Your leaders, already plotting the best tacos in CDMX 🌮
Chaos, culture, and incredible food — your favorite Baltics are taking you to Mexico City.
August 20 – 24, 2025
Your leaders, already plotting the best tacos in CDMX 🌮
About the trip
Get ready to explore CDMX with your favorite 2027 Baltics!! Mexico City is the perfect mix of chaos, culture, incredible food, nightlife, and hidden gems: one minute you're wandering through historic streets, the next you're dancing on a trajinera in Xochimilco or eating tacos at 2am.
Expect a mix of fun cultural events, beautiful streets, lots of bonding (!), shopping, and tacos, tequila and mezcal! We hope to curate the best possible kick-off to the start of core!
Day by day
August 20 · Thursday
Arrival, sunset BBQ + drinks, intros, and chill first-night vibes.
August 21 · Friday
Breakfast in San Angel, explore colorful Coyoacán + Frida Kahlo Museum, then Xochimilco boat party, mariachi plaza, and late-night tacos.
August 22 · Saturday
Brunch in Roma, Chapultepec Castle + Anthropology Museum, free time in Polanco, then dinner and drinks in Roma/Condesa.
August 23 · Sunday
Explore Centro Histórico, including cathedrals, palaces, museums, cafés, and markets, followed by lucha libre and an intimate farewell dinner at the Airbnb.
August 24 · Monday
Departure and final recovery mission back to Boston.
What to expect
Where we're headed
Five days, six neighborhoods — each one completely different. Here's a taste of what's waiting.
The Baltic family
Throughout the MBA, your pre-f(x) friends will be your people: your late night study partners, your c-f(x) companions, and your lifelong friends.
This trip is our way of giving you the warmest possible welcome into the Sloan community. Before classes, problem sets, and recruiting season take over, we want you to arrive in Mexico City, let go, and just be present with the incredible humans you're about to spend the next two years with.
The bonds you build over mezcal, mariachi, and maybe a little lucha libre are the ones that will carry you through everything Sloan throws your way. We can't wait to do this with you!!
2027 Baltics at Orientation
Your guides
Ximena Morales
CDMX Local · Foodie · Traveler
Mexico City girly, foodie, and passionate traveler. My perfect day: brunch at a cute café, window shopping, a sweet treat and daytime drinking. I'm currently working on my patience (aka I started ceramics), joined Follies, The Yarn, FinTech Club, SWIM, and of course the Latin Mafia!!
Zara Inam
Study Room Expert · Climate & Energy
Designated person most likely to find a study room in E62! I grew up in Atlanta, but was living in Cambridge prior to Sloan. I'm part of Sloan Senate and involved in various climate and energy initiatives. I'm a big fan of music (consistently Spotify's top listeners worldwide 😮💨), food, chilling with friends, reading, traveling, dancing, and apparently speaking Spanish when drunk.
Julia Zou
Core Mentor · Climate Girly · Dog Mom
Proud Baltic! I grew up in New Jersey and lived in Cambridge for five years before Sloan (ask me for recs). Core Mentor, DMD TA for the Baltics, Baltic CBC (shoutout Chicken Chase), and a climate girly with Zara. I love skiing, pottery, tennis, and hosting friends, and most of my time and money currently go to my giant dog, Tank, but we love him lots.
Alex Chung
Army Vet · Sommelier in Training
Army vet with a love for travel, wine (currently pursuing my Certified Sommelier designation), and calligraphy. I grew up between Hong Kong, Seoul, and New York, and pay homage to my Asian roots by convincing friends to make late-night trips to KBBQ in Allston or Yume Ga Arukara in Porter Square.
Olivia Rodriguez
Design Club Co-President · Core Mentor
Proud Baltic Petrel, Co-President of the Design Club, Core Mentor (see you all at orientation!), and one of the Chicken Chase chickens alongside Julia. I love dark chocolate, dogs, art, failed book clubs, and running, although sometimes I also hate running. Originally from New York but have also lived in Baltimore, Chicago, and now Boston. This summer I'll be practicing my Spanish by rewatching sitcoms before we take on CDMX.
