A Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico Lately I’ve fielded several questions from readers (both men and women) on what the single life is like here at the Lakeside. I knew when I came down, that if I were looking for a man, this place would be low on my list. A realtor I met […]
Continue ReadingA Woman’s Perspective on Living in Mexico After Lyn and I left Oaxaca, we drove northeast to Puebla, skirted around Mexico City and spent two and a half days in Querétaro. It’s been less than two months since we made the trip, but at my age, memory fades rapidly. Although we liked Puebla, it isn’t […]
Continue ReadingWhat to do with those pesky cultural contradictions? For some people, taking the plunge and retiring in Mexico turns out to be a bit more than they can handle. New Yorkers, for example, often do not cope well with the laissez-faire attitude that seems to permeate Latin living. They can’t believe what they see with […]
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In more than five years as an expatriate living in Oaxaca, I have forgotten much, learned a little, and been more amazed than bored. One of the things I think I have learned is that for most of us here in Paradise, what we get out of it depends a lot on what we bring […]
Continue ReadingBack in the previous century, at about the time Albert Gore was inventing the internet, clean air, space stations and probably diet Coke, we got hooked on Lake Chapala. This was an era when Gordon Weaver had his literary license in the name of Michael Scott Long and used the word “paradise” to describe the […]
Continue ReadingOverview (by Tony Burton): Dr. Stephen Banks lived in the area for a couple of months (October and November) in 2002, and had a follow-up visit the next year. He recorded 26 in-depth interviews (1.5 – 3 hours each), as well as 40 shorter “informant” interviews and over 100 “ethnographic” interviews. He attended numerous local functions […]
Continue ReadingIn this holiday season, I want to share an experience that truly demonstrates the spirit of Christmas. You wouldn’t believe the inventiveness, perseverance, kindness and generosity of Mexicans when somebody is in trouble. While recently traveling through Mexico, my friend Hart Cowley and I, Gerry Green, had stopped my van at the side of the […]
Continue ReadingBob Culbertson, a Border Patrol chief, is chasing Mexican border crossers somewhere in Texas when a light aircraft in obvious difficulties flies overhead and then crashes in the scrub. Culbertson and his partner go to investigate and find two dead men and 40 or 50 bags of cocaine in the aircraft. One of the men […]
Continue ReadingI have been living in southern Mexico, in the city of Oaxaca, for two years noticing daily customs and ways of doing things that are not the same as where I lived in the mountains of Colorado. One big difference is the attitude about water. Oaxaqueños act as if it is liquid gold, more valuable […]
Continue Reading“At the moment you are most in awe of all there is about life that you don’t understand, you are closer to understanding it all than at any other time.” Jane Wagner “Do you like living in Mexico? Are you happy here?” I look across the table at the man asking me this question. We […]
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