cheese at the restaurant we went to. We got dessert on the house: flavored gelatin squares. They were interesting.

Sunday was race day with 12,000 runners. Every 5 minutes a group left the starting line. I had always wanted to go a Color Run and it was so much fun! Along the 5K route there were 4 stations where people douse you with color. It’s like powdered paint or something. By the end, we were covered in yellow, pink, purple, and blue. As you cross the finish line they give you a metal for completing the 5K and bag of powder for the festival. There was a DJ playing EDM music at the festival while everyone threw paint on each other. There were stations to take pictures, too. We made a flip book of us dancing! We were sufficiently dirty by the end of the morning. I took a 20 minute shower to rid myself of the paint.

Once we were clean, we went to Casa Azul, where Frida Kahlo lived with Diego Rivera. I learned a lot! Not only did we see her paintings and artwork, but also the clothes she wore. I learned that she wore loose tops and skirts to cover her back brace and her one leg which is shorter. She needed the brace because she was in a car accident when she was 18, which left her unable to bear children. This was the cause of her obsession with the life-cycle of an unborn baby. She made a lot of graphic pieces about this. Her home is beautiful, especially the gardens. After that we went to Coyocán to find a church and walk around. It was so cute and lively for a Sunday night! Then we hit the road to go back to Toluca.