Mexico City woman makes weekly 8,000 km trip to attend NYC law school
For most people, big moves are made towards cities like New York for career or education. But for 30-year-old Nat Cedillo, a law student, the path is reversed—she lives in Mexico City and flies to Manhattan every week just to attend classes.
As reported by The New York Post, Cedillo boards a flight from Mexico early Monday morning and returns home by Tuesday night. This intense two-day super-commute helps her complete her final semester at a prestigious New York law school.
Last year, Cedillo and her husband, Santiago, left their Brooklyn life behind for Mexico City, drawn by its better weather and more affordable cost of living. But she didn’t want to give up her legal education—so she started commuting instead of moving back.
Since January, Cedillo has spent over $2,000 (₹1.7 lakh) on flights, food, and short stays across 13 weeks. Each round trip covers more than 4,000 miles. Despite the exhaustion, she calls the experience “worth it.”
Her story is part of a rising trend called super-commuting—where people travel long distances regularly for work or education. A Stanford study cited by The Post noted a 32% increase in such commuters across the U.S. since the pandemic, with NYC seeing an 89% rise.
Others like Kaitlin Jay, a hairstylist from North Carolina, and Kyle Rice, a software developer from Delaware, follow similar routines to avoid NYC’s soaring rent.
Cedillo sums it up simply: “The non-travel days in Mexico are the best.”