It could be my inexperience and my newly biased mind to the beauty of New England, or simply the small comparisons I have been making in my head to the fall in Mexico City, where I am from, but I have come to the conclusion that there is something absolutely magical about fall in New England.
Setting aside the lovely weather, the cozy rainy days, how the leaves bring color to the ground, and the amazing seasonal flavors that unlock for our coffee, each fall truly arrives with its own sentiment.
Experiencing autumn with my new Americanized point of view, I will give you my list of great plans and activities you can also discover (or rediscover) for this season.
Starting with the amazing scenery, any park or spot with trees can become simply a place to read a book that can easily match the piles of leaves, right next to you.
So, take my advice and grab whoever loves sweater weather with you to plan a picnic at your favorite spot, using only seasonal snacks and meals.
And if eventually you get chilly, go to the nearest cafe and play a fun board game while you drink a cup of hot cider (nobody warned me about how good this is).
It truly can’t get any cozier than that, except if you stay home, play a cozy fall playlist, and make classic pies to enjoy later with a super old horror movie that everyone was shocked to learn you haven’t watched yet.
Within the several culture shocks I’ve come across, a really positive one has been the different seasonal activities where nature is involved and makes it more thrilling.
One of which is pumpkin patches! Again, it could be me just being a fall amateur, but they really had me in awe of how surprisingly fun choosing and carving a pumpkin can be.
Everything that surrounds it —from analyzing the different-shaped pumpkins to getting together with friends and carving faces to spook spirits away —is simply going to continue on my bingo card next year as well.
With Halloween and Día de Muertos parts of the season, thrifting becomes a vault of oddities and forgotten treasures, with relics transported from forgotten eras.
Needless to say, there is no better time to seek them out.
Personally, I can continue filling this space with the mundane activities you have already done and know like the back of your hand, things I only recently became part of but have come to love and appreciate.
–Nov. 4, 2025–
