Mexico City Part 2

We were fortunate to hang out with Micaela of Poseiden (San Diego, CA), who also came to Mexico to help teach clinics for Chica Riders. Poseiden works to expand female participation in skateboarding. Micaela and Paco look back at the mariachi band while she explains that they are singing about this crazy woman who drowns her children in the river.

We went to a handful of parks. This one (called Bowls of head if Juarez, because it is next to a giant sculpture of Benito Juarez's head) had a series of large bowls, all painted different colors. We had a great time skating this park, until Nancy got stuck inside a really deep bowl and I had to help her out. We were both winded, still acclimating to the 7,000ft altitude and excessive smog levels. Check out the video at the end of this post for the panoramic view of this park

After skating we rest in the shade and talk about clinics, tours, foreign exchanges, and how we can work together in the future. Clockwise from upper left: Nancy (SLAG director), Renata (Riper!), Micaela (Poseiden), Paco, and Paloma (Chica Rider).

Above is my sneak photograph of reggaeton master 'Gold Nigga' at the opening exhibition of Converse sneakers that were painted by Oaxacan artists. We dined on fine wine and Oaxacan hours d'evours, including chapolines (grasshoppers). Unfortunately we didn't have snazzy suites like the folks below so Nancy and I showed up in our grubby jeans and sweatshirts. This didn't stop the press from shooting photographs of us or Canvas Magazine from scheduling an interview.