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AjarnErnes · Joined: 26 Jun 2005 Posts: 71 Location: Mexico City, Mexico

The school I'll be working at is 45 minutes past the last Metro stop, Rosario. Way the hell out in Atizapan. I take a bus from Rosario out to the campus and it takes about 45 minutes. Is it worth trying to live in Df or should I just live out there? They provide free housing for the first semester, so I'll take it but come January I'll have to find a place on my own. I'm thinking if I live toward the end of metro line 6 or 7 it might be ok.

Can any one suggest a neighborhood in northern DF that might be ok?

Ernest

Guy Courchesne · Joined: 10 Mar 2003 Posts: 9650 Location: Mexico City

Just live out there...too much of a commute and you'll drive yourself nuts. You can always come into DF on the weekends.

Ask Freddy about long commutes...

FreddyM · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Mexico

Long commutes will wear you out. I commute from Ecatepec to the Coyoacan area every day, and it averages 1.5 to 2 hours (sometimes longer) EACH way, on public transportation--combination of various micros and the Metro.

By the way, Atizapan...hmm...I have an appointment there later this afternoon. Right now I am trying to figure out how to get there. I'm hoping I can make it there in under two hours, starting off from the Coyoacan area.

Hey, Ernest, if it's Tec that you'll be working at, email me. I'd like to learn more about the school if I can.

Freddy

samizinha · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 174 Location: Vacalandia

I�m the Queen of Atizapan Smile

Freddy, you and I have talked... and AjarnErnes, let me know if it�s the Tec as well, that�s where I am... it�s definately not the most attractive place in the world, but I like living right near where I work... I wouldn�t dream of commuting, it could take 2 hours to just get to Polanco in the traffic... some people here live in Satelite which has a bit more of a social scene and entertainment... I�m happy to just commute to the city on the weekends.

samizinha · Joined: 12 May 2005 Posts: 174 Location: Vacalandia

I should mention that for a place in the middle of nowhere, Atizapan can be a little pricey rent-wise. The average for a single person apartment is $3000-$4000 pesos a month... furnished. About $1500- $3000 if you�re sharing. There are some nice streets to live on, some streets where I�ve been chased by packs of red-eyed street dogs, and some that I pretty much avoid. The rest of the area revolves around the Comercial. There is really nothing else.

M@tt · Joined: 16 Jan 2003 Posts: 473 Location: here and there

i went through atizapan a couple weeks ago on the way to a friend's ranch. it just made me really glad that i ended up teaching in Tec Cordoba. the only "nice" area i know of on the north side is satelite but i imagine it's ridiculously expensive. still, i would probably agree that it's better to live nearby and just commute to DF on weekends. you will save yourself so much time and stress, even if you have to live somewhere ugly.

why would any sane person commute from ecatepec to coyoacan? sounds like a recipe for misery.

FreddyM · Joined: 05 Jan 2006 Posts: 180 Location: Mexico

thelmadatter · Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:03 pm Post subject: Naucalpan

Anyone familiar with Naucalpan? Despite Freddy's warnings about long commute (Im a New Yorker, long commutes are in my blood), I HAVE TO GET THE HECK OUT OF TOLUCA! Im thinking maybe Naucalpan as close to Cuatro Caminos as possible

Really hard to find a place that isnt really expensive on the west side of DF