James and Ellen Fields
@workinggringa
American expat in Mexico
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About me
American
Lives in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico
Registration: 07 June 2006
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Mexico is in North America too, right? by workinggringa
Just thought perhaps we should have a topic for those of us in or interested in Mexico. We live in the Yucatan, and write about it on our website www.yucatanliving.com. We also have property on Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, a beautiful mountainous ...
If you are interested in Merida, here is a list of all the language schools here: http://www.yucatanliving.com/yucatan-survivor/merida-spanish-schools.htm All the schools that teach Spanish to foreigners also teach English to locals. Read More
Mexico is in North America too, right? by workinggringa
Just thought perhaps we should have a topic for those of us in or interested in Mexico. We live in the Yucatan, and write about it on our website www.yucatanliving.com. We also have property on Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, a beautiful mountainous ...
chassis drivers? you mean, like horses and buggies? i haven't seen them along the cuotas...but we have 'calesas' here, fancy horse and buggy rides that go up and down Paseo de Montejo just like in the old days of the henequen boom at the turn of the ... Read More
Mexico is in North America too, right? by workinggringa
Just thought perhaps we should have a topic for those of us in or interested in Mexico. We live in the Yucatan, and write about it on our website www.yucatanliving.com. We also have property on Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, a beautiful mountainous ...
You know, a lot of people from D.F. are moving to Merida. It's true... the Yucatecans think they are rude and move too fast. But they all seem to do well here, not the least because I think they really appreciate how quiet and safe it is here. And ... Read More
Mexico is in North America too, right? by workinggringa
Just thought perhaps we should have a topic for those of us in or interested in Mexico. We live in the Yucatan, and write about it on our website www.yucatanliving.com. We also have property on Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, a beautiful mountainous ...
hmmm....here's what we tell everyone. We were in our mid-40's. before 9-11 we had started a web development business that was dead in the water after 9-11. We couldn't find jobs in our town (San Luis Obispo, CA) (people wouldn't hire us cuz we were ... Read More
Mexico is in North America too, right? by workinggringa
Just thought perhaps we should have a topic for those of us in or interested in Mexico. We live in the Yucatan, and write about it on our website www.yucatanliving.com. We also have property on Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, a beautiful mountainous ...
oh, i wish i could have been here fifteen years ago. i discovered Mexico late in life, i'm afraid. anyway, it is muy tranquilo aqui still... lots of flojera, if you know what i mean. i hope to spend a little more time with your blog later tonite ... Read More
Palm Springs - anyone? by Nicola66
Hi Currently located in the Netherlands for past 2 years. Partner now presented with 2 new opportunities at once - damn them! For each we have the opportunity to go for 3 months "vacation" to look see while he does some project work there, but ...
Palm Springs used to be a weekend getaway for people in LA (which it still is somewhat) but its also become a city in its own right. Its very secure and safe. I have some friends who raised their kids there (grown now) who loved it. It's very ... Read More
The american dream ... by Julien
What do you think about the American dream? Is it a dream only or can it become reality? Does America give you the chance you'll never get anywhere else? I am young french guy who feels European and who might move to the US in a couple of ...
I'm an American living in Mexico, and I concur heartily with Special K. Its all about money and work in the United States these days. We jokingly call Mexico "the land of the free" because everyday life feels so much freer down here. The police ... Read More
Mexico is in North America too, right? by workinggringa
Just thought perhaps we should have a topic for those of us in or interested in Mexico. We live in the Yucatan, and write about it on our website www.yucatanliving.com. We also have property on Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, a beautiful mountainous ...
Hola, Alisa! I just saw your blog last night, actually, and loved it! I'm going to put it in my Mexico-in-English.com blog when I get a chance. As for the reporting vs. influencing thing regarding politics, we've been wondering that also. I think ... Read More
Friends & family back home by sapphos
Sometimes I feel like I must be crazy to move to Buenos Aires :rolleyes:, especially if I were to listen to people that I know. I've been met with the same responses from almost (but not all) everyone I know. I hear things like, "oh that's ...
When we moved to Mexico, everyone figured it was because WE had done something wrong :-)! Now, half of them think we're crazy...why wouldn't we want to live in the US...it's the most wonderful place in the world?? And the other half are jealous and ... Read More
Expatriate profile by loloieg
Hi, I came in Italy to work on a european project on augmented reality in surgery ... I'm dealing with the image processing part. I am an engineer, but at the end of my work in Italy I should have a PhD as a bonus...
Webdesigner, photographer, videographer and now, mortgage broker. Mexico, the land of Opportunity! Read More
Mexico by Julien
About the blog directory, I heard that it's wrong to have Mexico in North America.... Should it be in Central America? Thanks in advance for your help!
Gryphon has got it right, as far as I know. Most websites and directories put Mexico in North America. Mexico considers itself part of América, which includes both continents. And they call US and Canadian citizens "norteamericanos", which is a bit ... Read More
Mexico is in North America too, right?
Just thought perhaps we should have a topic for those of us in or interested in Mexico. We live in the Yucatan, and write about it on our website www.yucatanliving.com. We also have property on Lake Patzcuaro in Michoacan, a beautiful mountainous ... Read More