The Things I Miss

I have worked in an office for over 10 years and so it feels very strange to find myself outside of that comfortable structure for the first time since I messed around in the music world post-uni.

I am asked often what it is I miss about Mexico now i'm back in London. So here you go:

The fish tacos from Tres Galeones 

Late night deep conversation with friends over mescal at Covadonga cantina, Colonia Roma

Covadonga Cantina: this became our local

Walking around Colonia Roma or Condessa with the sun on your back past the faded crumbling grandeur of buildings hiding galleries, parties and secret gardens.

The hipsters in Mexico City look exactly like those in London (NY and Berlin too..) so in Colonia Roma, sitting having a mescal you could be in Dalston but there is sunshine and blue skies

Lying in the hammock reading while Maya has her afternoon nap

Mango, pinapple, papaya, melon.......melting on your lips and dripping down your fingers

Cactus of all different shapes and sizes punctuating the landscape, framed with blue mountains

The positivity and unpretentiousness of the creative scene in Mexico City. It is a much smaller creative world than in London, somehow giving you that confidence in limitless possibilities.

Being warmly absorbed into the ever growing Montes de Oca family

Watching whales from the coast, hummingbirds drinking nectar by your feet, eagles and vultures circling the blue domed sky

Being able to wear a dress and sandals all day, not having to carry layers of clothes

Buying beautiful, colourful and inspiring textiles





What I missed about London when i was in Mexico

My friends within cycling distances

Discussing life with people who have known you for years through the best and the worst

Flat whites. Tasty vegetarian food (vegetarian in mexico was bacon)

Pubs and friends' gigs very nearby. Taking my box of records to play at a pub

Amazing parks within walking distance, the canal,and playgrounds that arent right next to a large smelly dual road (I saw one in the middle of a motorway in Mexico!)

Spring blossom confetti falling over the clean and smooth pavements

Knowing where your meat comes from

Music, music, music. Even hip places in Mexico had terrible music

My bookclub, watching movies at home on our projector