Need some advice about moving to Queretaro

[tglobal1]

I will retire soon, and am thinking about moving to Queretaro, Mexico, from Houston, TX but I don't know much about the American expat community there.

Does anyone have some info about the number of American expats living there? Or perhaps a website or two that I could do some additional research to help with my decision?

Thanks in advance,

[RVGRINGO]

Welcome to the forum.
Let's hope that someone from Queretero will see your post and offer some information.

[asegbert]

Originally Posted by tglobal1

I will retire soon, and am thinking about moving to Queretaro, Mexico, from Houston, TX but I don't know much about the American expat community there.

Does anyone have some info about the number of American expats living there? Or perhaps a website or two that I could do some additional research to help with my decision?

Thanks in advance,

Hi there! I'm actually interested in anything you find out too. I currently live and work in Houston, TX but am considering a move to Queretaro as well. I studied in Queretaro for a summer in 2006 and spring 2007. There are some American families living in the city, primarily families brought there by businesses though. There's a newcomer club that seems really great in linking people up (if you search Newcomers club queretaro, I'm sure you will find it). I haven't met anyone in the club yet, but emailed someone about membership and they seem to do some neat things together. There are also a number of students who study in Queretaro from the US.

It's a really gorgeous city with all the modern amenities you could need.

The majority of the American retirees live closeby in San Miguel - so it depends on what you are looking for. If you're looking to live close to other ex-pats, that's the place. If you are looking to live with fewer ex-pats around, then choose Queretaro. Queretaro is also the larger, more modern and busy city of the two. Both are beautiful though.

[SimpleVerde]

Originally Posted by asegbert

Hi there! I'm actually interested in anything you find out too. I currently live and work in Houston, TX but am considering a move to Queretaro as well...

I'll tag along as well - I will be moving to Mexico City (Tlalnepantla de Baz) in June and then to Queretaro within a year. I live in San Diego, CA and grew up in Nueva Rosita, Coah. from ages 6mos to 10 years. Rest of my life in Texas and now CA. Will be marrying a Mexican National within a year and moving to Queretaro to open a franchise training business and will be coaching executives on making effective high-stake presentations. I'm new to the forum and am looking for ExPats to communicate with on just about every topic - FM-3, Insurance, Renting, Autos, AmCham,... you name it. Thanks for the opportunity. SimpleVerde

[RVGRINGO]

Welcome, SimpleVerde. I hope you find the forum useful and that you will also share the things you learn along the way.

[SimpleVerde]

Originally Posted by RVGRINGO

Welcome, SimpleVerde. I hope you find the forum useful and that you will also share the things you learn along the way.

Gracias RV, I will.

[Queretaro]

Hi, I am an expat that runs a Spanish school and lives in downtown Querétaro, and would be happy to answer some of your questions. I don't know if there is a place to go to get the number of expats in the city, but the number can vary widely depending on what you consider and expat and what you consider the city.

I have heard the number 30,000 thrown around, but I have no way of backing it up. If by expat you mean native english speakers, the number would be about half of what it would be if you mean people of other nationalities.

And also, there are two distinct groups of expats in Querétaro (with some exceptions). Those who live here by choice, and those who live here because their work sent them down. The large majority of the people who are here for work live outside of the downtown area in the more modern suburbs (primarily Jurica and Juricia). As the previous poster mentioned, you can get in touch with this group through their club, the New Comers club. The webpage is:

INCQ Home

The other group are the retirees or business owners (like myself), who are in Querétaro by choice, or fate, or what-have-you, and live in the centro histórico. If you are interested in getting in touch with me through email, or some of the others who live downtown just send me a private message on the forum. There is currently no webpage for those who live in downtown.

If you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact me.

[SimpleVerde]

Originally Posted by Queretaro

Hi, I am an expat that runs a Spanish school and lives in downtown Querétaro, and would be happy to answer some of your questions...

Hola Queretaro and thank you! I'm going to give the newcomer's club link a try and would appreciate corresponding with you. Knowing that you are downtown and run a Spanish school helps as well. My Spanish is improving through practice, but I could use some formal help as well. I learned spanish/english from age 6mo to age 10, so the accent isn't hard but the verbs & voacabulary keep me from being a native.

Cheers from California (temporary!)

[Queretaro]

Hola Simpleverde,
I would be happy to correspond with you. I tried to send you a PM with my email address, but it appears that your account is not set up to receive messages. If you would like to contact me directly, either send me a message with your email or contact me through the website in my signature.

P.S. Where in cali are you from? I lived in San Jose for a few years back in the late 90's.

[SimpleVerde]

Originally Posted by Queretaro

Hola Simpleverde, I would be happy to correspond with you....

Hola Queretaro, I see from the Expat Forum Administrator posting that new members do not have Personal Messaging privileges until they have at least 5 qualified postings. So I guess we'll have to wait awhile. In the meantime, I'll post!

I live in San Diego - way down at the southern end of the state, about 30 minutes from Tijuana, BC, Mexico.