San
Nov 30, 1919, 12:00 AM
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Living in Mexico - short term
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Well, to begin with, I wouldnt tell the people in the embassy or border that you plan to live in Mexico because really what you are doing is visiting for some months... This would put you in the tourist classification.
Well, you will be limited as to what you cant take with you. I am not totally sure as to what you can take exactly when you go into the country. I would suposse just as if you were traveling, only spare stuff that you can carry with you.
If you want my suggestion, go somewhere away from the border states, there is not much to see there and unfortunately they are not very safe.
I would recommend that you stay in Xalapa, in the state of Veracruz. Its a quiet city with very nice people in it. Many are students. Its really a college town and the state capital of Veracruz. Very cultural, you can go listen to classical music often if you want and besides its well connected. What I mean with this is that everytime you feel like exploring some more of Mexico you can go to the travel agencies or you can just make a schedule of your own, go to the bus central and buy a ticket to wherever you want to go. If I was you thats what I would do. Bus stations are not at all like American bus places where the scum of the earth seems to gather. Buses are to mexicans what planes are to americans. So you should be pretty safe traveling around that way. As in every place be mindful of your surroundings. Xalapa doesnt have bad places, it is a pretty quiet and peaceful place. The cost of living for a house rental would be aprox. 300 to 400 dollars. Then again if you want a small apartment or so, you can find bargains from 150 bucks to 200 bucks a month. I am sure that mexican tenants are always happy to rent to a foreigner with money. Also, Xalapa offers great places to eat for a pretty economical price. I would definitely check that out. I tell you this because I live there and Ive been around a lot. And the place that always seems safe and feels like home to me its that town. Now if you want to go to really cool mexican style places, you have to be very weary of where you are and what you are getting into. Chiapas is a wonderful beautiful state... nothing compares to the ruins that you can see in there and the mexican flavored towns that you can visit around this state. However, its a troubled region and as a foreigner I would not visit without guidance or a very good knowledge of how to get around in places.
Its just like everywhere else, you have to know where you are and have common sense.
Anyway if I can help you or answer other questions, post more and Ill try.
San<p><p>
: We are in a bit of an awkward situation ... our house is sold and will be taken over by the new owners in mid-Dec. My new job in another state doesn't start until March. We had originally expected it to start in January but the timing didn't work out. Rather than sitting around in an uninteresting apartment, waiting for March to roll around, we want to explore living in Mexico during the interim. We have 3 kids who we will homeschool during that time.<p>: Can anyone make recommendations on what towns we might explore? Low cost of living is extremely important since we'll be living off of savings. Safety is also important. Would prefer to be on the East side of Mexico since it's closer to us and we would travel through the East part of Texas to get there.<p>: Thanks in advance ....<p>
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