Life in Mexico City wasn’t part of the plan, but for Auckland man Mark Peacock, it’s become a balance of walkable living, global work and Friday seafood rituals.
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When living in Houston, Texas, I came here to watch the Houston Texans (NFL team) play at the huge Azteca Stadium in 2016, fell in love with the city and decided to move here. However, I first went to Quetzaltenango, Guatemala to study Spanish for a few months and ended up staying for two years as I spontaneously opened a hostel called Kasa Kiwi (which is still there). I finally moved to Mexico seven years ago.
I live in la Condesa which is a very central, beautiful and leafy neighbourhood filled with lovely architecture, numerous cafés, bar and restaurants and the best park in the city (Parque México).
Not long at all - I took to it like a shark to water!
