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Am I a tourist?

For some reason, I never thought of myself as a tourist in Mexico. However, now that the question was asked, I think that I am somewhat of a tourist. Every weekend, I feel like visiting a new place even if it is outside Mexico City. I have also learned to take more pictures - before this trip I was not into taking a lot of pictures. So far, I have taken about 2000 pics because with all the places you see here – you need to!

I do not know if this is pertinent to the topic but language has to be mentioned because it is huge. In my case I feel like at home sometimes because I dominate the language but in the case of some other people who struggle with the official language it can become a very frustrating experience.

In my case, I do not feel much of a tourist during the week days because I work at my placement like any other Mexican citizen and I also try to immerse in the culture, use some of their words –slang, eat their food. However, during the weekend when I go to visit new places, I do feel somewhat of a tourist but I see myself mostly as someone living and working in Mexico visiting a new place not a tourist coming from another country to discover a particular attraction.