About

After 17 years spent growing up in Grand Island, Nebraska, I knew there was more to Mexican food than what Amigos had to offer. (As crystalized by the “Yankee Burritos” once offered in Amigos’ kids meals, consisting of a hot dog & melted cheese wrapped in a tortilla.)  Working for a Texas company temporarily helped me get closer to the holy grail. But it became even further out of reach when my job shilling semiconductors took me to Boston, and then a boy + semiconductors took me to Washington D.C.

A few months before our wedding overseas, the boy said to me, “My work can take us to Mexico City; shall we go?” “Does a bear sh*t in the woods?” I replied. And so we’ve arrived, newlyweds of 2 months, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, to make our mark on the D.F and experience its food. This blog will chart my experiences as an Embassy spouse, a Thunderbird Global MBA student, an expat woman, a Mexican culinary novice, a gringa. Wish me luck, or as the case may be, buena suerte.

-Julie
Mexico City blogger & resident

email: julie_carmann {at} hotmail . com