A Critical Social Faux Pas You Must Avoid in Mexico
Are you hoping to make some native friends in Mexico? You need to know this #1 social faux pas before it’s too late.
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Expat Life Part-Time: Still the Best Choice
Updated November, 2023 - After nine years, It’s more obvious than ever that part-time is best.
Read MoreBest Songs in Spanish If You Don’t Speak Spanish (Including Song Links)
The whys and hows of listening to foreign-language music even if you don’t understand the words.
Read MoreWhat Living in Mexico Taught Me About Sleep
Our sleep schedule was not established by our natural inclinations, but rather by the needs of industry in England over a century ago. Is that schedule best for you?
Read MoreLittle Known Reasons to Learn a Second Language Post-55
The justifications to learn a second language at 20 are very different from the reasons to learn post 55, and likely even more powerful.
Read MoreWhy You Need to Learn to Appreciate Mexican Regional Music
When traveling in Mexico, don’t make the mistake of ignoring or deriding regional music. Learning to appreciate regional Mexican music should be part of developing your new “mini-life” in Mexico.
Read MoreHow to Take Uber in Mexico
Uber has been a game-changer for people who live part-time in Mexico or travel there but there are a number of differences in using the car-sharing app. in Mexico
Read MoreVisiting Nombre De Dios and Durango Mexico
When you live in Mexico, even expats who own cars take bus trips in Mexico’s luxury buses, such as the trip a friend and I took to Durango and its nearby Pueblo Magico, Saltillo and Nombre de Dios.
Read MoreMexico's Summer Heat Can Bite in More Ways Than One
If you decide to live in Mexico full or part-time during the summer months, don’t get caught flat-footed on how electricity is billed or your electric bill will be higher than your rent.
Read MoreWhy You Should Never Bake in Mexico
Updated January 2020 - I take a controversial stand on an issue of vital concern to me in Mexico - the quality of baked goods in Mexico (I’m glad I don’t have a comments section).
Read MoreTwo Keys to Setting Up a Mini-Life in Mexico
Updated January 2023 - Two key habits will ensure that the weeks leading up to your departure for Mexico are spent with friends, not washing windows.
Read More2022 Best Spanish-Language Series on Netflix
As Netflix adds more and more foreign movies to its fare, these series from Spain will expand your Spanish and your horizons.
Read MoreWhere Do You Go When Things Go Wrong in Mexico?
Updated January 2023 - Problem with a landlord? A retailer who’s ripped you off? Who do you call? Surprisingly PROFECO (Mexico’s consumer affairs agency) has teeth.
Read MorePublic Transportation in Mexico
Updated December, 2019 - Once you take your eyes of the scenery outside, the interior of some Mexican buses can also entertain.
Read MoreMy First Uber Ride in Mexico
Updated August 2020 - Uber in Mexico - The inside scoop on Uber in Mexico? Cash is king.
Read MoreHelping Mexicans with Their English
Updated December 2023 - The tools that many Mexicans use to learn English are antiquated. Helping your Mexican friends and their children with their English is an great way to build relationships. Introduce them to these great free online tools.
Read MoreSimplicity Key to Part-Time Expat LIfe
Simplicity is the key to living in two countries. Keep it simple and you will find it costs less to live in two countries than one.
Read MoreBuying Ambien in Mexico and Other Adventures
How to buy Ambien in Mexico and 34 other ways to get some sleep.
Read MoreFashion Tips for Men and Women Traveling or Living in Mexico
You can dress fashionably when you travel or live in Mexico part-time - and you should....(our politics are embarrassing enough, don't you think?)
Read MoreMexico’s More Humane Daily Schedule
Are you a bit of a night owl? Mexico runs on a later time schedule. One you may really like.
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