A Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico One of my readers asked me to talk about bugs and diseases. These are simply my experiences or observations and they apply to the Chapala/Ajijic lakeside area south of Guadalajara. I’m sure different parts of Mexico have their own unique vermin. I usually have one very loud mosquito […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico Last night I met Karen Greenbury in person. I first met her on the Internet after she quit her secretarial job in Alberta, Canada and was preparing to take a one-year sabbatical in Mexico. Karen is forty-four, single and travels with her cat and dog. She pulled her […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico Every once in a while, I get an email from a reader who asks, “What are the down sides of living at Lakeside?” Normally, I have to scratch my head and think a bit, but once in a while, I get a week like this one and it […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico Two of my life-long friends from California have been visiting with me the past two weeks. This is Marcy’s third visit. It’s Nancy’s first. I’m always nervous about first-time visitors. Will they see Mexico the way I do? Can they get past the poverty to see the beauty […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico Let’s start at the beginning. The five most commonly asked questions before I came to Mexico were: Why not stay in California and retire? Won’t you miss your friends and family? Will you be safe? What if there’s a medical emergency? What are you going to do with […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico Most expats here keep the majority of their money in Canada or the States; however, because of the recent peso devaluation, interest rates are high in the bank–33% last week. The money I do have here, I keep at Lloyds in a thirty-day account. Every month, like clockwork, […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico These next two columns will share some dubious gems of wisdom, organized alphabetically. My editor (are you listening, David?), limits the number of words for each column, so you’ll have to wait until next month for the M-Z section. It’s avocado season and my neighbor’s huge tree extends […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico The most often asked questions by visitors when they get here is “Can I drink the water?” followed closely by, “Is this okay to eat?” Okay, I admit I asked those same questions when I first got down here, too. I’m going to dedicate this column to the […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico My editor asked me to share with you some of the down sides of living in Mexico. He said, “no one will believe it’s all wonderful.” He’s right of course, but for me, the good far outweighs the bad — unless I’m smack in the middle of it. […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico Last month, my friend and I drove my Mazda MX6 back to California (yes, my third driving trip), so my son could sell the car for me. Other than illegal means, I had exhausted possibilities for selling the car in Mexico. That’s the biggest drawback to foreign plated […]
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