1. The arcade inside the Chapultepec Metro station.
2. Finding pineapple preserves at a deli in La Roma.
3. That, if I’m feeling hungry on my apartment search, I can stop at a taco stand and get a taco de alambre, covered in spicy green salsa, for 35 cents. And then stand there and eat it on a plastic plate with everyone else, including two middle-aged women in slacks.
4. The fact that this salad only cost me $3:
5. The view from this apartment building’s rooftop deck:
6. That a man washing his car on the sidewalk, using a bowl to rinse it with water, will stop when I get close and turn and smile at me, and say “Pase.”
7. The purples and yellows and oranges of the buildings on Calle Tabasco, and their old-fashioned wrought-iron balconies.
What I don’t like today:
1. The effin’-horrible high-speed Internet, which makes writing this blog post take 45 minutes.
2. The fact that apartment owners rent out their apartments, but leave a sign out front that says “APARTMENT FOR RENT”
3. The heartburn I got from the aforementioned taco.