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Set against the vibrant background of one of the worlds most dangerous cities, Oh Mexico! is not only a classic travel memoir, but also contains great narrative and stuffed with amazing facts about this countrys colourful history, lit up by warmth, wit, wisdom and pizzazz. With an eye for the bizarre and comic, Lucys engaging account of surviving life and love in a vast Set against the vibrant background of one of the worlds most dangerous cities, Oh Mexico! is not only a classic travel memoir, but also contains great narrative and stuffed with amazing facts about this countrys colourful history, lit up by warmth, wit, wisdom and pizzazz. With an eye for the bizarre and comic, Lucys engaging account of surviving life and love in a vast, bustling Central American city is irresistible. After graduating from university with an Arts degree, she is faced with a dilemma: find a job or disappear to Latin America, the exotic land of her childhood dreams! Arriving in Mexico City with little money and only basic Spanish, Lucys To-Do list is simple enough: Next morning I awoke and began writing a to do list. Not that I am an organised person, but I was feeling overwhelmed and I always find that a to do list gives me a sense that there is a potential to cope with the situation. 1. Find something to eat, 2. Wash undies, 3. Learn Spanish and 4. Get a job Lucy promptly finds work as an English teacher and scores a room in a sunny apartment. Her new flatmate, the well-connected Octavio, is unnervingly attractive. So begins an adventure of comic challenges as Lucy negotiates Mexico Citys stratified worlds, meeting everyone from street hawkers to crazy gringos, academics and socialites. Then, as the two men she accidentally falls in love with discover each other s existence, her extrovert family arrive for a visit! With a curious mind and a knowing eye, Lucys account of life in this riotous third-world metropolis that is Mexico City is utterly irresistible.

Set against the vibrant background of one of the worlds most dangerous cities, Oh Mexico! is not only a classic travel memoir, but also contains great narrative and stuffed with amazing facts about this countrys colourful history, lit up by warmth, wit, wisdom and pizzazz. With an eye for the bizarre and comic, Lucys engaging account of surviving life and love in a vast Set against the vibrant background of one of the worlds most dangerous cities, Oh Mexico! is not only a classic travel memoir, but also contains great narrative and stuffed with amazing facts about this countrys colourful...  Read More