The Journey to Finding Your Place in Mexico
To settle well and be content in Mexico, you'll need to seek compromise, be accepting, and learn how to craft your situations on Mexico's terms
Matthew Harrup
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Mexico Newsletter —
October 2024
Season & Clock changes; Appointments at Immigration offices; Autumn festivities; Overwintering in Mexico; Moving logistics; Internet without wires; and more...
Mexico Newsletter —
September 2024
Transition to autumn; Mexico's Independence month; Simpler lifestyles; Buying older houses; Monarch butterflies; Buying & selling foreign currency; and more...
Mexico Newsletter —
August 2024
High summer; Residency through marriage; Summer rain storms; Mexican coffee; Property purchase options; Summer tours; Plan your Mexico lifestyle; and more...
Mexico Newsletter —
July 2024
Summer season; Mexico's peso; Road trips; Mexican craft beers; Suitable accommodations; Copper Canyon; Power cuts; Living well in the rain season...
Mexico Newsletter —
June 2024
Summer light & rains; Mexico's elections; Health insurance; Mosquitoes; Document translation; Coasts vs mountains; Residency support; Summer leisure tours...
Mexico Newsletter —
May 2024
Waiting for the arrival of the rain storms; May dates; Realty agents; Lifestyle choices; Residency support; The Beatles; Dwelling spaces; Climate & clothes...
Mexico Newsletter —
April 2024
Easter in Mexico; Solar eclipse; Dry season; Document apostilles & translations; Mosquitoes; Home insurance; Selling your Mexican home; tipping culture...
Mexico Newsletter —
March 2024
Spring climates and dealing with the dry season; Benito Juárez weekend; (No)clock change; Local coffee; Residency matters; Dwelling spaces & driving places...
Mexico Newsletter —
February 2024
Residency qualification; Solar eclipse; Long-weekend holiday; House prices; Agreeable winters; Dealing with the dry days; Learning Spanish, and more...
Mexico Newsletter —
January 2024
New Year traditions; The dry winter season begins; Meeting whales and butterflies, Minimum wage and residency qualification; Calculating living costs in Mexico
Mexico Newsletter —
December 2023
Christmas & New Year festivities in Mexico; Winter season begins; Year-end housekeeping, Monarch butterflies; Colder places in Mexico and keeping warm...