Volunteer program · Mexico City

This is not another volunteer gig.

It's the one that turns you into a traveler of peace — someone who leaves money in the neighborhood that hosts them, respects how people actually live here, and shares who they are instead of just passing through.

And it turns you into the person who shows other travelers their México. Walk Coyoacán tomorrow with John from Australia — anthropologist, in love with Frida.

First, a short test. It's not about history class — it's about whether you've actually been living this country. Takes about four minutes.

Question 1 of 6

Is this your first time in México?

Coming back means the country did something to you the first time.

Question 2 of 6

When did you arrive?

Not because it's a race — a country takes a while to let you in.

Question 3 of 6

Where have you been?

Tap everywhere you've actually set foot. No point in stretching it — you'd only end up guiding a tour of a place you've never seen.

Question 4 of 6

Have you volunteered at any of these?

If you already know how a hostel breathes at 2am, say so. If not, skip it — plenty of great volunteers start here.

Question 5 of 6

Maybe you don't know yet why you're in México living this trip.

And you probably don't know where it will take you either. But — do you know where you don't want to end up?

Question 6 of 6 · Mexican General Quiz

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Ten questions. Answer from what you've lived, not from what you've read.

Adding it up…

One second.

You're in

You passed.

You know this country better than most people who arrive here. That's the whole test.

Leave us your email and we'll create your Soy Pepe account — that's where the real application happens: the tours you'll unlock, the workshop you want to teach, the game you'll run at the pub crawl, and the dates you choose.

We'll only use it for your application. Nothing else.

Done

Welcome, almost-Pepe.

We just emailed . Open it to set your password and get into Soy Pepe — that's our app, and it's where the rest of your application lives.

What's waiting for you there: unlock two walking tours by answering questions until you know the city, propose your own workshop, invent the game you'll run at the pub crawl — and then pick your dates.

Any trouble, write to hola@casapepe.mx.

Not this time

Come back in a few days.

We're not closing the door. We're asking you to go live a bit more of it first — that's literally the job.