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LIVE BETTER SOUTH OF THE BORDER IN MEXICO, by Mexico Mike Nelson
An authoritative and humorous examination of both the pros and cons of living, working, and doing business in Mexico. It avoids boosterism and gives the reader realistic ways to determine if Mexico is for them or not. Provides practical information including cost-of-living charts, insights into social mores, and business-specific customs that can make or break your business life. Also includes information to help families adjust to living in Mexico as well as details on personal social customs, especially international dating and marriage. Finally, and most importantly, is a chapter on private and government-sponsored medical care that could save your life.
Synopsis:
More than 600,000 Americans and 300,000 Canadians now live in Mexico. This authoritative and humorous examination of both the pros and cons of living, working, and doing business in Mexico is one of the bestselling guides out there. It avoids boosterism and gives the reader realistic ways to determine if Mexico is for them or not.
Gringoos In Paradise: An American Couple Builds Their Retirement Dream House in a Seaside Village in Mexico by Barry Golson
A Year in Provence meets Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House in this lively and entertaining account of a couple’s year building their dream house in Mexico.In 2004, Barry Golson wrote an award-winning article for AARP magazine about Mexican hot spots for retirees longing for a lifestyle they couldn’t afford in the United States. A year later, he and his wife Thia were taking part in the growing trend of retiring abroad. They sold their Manhattan apartment, packed up their SUV, and moved to one of those idyllic hot spots, the surfing and fishing village of Sayulita on Mexico’s Pacific coast.
With humor and charm, Golson details the year he and his wife spent settling into their new life and planning and building their dream home. Sayulita — population 1,500, not including stray dogs or pelicans — is a never-dull mixture of traditional Mexican customs and new, gringo-influenced change. Before long, the Golsons had been absorbed into the rhythms and routines of village life: they adopted a pair of iguanas named Iggy Pop and Iggy Mom, got sick and got cured by a doctor who charged them sixteen dollars a visit, made lasting friends with Mexicans and fellow expatriates, and discovered the skill and artistry of local craftsmen.
But their daily lives were mostly dedicated to the difficult yet satisfying process of building their house. It took them almost six months to begin building — nothing is simple (or speedy) in Mexico — and incredibly, they completed construction in another six. They engaged a Mexican architect, builder, and landscape designer who not only built their home but also changed their lives; encountered uproariously odd bureaucracy; and ultimately experienced a lifetime’s worth of education about the challenges and advantages of living in Mexico.
The Golsons lived (and are still living) the dream of many — not only of going off to a tropical paradise but also of building something beautiful, becoming a part of a new world, making lasting friends, and transforming their lives. As much about family and friendship as about house-building, Gringos in Paradise is an immensely readable and illuminating book about finding a personal paradise and making it a home.
Review:
“Not just a useful tale of house-building in the Mexican tropics, but a funny, touching story of how both men and women can be re-invigorated by the challenge of change in their lives.”– Karen Blue, author of Midlife Mavericks: Women Reinventing Their Lives in Mexico
Review:
“This is a great personal story about the choices the boomer generation now faces and about opting for a vigorous life change in the power years.”– Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., author of The Power Years: A User’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life
Review:
“As all wise expats know, paradise isn’t a place — it’s a state of mind. Golson’s book tells about building a retirement house in Mexico, but between the lines it’s really about the harder job of building a new life. I won’t be surprised if Gringos in Paradise becomes the newest bona fide Boomer Bible.”– James Morgan, author of Chasing Matisse: A Year in France Living My Dream
Review:
“Not just a useful tale of house-building in the Mexican tropics, but a funny, touching story of how both men and women can be re-invigorated by the challenge of change in their lives.”– Karen Blue, author of Midlife Mavericks: Women Reinventing Their Lives in Mexico
Review:
“This is a great personal story about the choices the boomer generation now faces and about opting for a vigorous life change in the power years.”– Ken Dychtwald, Ph.D., author of The Power Years: A User’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life
Synopsis:
In a lighthearted, uplifting, yet practical account, Golson details the year he and his wife spent building their dream house in Mexico for this first fun and informative chronicle of the new trend of retiring south of the border. Photos.
