Homesick in Mexico City

[Phoebe]

I have recently moved to Mexico City from Australia and am going through the
desparate and homesick stage.... I am a very friendly and social person, but
I am feeling rather lonely without all my friends around me. I would love to
know of any contacts for groups or associations that run social or
cultural activities where I might meet some new people

[woodeye]

Welcome to beautiful Mexico and we are so sorry that you are homesick . We have been in Ajijic for almost 5 years and never get homesick with the exception of missing the kids and grands . Ajijic is tiny compared to MC and would be a lot friendlier even if it didn't have such a large expat family . Perhaps a visit here would be nice and you could see if the small town life is for you . The nice thing about our area is the wonderful climate and the big city is just 45 minutes should you need to go .

Hope the sickness gets better.

Woodeye

[erc]

Phoebe:
Don't despair. It's very normal to go thru the homesick stage. We once left South America for Europe and eventually moved to Canada. Now we are looking at spending more time in Mexico, probably months at the time. Why Mexico for us? Well, it has one of the best climats in the world. Close enough to Canada to visit the kids and grandkids. You must try to find a place or organization where you can meet fellow emigrants. Not nessecarily from Australia. I promise , it will get better as you get established. Mexico is a wonderful country. The people are friendly, and it has a lot of history. Mexico city might not have been my first choice. I would prefer more towards Guadalajara, Chapala, etc. However, I am sure that there are wonderful areas around mexico city as well. We considered Australia as well, but it's too expensive, another big city (like Vancouver), and too far for us. This is just our opinion. In the meantime , stay in touch with others. If you so wish, you can email us at anytime and we'll reply.

[synthia]

Moving to another country is hard even when you speak the language. How long have you been there? There is a general rule that the end of the third month is the pits. You have pretty much identified all the problems but don't really know how to cope yet. There is a 'teach in Japan' program that maps the whole experience out for their teachers. They tell them exactly how they will feel at the end of week 1, week 2, etc.

It will pass, really. Looking for contacts from home is a good step. It also helps to make a real effort to do some sightseeing, to remind you that this is an interesting thing you are doing.

Also, socially, accept all invitations, atten all events, even if they aren't the sort of things you normally would do. It helps.

[Peterc]

We all have gone through that homesick stage. I think the first year is not so bad, the second year gets worse, the third is worse still but after that things get better. Remember you cannot get friends - well good friends at least at the click of a finger...

[Wanna-B-Expat]

Happy Birthday Phoebe!

[anglomd]

Originally Posted by Phoebe

I have recently moved to Mexico City from Australia and am going through the
desparate and homesick stage.... I am a very friendly and social person, but
I am feeling rather lonely without all my friends around me. I would love to
know of any contacts for groups or associations that run social or
cultural activities where I might meet some new people

I don't know when you wrote this, but in the same situation. Just found an expat meeting in Polanco last wed of each month maybe we could try it out?
Scott

[synthia]

Are there a lot of ex-pat groups in different parts of Mexico? Or just the big cities? I know a lot of Americans are in San Miguel de Allende, Guadalajara, and at the beaches.

[kate726]

I am also in the same situation and would love to know about any ex-pat groups, such as the one Scott mentioned in Polanco. Do you have any details? Please feel free to email me!

[atlast]

How are you doing? Feeling any better? I hope you are past the bout of homesickness and enjoying yourself more.