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[South Texas]

Hello. I am a 26 year old Army Reservist interested in moving to Guadalajara next summer. I am currently deployed in Kuwait. I spent ten days in GDL in May and loved it. My family is from Belize so we have driven through Mexico about a dozen times. This is my first trip deep inside Mexico where I actually stayed. Being a reservist, we get the GI Bill. I plan on using that for the next two years and live in Mexico. Improve my Spanish and possibly stay for a long time.

Anyway, I hope to learn as much as I can before I make the move next year. I will try to contribute as much as I can. Thank you for the great forum.

Please feel free to ask me anything.

[TundraGreen]

Originally Posted by South Texas

Hello. I am a 26 year old Army Reservist interested in moving to Guadalajara next summer. I am currently deployed in Kuwait. I spent ten days in GDL in May and loved it. My family is from Belize so we have driven through Mexico about a dozen times. This is my first trip deep inside Mexico where I actually stayed. Being a reservist, we get the GI Bill. I plan on using that for the next two years and live in Mexico. Improve my Spanish and possibly stay for a long time.

Anyway, I hope to learn as much as I can before I make the move next year. I will try to contribute as much as I can. Thank you for the great forum.

Please feel free to ask me anything.

[kcowan]

Update
Have been a member here for 2 years now.

DW and I moved to PV for 7 months/yr in 2008. We had been visiting Mexico for many years. DW worked in the city (DF) for 8 years and is fluent in Spanish. I visited the city for a convention in the 70s and four of us rented a car and drove to Acapulco for a week. Great experience. Then in the 80s, we had a couple of conventions, one on DF and the other in Cancun.

In 83, FIL bought a place in Los Tules PV. A 30 year timeshare (fixed unit fixed time, 3 bedroom oceanfront). So for many years, we would take 3 weeks holiday at the TS. In 2002, we both retired early. So we augmented our 3 weeks with 5-9 weeks in rental condos in old town. Then in 2007, we decided to make a house hunting trip in October. This avoided the many distractions from being there "in-season". We had experienced many of the locations during our 5 years renting. So we had a good idea what we wanted. Got down to a shortlist of 3 and had our bid on the first one accepted.

It is an 8 floor condo (one condo per floor), all Mexican except us. We have renovated the place and are now living there from late October to late May. It is a Spanish neigbourhood. So we get to experience all the joys of that except chickens and gangs because it is a cul-de-sac. It is on top of a hill so we have nice bay views with breezes, as well as observing the city happenings from 131 steps up (although we can drive up to the front door). There are an amazing number of fireworks displays around the bay.

We imported our SUV and keep it with its BC plates. But we take the bus or walk for most things. If we walk to a restaurant and DW gets tired on the return trip, we can hail cab for 40 pesos. Cheaper than parking. We love the selection of inexpensive restaurants. Even expensive ones are cheap by Vancouver standards.

Loving it...

We tke several trips during the season to other places in Mexico. We have friends in Nuevo and will spend weekends there a few times a year. We go to Rincon, San Sebastien, El Tuito/Mayto, and even GDL/Ajijic/Tapalpa. Next year we hope to arrange cat sitters so we can travel for longer than 3 days.

[Detailman]

Originally Posted by kcowan

Update
Have been a member here for 2 years now.

DW and I moved to PV for 7 months/yr in 2008. We had been visiting Mexico for many years. DW worked in the city (DF) for 8 years and is fluent in Spanish. I visited the city for a convention in the 70s and four of us rented a car and drove to Acapulco for a week. Great experience. Then in the 80s, we had a couple of conventions, one on DF and the other in Cancun.

In 83, FIL bought a place in Los Tules PV. A 30 year timeshare (fixed unit fixed time, 3 bedroom oceanfront). So for many years, we would take 3 weeks holiday at the TS. In 2002, we both retired early. So we augmented our 3 weeks with 5-9 weeks in rental condos in old town. Then in 2007, we decided to make a house hunting trip in October. This avoided the many distractions from being there "in-season". We had experienced many of the locations during our 5 years renting. So we had a good idea what we wanted. Got down to a shortlist of 3 and had our bid on the first one accepted.

It is an 8 floor condo (one condo per floor), all Mexican except us. We have renovated the place and are now living there from late October to late May. It is a Spanish neigbourhood. So we get to experience all the joys of that except chickens and gangs because it is a cul-de-sac. It is on top of a hill so we have nice bay views with breezes, as well as observing the city happenings from 131 steps up (although we can drive up to the front door). There are an amazing number of fireworks displays around the bay.

We imported our SUV and keep it with its BC plates. But we take the bus or walk for most things. If we walk to a restaurant and DW gets tired on the return trip, we can hail cab for 40 pesos. Cheaper than parking. We love the selection of inexpensive restaurants. Even expensive ones are cheap by Vancouver standards.

Loving it...

We tke several trips during the season to other places in Mexico. We have friends in Nuevo and will spend weekends there a few times a year. We go to Rincon, San Sebastien, El Tuito/Mayto, and even GDL/Ajijic/Tapalpa. Next year we hope to arrange cat sitters so we can travel for longer than 3 days.

Thank you for sharing and please keep posting. I know that I appreciate your insights on PV and that probably holds true for many other forum members as well.

[canyankerocha]

Originally Posted by South Texas

Hello. I am a 26 year old Army Reservist interested in moving to Guadalajara next summer. I am currently deployed in Kuwait. I spent ten days in GDL in May and loved it. My family is from Belize so we have driven through Mexico about a dozen times. This is my first trip deep inside Mexico where I actually stayed. Being a reservist, we get the GI Bill. I plan on using that for the next two years and live in Mexico. Improve my Spanish and possibly stay for a long time.

Anyway, I hope to learn as much as I can before I make the move next year. I will try to contribute as much as I can. Thank you for the great forum.

Please feel free to ask me anything.

Welcome! In May my family came to Puebla for my wedding to a fellow from That great city. For many it was a first trip 'deep inside' the country. All were amazed with the food, architecture, the elegance of Puebla. Fun part of life as an expat for me is introducing Mexico to others. Good luck in Guadalajara - what a great post post plan:-)

[robertg]

Hello,

My name is Robert and I am 24 years old. I currently live in Belize and I am planning on moving just across the boarder to Chetumal in Quintana Roo. I work over the internet for an online company that sells aftermarket products for vehicles.

I am in a committed relationship and have a pet dog that I love to death. We have several reasons why we are moving to Mexico. The main one is that in Chetumal, specifically, they offer more options. Another reason for moving is mainly because of the internet. Currently the highest speed available by our local ISP is 5Mbps and that although would serve our need is too costly ($300USD thereabout). Moving to Chetumal will afford us to not only save some money on the internet but also offer a wide range of options in regards to food options since I view myself as a foodie.

If any other expats are nearby, feel free to get in touch since its a bit scary moving to a country where they speak a foreign language (btw my spanish isn't that good). Glad to be part of the forum.

[FHBOY]

Originally Posted by robertg

Hello,

My name is Robert and I am 24 years old. I currently live in Belize and I am planning on moving just across the boarder to Chetumal in Quintana Roo. I work over the internet for an online company that sells aftermarket products for vehicles.

I am in a committed relationship and have a pet dog that I love to death. We have several reasons why we are moving to Mexico. The main one is that in Chetumal, specifically, they offer more options. Another reason for moving is mainly because of the internet. Currently the highest speed available by our local ISP is 5Mbps and that although would serve our need is too costly ($300USD thereabout). Moving to Chetumal will afford us to not only save some money on the internet but also offer a wide range of options in regards to food options since I view myself as a foodie.

If any other expats are nearby, feel free to get in touch since its a bit scary moving to a country where they speak a foreign language (btw my spanish isn't that good). Glad to be part of the forum.

Welcome to the forum. Don't let your fears guide your life, go for it.

You have a better chance of making a goal if you shoot the ball but you have a 100% probability of not making the shots you don't take.

You can learn the language, it just takes time and you'll find, I am told, many friendly people to help.

Buena Suerte - good luck!

[edgeee]

hi, my first day here.
just spent about 6 hours reading threads and this is a fantastic forum.
learning my way around and lots of new info that is very helpful.
since i live on SSDI, i'm trying to relocate so i can actually have some $$ left over at the end of the month. as soon as i have enough posts i want to give some big thanks to the gurus here, they make it so great.

happy trails and safe travels, ed.

[conklinwh]

Originally Posted by edgeee

hi, my first day here.
just spent about 6 hours reading threads and this is a fantastic forum.
learning my way around and lots of new info that is very helpful.
since i live on SSDI, i'm trying to relocate so i can actually have some $$ left over at the end of the month. as soon as i have enough posts i want to give some big thanks to the gurus here, they make it so great.

happy trails and safe travels, ed.

Edgee, we are also from NC, Raleigh/Durham. This forum is great and so is Mexico. Please post any questions that you might have as you'll pretty good responses quickly.

[Isla Verde]

Originally Posted by edgeee

hi, my first day here.
just spent about 6 hours reading threads and this is a fantastic forum.
learning my way around and lots of new info that is very helpful.
since i live on SSDI, i'm trying to relocate so i can actually have some $$ left over at the end of the month. as soon as i have enough posts i want to give some big thanks to the gurus here, they make it so great.

happy trails and safe travels, ed.

Welcome to the forum. If you're on a limited income, moving to Mexico is a wise choice. Most everyday expenses are a lot less than they are in the States.