Matthew Harrup

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Mexico Newsletter —
March 2025

Springtime in Mexico; long-weekend holiday, (No)clock changes; Pay days; Motivations for moving; Copper Canyon seasons; Spanish lessons, Living costs...

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

Mexico Newsletter —
February 2025

The dry season; Residency qualification; Trip insurance; Pay with a Smartphone; Mexico's peso; Selling your house; Cultivating friendships; and more...

Mexico Newsletter —
January 2025

New Year celebrations; Residency qualification; Monarch butterflies; Seasonal notes; 2025 lifestyle plans; Property values; Local bakeries; and more...

Mexico Newsletter —
December 2024

Christmas & New Year in Mexico; Agreeable winters; Monarch butterflies; Winter road trips; Mexico home rentals; Passenger trains; Mexico's peso; and more...

Mexico Newsletter —
November 2024

Day of the Dead; Clocks; Dry Season; Butterflies; Long-weekend holiday; Residency via RNE; Selling a home; Cold places in the fall; Dry season; and more...

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...