9/29/22 - Oaxaca City (Day 1)

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up at 4:45am to fly out

• Landed in Oaxaca, walked out of the airport to the main highway, and flagged down a bus that was going to the city center

  • Got dropped off downtown and walked 30 mins to the hostel, dropped my stuff off, and wandered around

  • Quickly figured out the light meter on the camera was not working because the battery is dead

    • Quite literally was shooting in the dark and trying to find a place that has this very specific small circular battery

• Went back to the rooftop for happy hour and made friends

• Went back to my room and met Issy, David, and Kate

• Snagged some tlayudas for dinner

• Went back to the rooftop and had some beers with everyone

  • Went to Convivio for a bit

  • Snagged a hamburguesa and tacos on the way back

9/30/22 - Oaxaca City (Day 2)

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up early to get brekkie

• Walked around the city in the morning with Issy

  • Tried to find a battery for the camera - went to a watch making store, but was not sure which battery was right, I will come back later with my camera in hand

  • But did not get the battery in time for the Hierve Al Agua trip, still shooting in the dark

• Went on the Hierve Al Agua trip with the two Israelis’ + Issy, David, and Kate

  • Visited the widest tree in the world (very unexpected)

  • Went to a textile factory where they showed us how to make various dyes from plants and herbs (way cooler than I thought)

  • Went to a mezcaleria

  • Went to an overpriced buffet

  • Finally went to Hierve Al Agua for sunset

• Came back very late and got wine + cheese with Issy, David, and Kate at the small little courtyard café around the corner from the hostel

  • Lovely end to the day

10/1/22 - Oaxaca City (Day 3)

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up and got brekkie with everyone

• Went walking around the city with David, got a new camera battery, and snagged some coffee at Praga

• Then wandered around the city some more

• Got drinks on the rooftop bar at sunset with David, Kate, and Issy

• Then we cruised over to David’s friends hostel to have some drinks

• After we went to Convivio for a show and then a club

10/2/22 - Oaxaca City (Day 4)

Daily Highlights:

• Got brekkie and then wandered around the quiet early morning city to take photos

• Did yoga on the rooftop with everyone

• Went to a traditional temezcal sweat lodge with Issy and Charlotte

  • AMAZING

  • One of my favorite parts of the whole trip

• Went to Don Juanito for dinner and had grasshoppers for the first time

• Went to Convivio after for a few beverages

10/3/22 - Oaxaca City (Day 5)

Daily Highlights:

• Went to Boulenc for brunch

• Walked around the city with Issy for the whole day

  • Got mojitos on the rooftop bar and chilled for awhile in Jalatlaco

• Snagged dinner with everyone at Homar

• Said goodbye to David, Kate, and Issy - v sad

• Went to hang out out at the little cafe around the corner for a while and then crashed early

10/4/22 - Oaxaca City (Day 6)

Daily Highlights:

• Woke up early to wander and took photos one last time

• Went back to get brekkie at the hostel

• Wandered around some more

• Got coffee around the corner

• Took a taxi with friends to the airport to fly back