The Mexican Medical System
After three days of chest pains I finally broke down and called the office of my cardiologist here in Guadalajara (I had a heart attack a few years ago). I called at 2:00 pm on a Monday and tried with ...
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Mary's Finest Hour
When Mary and I first moved to Guadalajara, we tried to get a cable modem installed so that we could access the Internet at a high speed. We signed a contract with Cybercable and gave them a security d...
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Dealing With Fear
Mary and I were at my dermatologist the day before yesterday when Mary showed the dermatologist a mole on her back that I had spotted. The mole had bothered me because it was irregularly shaped a ba...
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Biscuits On My Computer
Harry and Simon are two friends Mary and I met through my Spanish class. Harry hails from South Carolina and has a very faint trace of a southern accent. Simon is originally from England, but he became...
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A Day In The Life
Yesterday was hectic even by Mexico standards. It started out with the plumber coming to our house. We have a
tinaco (water tank) up on the roof that had overflowed several times. The husband of o...
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The Great Debate
I was over at Harry’s house last night for dinner (He cooks, I don’t, and Mary is gone he’s a real friend). After our meal, Harry and I got into our usual discussion/debate about the state of ...
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Thanksgiving in Puerto Vallarta
I just returned from an all-inclusive five-day trip to Puerto Vallarta. Many of us expats leave at this time of year. First, because it's Thanksgiving and our families are elsewhere; and second, becaus...
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Buying a new condo in Mexico
On April 1st, I bought a new condo as a rental. That should have been a warning. Fool! If you've been reading my columns you know what I went through to gut out my own house and rebuild it, and you've ...
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Midlife Mavericks - Women Reinventing their Lives in Mexico
Here's an interesting collection of stories of nineteen women who came on their own to Mexico in recent years to settle in the Lake Chapala area. The book consists of eighteen interviews plus the story of the author herself. The women range in age from their 40's to their 80's. Their backgrounds and experiences and approaches to life are as varied as you can imagine.
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New kids on the block
In March of 1994, I was contemplating the saying "Mexico: so far from God, so close to the United States", and having a good chuckle over El Sub's interview with Ed Bradley. In March of 1996, Marcos me...
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Excuse me, but do you live here?
This is my first essay, started not long after I arrived in Oaxaca. Later, I added the next-to-last paragraph to reflect my deeper understanding of, and my "upward" movement in, the gringo establishmen...
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A tale of two students
Meeting the folks in this story was inspiring. It sure blows the stereotype of the "lazy Mexican" all to hell. Photography by Diana Ricci
Pablo was the first in his family to move from their mountain ...
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How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm?
In the spring of 1994, I met some young people who had come to the big city of Oaxaca. This is a synthesis of what they told me about the life they left. (The cheerful mezcaleros (makers of mezcal) pic...
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Midlife Mavericks: my first book on Mexico
Whatever it is, it's been three years in incubation. Over the course of these years I've often mentioned my book, my interviewees, my agent, my excitement and my depression over the labor of my first n...
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Finding joy in daily life in Morelia
I always knew I’d end up in Mexico, but I didn’t know where. Mexico City holds world-class fascination, but there’s a reason even the idle rich have second homes elsewhere. Chapala had just too m...
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All's well in Copoya: Village life in modern Mexico
I have spent the early morning hours of this cool, beautiful summer morning surfing the Internet for international news and letters from friends in distant places. With my laptop clicking and whirring ...
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In Mexico, sometimes we foreigners are the entertainment
Often, after visitors have been here a short time, I hear them comment on how kind and accepting the Mexicans in the villages along the shores of Lake Chapala are to of the foreigners who have invaded ...
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Living the retired life in Ensenada
Wanting to be reasonably close to San Diego for my family in California and Kaiser HMO, I am probably moving to the Ensenada area later this year and hope to connect with people via e-mail who will be willing to answer some questions for me. I lived in San Jose Costa Rica for most of 1999 and I'm familiar with living in a 3rd world country but need input on living in Baja Norte. 1st question is availability and cost of apartment rentals-furnished or not, etc.
read moreLiving In San Luis Potosi
Posted by Diana Myers Stephenson on Junio 07, 2000
Since I gave up, sadly I must say, on Merida as a possible relocation site. I am now considering San Luis Potosi. The distance from my current loc...
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Moving to Monterrey
I am moving to Monterey, and would like to know what it is like to live there. I already have a job there, but will I be accepted among the people? Are there any good places to rent? Is it safe for me and my girlfriend? Please respond, I leave very soon and need this info.....
read moreCohetes, a Mexican tradition
Early one morning in late July, after being awakened by the infernal POP POP POP of today’s Mexican alarm clock, I arose reluctantly from the warmth of my bed, determined to find the true story of ...
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You Know You Live in Mexico When...
Mexico Connect Forum Discussion Threads
Posted by jennifer rose on Abril 03, 2000
From another mailing list:
You know you live or you've lived in Mexico when........
[Let's add to this list]
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Getting a telephone installed in a small Mexican town
Today I’m sending up rockets ( cohetes). It’s a day worth celebrating. If you have lived for any time in Mexico in a small town you know what I mean. That first rocket exploding at 5:30 in the ...
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Living in Mexico: accidents, remodeling and more
Accidents
I had my second car accident in Guadalajara last week. The first one was dealt with between us two drivers with a negotiated sum I paid for fixing his dent. I think it was about $200. My opt...
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Registered nurses working in Mexico
I am a RN who's looking to move to Mexico and work there. Can anyone provide me with information about how to do this? Is it true that RN's do not make much money there even with a Master's degree?
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