On the first day of the new year, and the first day of my sixth month living in Mexico, I pulled a cookie sheet out of the oven and burst into tears. "Why are you crying? They're just cookies." My husband was perplexed. "Just leave me alone!" I wailed dramatically. Of course, the tears weren't … Continue reading Reflections on my first months in Mexico
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Why I Moved to Mexico
After years of talking about living abroad, my husband and I finally took the plunge. We found jobs teaching for an American school, sold our house, and drove with our dog from Nevada to Hidalgo, Mexico. I was recently asked by someone originally from Nigeria why I moved to Mexico when so many people around … Continue reading Why I Moved to Mexico