alone in mexico city • ADULTING 2.0

[music] Hi. I just checked into my Mexico City stay. It's like a bed and breakfast kind of place. Built in the 1910s. It's 4:00 p.m. Just got here from Cancun. I tried to vlog in Cancun, but it's my first time doing a destination wedding, and destination weddings are crazy. I was so busy from morning till night, but I did swim a lot. I don't know if you could see my tan line. I got tanned. Also, this has been my airport outfit through all the airports. It's actually a set. I wore it like this in New York cuz it's cold. And then in Cancun, I was wearing it like this. This set is from Pisces, but this tank top is from Verish. So comfortable, so stretchy, very flattering. You could take the skirt part off which is nice. Yeah, the wedding was so pretty. I was trying to vlog so I did get some footages and I guess I'll play them right now. >> Everyone's hiding in the shade. [laughter] EVERYBODY STAND UP. EVERYBODY STAND UP. OKAY, come on. Pull you guys together. Come on. Give it up for the play of the group. [cheering] >> Just like a little recap of the weekend celebrating my baby sister's wedding. We've literally known each other for 25 years now. grew up together, raised each other, and now she's married. I thought I wasn't going to cry because the whole wedding felt like such a party cuz it was like a destination wedding. I was like, "Oh, I'm not going to cry." But once she started walking down the aisle, I was like, the tears wouldn't stop. But the plans are I'm going to change, go shop around this neighborhood because I didn't bring enough like in between seasonal clothing. I only brought really summery clothes for Cancun and then like fall winter clothes for New York and then Mexico City is like in the middle. So, I have nothing to wear. I'm serious. And I started the trip with two luggages, like a big trunk and a carry-on, thinking I could do three cities with just those two luggages. I was wrong. So, I had to get a third small one. If it was all the same season, I think I could have done it. Anyways, I'm going to change and then go out. This is what I'm wearing. Okay, it's already 5:00 and I'm hungry. So, let's go. I got to carry this key around. This is what the outside of my bed and breakfast looks like. I'm covering myself in black. I hope you don't see me. Trying not to make [music] a mess from things that you've told me. How long can you hold on to a fantasy day? Why'd you have to go and say you like me? We were doing well and I know [music] you too well. You're the one who threw us down and wishing well. Didn't think you'd be the kind of one to kiss and tell. Well, oh well. Oh well. [music] Don't say that. Are you the one that threw us down wishing well? >> I'm not going to [singing] [music] play on the baby. >> Oh well. Oh well. Oh well. I'm not going to like it, baby. [music] If I want to feel better, then you've got to be a stranger in my life. [music and singing] Hola. Gracias. Chile. Oh, I'm so hungry. I usually don't eat cilantro, but I wanted to try it the authentic way. So, so good. Oh my god, >> that was really yummy. I mean, it was it was really good, but like I don't know if I can say that was the best taco I've ever had, but it was quick. It was easy. It was cheap. It was So, it was good. I got my guava juice to go. And also, straws are banned in Mexico City. I'm staying in Roma Norte and I love how walkable this neighborhood is. I made it into my room. So, there are two locks and you're only supposed to lock the top one from the outside, but I didn't know. So, I locked it from the inside and I left. And then he used like two different knives to try to open it. Anyways, 9:45. I'm already tired, so I'm going to wash up and go to sleep. So, I'll see you guys in the morning. Good night. That mirror though. Good morning. About to get breakfast, but I just wanted to show you the exterior of this building. has two floors, but because it's surrounded by so many trees, it's so dark. This breakfast area is so cute. But seriously, look how dark it is. It's 8:30, but it looks like dinner time in here. This is the hallway. I haven't gone upstairs yet, but I want to check it out. This is where I checked in yesterday, too. Look at the light. How fun. I guess there are four others. And I'm here by myself. So, sitting at this table all alone. Bueno. >> Good morning. >> How are you? Okay. >> Yes. >> Did you sleep well? >> Mhm. >> Fresh strawberries. Scramble. >> Okay. >> See? Okay. Cappuccino. What the hell? This cappuccino's bomb. So happy. I'm so early. Nobody else is here. Am I better than everyone? uh tea and a ketchup. [laughter] >> This is a very wellbalanced breakfast. [clears throat] >> Okay, ready for day two in Mexico City. This is my outfit. The lace top is from Zara. This bracelet is from Suz Miaz. The rings are from Kira and Misha. Nails from Jenny Nail. The bag is from Dinette. It's been my airport bag, but today I'm going to go to the market, so I thought I would need to bring a big bag to fit everything in there. Pants are my favorite. The skirt pants combo. It's been my go-to. I love it. And then shoes from Coast Cost. I have to take the taxi here cuz it was kind of far. Hopefully, they exchange it for me here. I'm walking in a neighborhood called and it's very walkable, very loud, lots of shops, very lively. But right now, I'm getting hungry. So, I'm in search for a restaurant. I don't have any restaurants near here saved. So, I'm just going to go into whatever looks good. I'm going to go to a brunch spot in here. >> I have no idea what chilakilles is, but I just wanted to get it because it sounded like the most Mexican. Like, it sounded the most authentic thing on the menu. Now that I have eaten, let's explore this building that's full of Mexican designers. [music and singing] You [music and singing] get [singing and music] so cute in here. It's my hot chocolate. >> I'm obsessed with this place. The wind feels nice. >> Wow. Thank you. Oh my god. >> How do you wear this? >> Even the fitting room is so cold. Okay, I'm going to try some things on. I love this. Why is caught on Did you put this on? >> Oh, I love K. Yeah. You like K-pop? >> Oh my god. I was like all changing. I was like, why is coming on right now? >> I once wore them in the [music] >> Where's my K-pop playlist? Here it is. >> Who's your favorite favorite girl? >> Okay. GR basically all >> What's your name? a lot. >> A lot. I'm Ashley. >> Ashley. I remember when I was making this [music] playlist, I was like, >> "Wo, this shirt is so cool. This This is like supposed to make a tie. I don't know how to do it. I'm going to ask Ella to do it." >> Okay. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. I see it. I see. I see the vision. Imagine this like black paste of >> Thank you. Thank you. So nice meeting you. So wholesome. >> Me too. I had so much fun. Thanks for the K-pop jokes. >> Of course. >> Enjoyed it. Yeah. I hope you can come to Korea. >> Yes, I [music] will. I'll let you know. You'll be the first person. >> Okay. Thank you. >> Bye. >> I actually bought something. Can't wait to wear it. My legs were hurting from walking so much. So, I got on an Uber and I'm going to the Bibliotea now. Wow. Go up to the top floor once and then go home. Also, I brought a long sleeve cuz I knew I was going to get cold at night. I feel so smart. >> Finally here into Gana. Oh my god, I'm so hungry. >> The bread is so good. and Ashley. >> Hello. Sorry. >> Hi. Nice to meet you. >> Oh, see Choppy and Chester. >> I was just like walking around the whole day, but I was like, I want to go here. Not enough time. >> I heard you used to live in freshman. >> Hell yeah. Crazy >> Queen's kids. Yes, happy neighbor. >> I went to do and like I grew up in Bayside. >> That's crazy. We're neighbors. >> Everything has been great so far. The bread was amazing. >> Oh, thank you. >> We literally make everything in house. Puree seasoned and deliciousness. And the other side is ricotta. And then this is the warm flavors of fall. McDonald's fudge cream. >> Oh my god, I'm so full. But this is so good. Time to go home. It's nine. It's a little past 9. hard for me to keep my eyes open. My skin is so dry. Today was a really good first full day in CDMX. Literally, everything is so pretty here. All the streets. I was walking and I needed to go this way. Then I would see something across the street that was also really cute. And I just wanted to go everywhere. And it made me think, oh, like 3 days is way too short. It's 4 days, but it's like three full days, you know? So, tomorrow I'm planning on starting the day earlier because tomorrow is my last full day. I wasn't lonely today because I made a friend while shopping. Shout out to L. And I also met my friend's friend eating dinner. So, it was great. I got to talk to and socialize with people. So, it really wasn't bad at all. I'm going to use this accent oil cut cleansing to remove my makeup. Whenever I go in for skincare treatment, my one name always packs me sample sizes when I tell her I'm going to travel. So, I just travel with Detroit sample sizes all the time. My skin's so dry. First, the elevation is higher here. Second of all, the air quality is not that great and it's like still kind of hot in the morning because of the sun, but at night it gets chilly. So, my skin was like dehydrated. I need to do a sheet mask tonight before sleeping. Can't hang. It's only 9:30, but like so tired. Okay, [snorts] be right back. I'm going to shower. Yes, they left the window open after cleaning and so many mosquitoes got in. How many more do I got to kill? Put my sheet mask on. New season of It Ends With Us came out that I've been waiting for. So, I'm going to watch it and go to sleep. Good night. [clears throat] My throat hurts. [laughter] >> [clears throat] >> Time to do my makeup. We just got back from breakfast. The food was amazing. Um, today I had fruits, yogurt, croissant, and chinchilla. What was it again? Which is what I had for lunch yesterday, but it was so much better here today. For blush, I've been using Entropy's Autumn Vibe. I don't own any blush this color, so I was really excited for this. perfect autumn color. It's like the little beigish. It's not powder, but it's also not liquid. It's like in the middle, kind of like a balm texture. The lighting's not giving. I still haven't really decided where I'm going to go today. I mean, I know I'm going to go to the Palano area to check out the two museums and some shops in the area, but after that, I don't know if I should go all the way downtown for the Freda Kalo Museum or stay in the vicinity and check out other museums. I was talking to the owner here this morning and she like gave me some great ideas. So, now I just have too many ideas and I don't know which one to go with. I'm going to put some Fenty Beauty highlighter on my cheekbones. This is what I'm thinking of wearing. After all the stuff that I tried on at the wig shop yesterday, I decided to go with this green colored really sheer soft fabric that you can wear in different ways. You could wear it like this. I originally wanted to just wear this halter top, but it's too cold. I'm just going to do offshoulder for now cuz it's like kind of warm and then later at night I could put it on. But yeah, the top is from a brand called ABL Studio. It's made in Mexico. I wanted to get something from a Mexican brand since I'm in Mexico. Okay. And for the lips, I've been using these two Hera products. I'll just do a natural overline over lip with this one. It's 400 and it's the powder matte lip. So, I will line my lips. Actually, do I want to go with the bold lip today? Maybe I'll do a lip liner. I'm going to do a brown lip liner. And then I'll let this Hera tube beige number 430. It's my lippy. And I'm going to wear these boots that I bought on the streets on my first night for like 60,000 Korean one. I think it was like 70,000 Korean one. But I've been looking for kind of like sleek looks, sleek boots like these. I need to pack my three lippies, a snack just in case I get hungry in between meals. I'm going to bring my face mist today cuz yesterday it was really dry and I didn't have one. And for scent, I'm going to put on Notorious Woud from DS and Dura. I've never heard of this brand before, but when I was in New York, I went to Brooklyn while I was shopping around. I bought like a candle for my friend's birthday and got this sample size from there. [snorts] This scent is like leathery but sweet woody sunglasses. These vintage ones from Chanel. My little card wallet which is from Ghani. I hate how my hair does this length is like at an awkward length where just does this by itself unless I straighten it out. I didn't bring any hair tools with me cuz I thought I would be okay with just a roll brush but no. Okay, time to go. >> How's everything? >> Good. >> Did it work out for you? >> That is crazy. We have extra must be surprising. Okay, now I'm going to the museum that's right next to the museum we just went to. This is Mox. That's Mo Soyama. took the Uber and came to the Palanco area. This neighborhood seems more upscale. I see Farerraamo and I see a few like designer brands. I'm going to have lunch here because it's in a really pretty building. Just found it on Google Maps while I was walking by. The review is okay, so I think it'll be okay. I'm obsessed. [music] Okay. >> After getting seated, I saw that the reviews for the food weren't that [music] great, so I just decided to get the simplest thing on the menu. I haven't had enchilada here yet, so I just got an enchilada. I'm going to check out this perfumery called Zeno. Smells amazing in here. Smells like forest. Smells like a really fancy spa. Thank you. Thank you. You too. I'm going to get coffee here at No Bad Coffee Club. What is Greek coffee? >> Like a Korean cookie. >> Really? >> Yeah. Korea has something called yakqua >> and it's very similar. Yakwa. >> Yakqua. >> Okay. >> I love it. >> It's like fried, right? >> Yeah. >> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. M. It's good. >> Yeah. I love it. This one. >> Melo macarona. >> That's Yeah. You are the first person when I say complete. >> What? >> I don't [laughter] know. It's difficult for some. >> It's long. >> Does that mean like >> trying a Greek pastry in Mexico City? It's like a Christmas treat. >> Guaranteed to be like, "This is not a fairy tale." >> Tastes like >> my third museum of the day. >> I want to do this. >> I want this. >> Okay, >> follow me. >> Whoa. Gracias. >> Wow. >> Gracias. >> Thank you so much for you. >> Thank you. One for me and one for Who do I give this to? >> It's quite a walk up to the castle. No, it's closed. >> I said I can look for five minutes. Why does everything close so early? I should have come to the castle first and then gone to the museum cuz the museum closes at 5:45 and the castle closes at 5. That's what I get for not being a planner. Filming a little OOTD. I am glad I went even if it was really short cuz I don't think I could have done the hike again tomorrow cuz I'm like quite dizzy right now. Um but there's like a line here cuz apparently they do like a museum tour at night with opera. All these people are waiting. That sounds so fun though. I want to go. He gave me a new hat. >> I'm dead. He gave me a portrait for free. I got two more. [music] It's already time for dinner. I heard that this restaurant is good. Vika Varika. So, I'm going to go here for some seafood. >> [music] >> We go to the first bet like a $50 close. So, as we're walking up, >> I'm like, [music] >> usually when you do a bed, it's like automatic press down. So, you're down. >> I don't know what the car means. Reservations. >> Yeah. Good morning. It's my last day and I'm rushing to get ready. It's almost 9:00. I want to skip breakfast today to go to a bakery, a famous bakery that I had saved. And then I'm going to go to the National Museum. I swear I'm not usually in a rush when I'm on vacation because I want to have a leisurely time, but there's just so much I want to see. I think you have to stay at least 5 days or else you're just missing out on so much. I have to leave the hotel around 2:30 today. My flight is at 5 and then I have a layover in San Francisco and then I'll be flying to Inchan from there. This is my OOTD. I wear the dress I wore for the wedding as a skirt and then wore this unbalanced top. Again, really like this. Love the fit. Love how soft it is. I also wear my jeans that I wore yesterday underneath. And then I put on a little headscarf cuz my hair is just uncontrollable. Walking to Panaia Rosetta. That bakery was all over my for you page after looking up Mexico City spots and everyone like raves about it. Okay, I'm excited for this bread and coffee. See the line? >> Yes. Yes. A hot latte, please. [music] Just whole milk. Yes. >> Like guava jam. Not too sweet. National Art Museum. So, the bed and breakfast owner was telling me about this statue that's in front of the National Art Museum. And the horse is famous because it's got very big. Feel like a princess. I wish this was my house. You're so cute. I'm back in my neighborhood cuz I just thought it'd be safer to hang out here just in case there's like too much traffic on the way back. I had some more stores saved. So, I'm going to eye shop a bit and then have my last meal in Mexico City and then go home. So sad. Close. Can see in Mexico. Ah, wow. [laughter] >> We're bunching. My last meal will be tacos. I passed by here last time and saw that there was a line, so I wanted to try it. [music] Dr. Mix [music] It was a little salty for my taste. I wish I went with like a locals so I know what to order because all I know is taco, but I wanted to try the other stuff, but I didn't know what was good. Also, like when you're traveling alone, you can't finish everything. So, you can't be too greedy with food. I'm just walking around this neighborhood and I just love how lush Mexico City is. They have this plant growing in the middle of the street. Look at this. Wow. When you're walking in Mexico City, make sure to look at the ground that you're walking on because there are a lot of like bumps and like drops all of a sudden. So I almost tripped and fell like five times. Look straight. >> No, you look great for your >> Oh, that's a really really honor for someone from your country that they have the Korean girls. They have such a lovely skin. >> Yes. >> Thank you. >> So you're leaving us today? >> Yeah. >> It's too bad. >> I know. It's too short. >> You should stay a few more days. >> I wish. >> You have to work? >> Not really. >> So [laughter] >> I have to hurry. You're young and beautiful. >> I'll come back. >> Yeah, come back. >> When's the best time to come? >> Now. >> Weatherwise, it's not It gets a bit cooler and the traffic becomes congested in December. >> Oh. Time to say goodbye to CVMX. Seriously, time went by so fast here. I'm definitely definitely coming back for sure. And I'm going to rave about Mexico City to everybody because I think everyone should come here. Love Mexico City. The service at this bed and breakfast was phenomenal. They were so kind, so accommodating, so helpful. I'm just waiting for my Uber. I'm like kind of low energy because my cramps are really bad right now. I just took pills, so hopefully I'll be okay soon. [sighs] and see you in soul. [music]