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I do not claim to be half as interesting as John Malkovich, but after my experiences in moving to Mexico, I may be just as bizarre. I have been through a remarkable number of changes in a period of about 10 months. Some days I think I've weathered the storm with grace and even start to feel proud of myself, a young American girl living quite happily in Mexico, and other days, I simply feel lost, stressed, and confused. I have experienced various steps or dimensions of acceptance, success, and emotions during my move to Mexico, and only just now do I feel I have the hindsight and level of comfort with my life here to put my experiences into words. I hope that this article will serve those considering a move to this country as both inspiration and support. It hasn't been easy, but it has been worth the effort.
Two days before I left for Mexico on July 25, 2002, I called my boyfriend. I was in Boston, and he was in Spain. I left Spain in May 2002 to return to Boston and make plans for my move to Mexico. I wanted to buy a car, tie up loose ends, organize my life, and begin necessary paperwork. I was actually planning to arrive in Monterrey at the beginning of August, three months before Carlos would arrive! It may sound crazy, but Carlos had to stay in Spain until October to present his masters degree thesis, and I knew from experience that in order to get a decent teaching job, I'd have to arrive before the school year started. The only other choice was to arrive after Christmas, but that would mean seven months without seeing Carlos, and at this point, it was worth moving down there without him to be able to see him sooner. Plus, after a long soul-search, I realized it would be a good thing for me to arrive before he did. My intention was to find a job and make friends so that I would be independent and not rely on him excessively when he finally did return to Monterrey.
Before packing up my life and driving to Mexico alone, . . .
Click here to read the rest of the articleAmy Gray Kirkcaldy lives and works in Monterrey, Mexico.
When not teaching or learning how to dance cumbias, she is planning her Mexican wedding to Carlos
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