a new home
on the edge of change
If you’ve been following along, then you probably know that in October I boarded a one-way flight to Mexico City. Armed only with my passport, iphone and one backpack, I had dreams of starting a new life somewhere.
From the outset, I secretly hoped that CDMX would be the place for me. A brief three-day stint in January had already whetted my appetite for the city - but I knew I needed more.
It’s been a wild three months. I’ve made more friends than I have in years. Fascinating people, ranging from students and teachers to musicians and finance bros. I’ve danced in pulquerias, run a half-marathon, got two new tattoos, and eaten hundreds of tacos. My other primary focus, to build my portfolio of travel writing, has been less successful. Pitching before Christmas was tough, with little to no interest in stories. Regardless, I decided pretty quickly that I wanted to nurture the roots I’d laid down here in Ciudad de Mexico. The idea of packing up my bag and heading south to explore Central America, while exciting, left me with an ache in my heart. If I left now, I would likely not be able to make Mexico my home, accepting my inevitable fate of becoming yet another Brit who immigrated to the safe shores of Australia or New Zealand.
So I stayed. And it feels like things are about to fall into place.
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astrocartography
While I’m not religious, I like to find comfort in the concept that the universe holds some deep meaning that we’re not privy to. For fun, I’ll happily engage in a Tarot card session in the hopes that an unseen power will allow me a glimpse of my fate. All this to say, my travel-obsessed brain is fascinated in astrocartogrophy: using your birth chart to find out where in the world you can tap into the best elements of your life, whether that be relationships, money, career or happiness. For me, my DC line runs straight through the heart of CDMX.
Astrocartography.com tells me that:
There is hardly a better place than the Jupiter/DS line for dealing with all people. Tolerance, generosity and freedom are the hallmarks for all private and business transactions. You will meet cultivated and intelligent people with a sense of humour, whose broad-minded and liberal views deeply influence yours.
It is far from rare that such encounters make a deep impression on your life. You are quite frank and open about putting the considerable experiences of such people to good use, and are happy to receive helpful tips and make mutually beneficial plans. Mutually agreed arrangements relating to contracts or legal actions are positively affected along this axis.
Times are happy and relaxed with your life partner. You reach a new understanding, respect each other’s interests and give each other space to individually unfold. Imbued by empathy and trust, your partnership becomes a growing source of constant inspiration.
Now I don’t claim to wholly believe this stuff, but I will say that my relationships have been key to all of the successes I’ve experienced here so far.
Moving into my first Airbnb house-share, I met a group of amazing people — they showed me the city on a deeper level, exploring La Laguilla markets, parques and luca libre
Another friend introduced said his company, which is building a new team here in Mexico — while not in my industry, I have been offered a full-time job in finance (AHHH, WTF) without so much of an interview
Another mutual friend invited me along to a club night, where I met an entirely new group of people my own age who instantly welcomed me into social events, including a trip to Xochimilco, a New Year's Eve party and Rosca de Reyes celebrations
As of this week, I’ve been in conversation with two separate people about potential flatshares, both of which came from mutual friends
All this to say, I feel like I’m standing on a cliff’s edge, about to plunge headfirst into a new life. I’ve had a few recruiters reach out this week about potential marketing jobs, both in the travel industry, which, if you don’t know already, is my wheelhouse.
I’m crossing my fingers and toes that somehow, things will fall into place. Or maybe I’ve just totally jinxed it by speaking about it here. Either way, we’ll find out soon.
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