A to Z Blogs About Mexico–USMexpats

Patty writes about her travels at USMexpats and features a number of areas quite close to us here at Surviving Mexico.

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Patty in downtown Morelia.

 

Family brought me to Mexico.  But, I fell in love with the culture, food, and weather.

The name of my blog is USMexpats.  I chose this name as it seemed to fit my travels in the U.S. and Mexico.  I, also, felt it would be easier for folks to find it when looking for more information about traveling in the U.S. and Mexico.

My blog is based on where I have traveled, lived, and explored with my main focus on the state of Michoacan.  Topics are mainly about Morelia and the surrounding towns but will include other parts of Mexico.

I blog to share my travel experiences with the hope to inspire others to travel too!  I write for anyone who is interested in traveling or relocating to Mexico.  I began by telling my travel adventures to family, friends, and colleagues.  They enjoyed my stories and I have always loved to write, so I decided to write out my travel adventures. I will be writing more about Morelia and the surrounding towns such as TzinTzunTzan, Patzcuaro, Urapuan, Quiroga, Santiago, Janitzio, and others.

 

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Our pup, Charlie, at the San Luis Potosi plaza.

 

My favorite blog post is ‘Traveling to Mexico with Pets in the Car‘.  I enjoy travel but have pets too.  Many folks feel they can’t travel with pets.  I wanted to show that it is possible and how it can be done.

There are so many towns in Michoacan that are unique and full of great beauty that I am afraid I will forget to include something. That’s been the most difficult for me.

The best experience I had in Mexico was during the December holidays going from home to home to enjoy loving company, delicious foods such as tamales and corundas, and good drinks such as atole and rompope.  I learned that Mexico is full of friendly and generous folks.

The worst experience I had in Mexico was driving at night.  I learned not to do it again!

I plan on returning to Mexico for the lifestyle.

For those wishting to move to Mexico, I would advise them to join expat groups on Facebook and look online to learn more about places they want to go.  Then, go!!  Get that passport, plane ticket or car sticker, budget for it, and get out there.  When there, don’t get stuck on time and deadlines, rather just soak in the experience of simply being there.  All the colors, sights, sounds, and feelings of Mexico!

 

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VW van front at the Hikuri Hostel in San Luis Potosi.

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Recently I designed an anonymous survey through PollDaddy and requested the participation of my readers. My goal was to help determine the future direction of Surviving Mexico by seeing what readers enjoyed in the past and what they would like to see more of in the future.  Here are the results.

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Question 10–Do you have any suggestions or comments for Surviving Mexico?

*How about an interview with our husbands? Actually, this isn’t a bad idea.  Most of my acquaintances are women who have relocated to Mexico with their deported Mexican husbands.  However, there are a number of men who have come to Mexico with their deported Mexican wives and families.  Then there are spouses who have come to Mexico with their families for other reasons. Hearing from them would be interesting.

*No. I wouldn’t presume. Presume away!  I’m open to new ideas!

*You are part of my due diligence as we prepare to move to Mexico. We will also be living in a small town far from other expats. I am interested in what life is like in the boonies. Life outside expat areas is quite a bit different, believe me!  Glad to be of assistance!

*Whatever you do, I hope you keep blogging! Thank you!  I do plan on continuing as long as there are adventures (or disasters) to be had.

*I enjoy your posts and pass some of them on to other ex-pats. Thank you!  If what I write is useful, please pass it on!

*Keep writing! Love to read them. Thank you!  I will!

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Although this survey is now closed, I would still love to hear from you! Feel free to drop me a line at any time!

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A Trip Down Memory Lane

Today my son graduated from secondary school marking the end of his traditional education here in Mexico.  It comes not a moment too soon.  He’s been butting heads with the school administration about his haircut, his final project choice (transparency in school expenditures) and having an awfully hard time getting up at 5 am to make the trip to town.  Be that as it may, he graduated with a 9.1 (91) which is pretty dang good considering he never did master those dratted Mexican moral value classes. (See Why we sent our child to Mexican preschool and Why we sent our child to Mexican elementary school)

So in honor of the end of his formal education process, I thought I’d indulge in a little trip down memory lane. Forgive me if I tear up and can’t write any more for this post!

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Graduation day 2017

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Hanging out at the secondary school

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First day of secondary school

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Graduation day elementary

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First day of sixth grade

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First day of elementary school

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Graduation day kindergarten

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Kindergarten graduation ceremony

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