New members of the Mexico forum, introduce yourselves here - 2025

Living here six months now, got two year residency card. Living inland now, would like to migrate closer to a beach but worried about hurricane seasons. Rent a small apartment, finding it very economical and weather seems to always be pleasant enough. I study Spanish daily but find it more difficult the more I delve in. Find it difficult to meet new people, though everybody I have met has been very kind. I am learning the bus routes in a moderately sized city, and find it very challenging as the internet is useless, nothing is posted anywhere. I have to just show up and wait. The bus drivers often lie or don't care once I have boarded and then they go the opposite way and cannot be helpful. One mocked my Spanish when I asked him about a stop (in Spanish) and laughed at me, I found it very rude. Wish I had some local input on some of the Puebla buses. I live in San Andres de Cholula. I would move to Vera Cruz but they had no good restaurants in the area I went to. There is definitely nothing of the vegetarian variety there, that I could find, nor any grocery stores with fresh vegetables. Of course my time there was limited and I was on foot, so I hope to explore more and find some outdoor markets. But all in all, people are so kind, even when I fell down on the big metro bus some women laughed at me but then they offered me their seat! And also, when the driver mocked me on the AU bus, a woman told me what stop it was. I don't want to seem bitter, as I do love this country and I hope to be here for a long long time. I just find it difficult sometimes trying to navigate language and culture alone. I have many good, joyful days.

Hello, glad to be here! We are just starting our plans to move to Mexico, so any and all advice for middle-income, not quite "retirement" age (if anyone can really retire anymore) people. We don't need a huge house, a small one will do, or a nice condo. We are seeking a quiet, friendly place—somewhere close to a city, but without the rush of a large place. We are outdoorsy people and would prefer to walk to the stores or restaurants, limiting our car usage. Let me know if you have questions or want to connect! :-)

New here starting plans to retire in Mexico. Looking at Chapala / Mazatlan / San Miguel. Dual citizen so that helps, just need to decide where to land.

Hi! Making plans to move to Mexico. I took Spanish many years ago but haven’t used it so looking for a an ex-pat area where English is common. I’m a teaching tennis pro, and would be interested in doing that, as well as a job in marketing/communications and/or events. We’re about 10 years from retirement, my wife is a nurse, and my three adult children are also looking to move with us.

@Angela52

Hola

I still have not moved to México but I would like to move to San Miguel Allenda. I teach ELL (English for Lanaguage Learners). I have also taught Spanish, History and Eng Lit.

Anyone can provide a link where I can find teaching jobs in that area?

@Lindameyers

Then you should be planning to go the same place I am going San Miguel Allende. It is safe. There is a large Expat community. Cancún is also an expat area where lots of people speak English but I do not like to live close to the ocean due to hurricanes.

New here starting plans to retire in Mexico. Looking at Chapala / Mazatlan / San Miguel. Dual citizen so that helps, just need to decide where to land. - @JJKBSPARTAN

San Miguel de Allende would be the best place.

Want to spent part of my retirement in SMDA.  Been there many times, but now I want to live there at least 6 most of the year.  Maybe eventually full time.  In doing research I find that accommodations can be had at a more economical level if working with locals.  Anyone have any leads as to where I can find a nice one bedroom to rent in SMDA? 

I am new to this forum. I have lived in San Miguel de Allende for 8 years and I love it for a lot of reasons. I feel I have been living a "pinch-me" existence since moving here. So much to offer on so many levels.

@Julien

Hello, I am Daniel and I am currently looking to secure a job in Mexico City which will allow me to reunite with my family.

I work predominantly in customer/financial services and would be willing to work in-house and remotely.

Thanks

Daniel

@danielgilmour310

Hello and welcome Daniel !

Feel free to create your CV in the jobs section : https://www.expat.com/en/jobs/north-america/mexico/

All the best

Bhavna

Hello everyone! My name is Gisselle, and I’m excited to offer my beautiful home in Mérida, Yucatán, to someone from the Expat Community.

This charming property is located right next to another house I’m also selling, presenting a fantastic opportunity for investors or visionary entrepreneurs to acquire both homes together.

If you’re interested or would like more details, feel free to reach out!

Hi everyone,

I’m Carlos Gómez af Trolle, born and raised in Mexico but with strong North American roots through both family and life experience.

My mother was American, from New York, and my grandmother was Canadian, from Montreal. My parents met in Mexico City in 1963 during a Sunday Catholic mass. At the time, my mom was living with my great-grandmother — a Scottish expat who had been in Mexico since the 1950s. My mom studied high school in the U.S., so English was always a natural part of our lives.

I later moved to the U.S. with my young son. We lived in Los Angeles, where I worked for 3 years as a restaurant consultant, and then in Anaheim and San Diego. I spent several years working with Real Mex Restaurants (El Torito), and later joined Peohe’s Coronado with the Chart House group, where I worked as a regional trainer and AGM for 5 years.

My son was born in Guadalajara, but grew up in California. He now lives in San Diego with his wife (who’s from Wales), and they have a child together — my first grandson!

In 2010, I moved back to Mexico, settled in Chapala, and now work as a real estate advisor with Grupo Guía. I help people from the U.S., Canada, and beyond find their ideal home or retirement property in Lake Chapala, Tapalpa, and the Guadalajara area.

Looking forward to connecting with you all — and happy to help if you’re considering a move to this beautiful region.

Wonderful You have intercontinental blood I have interest tn Mexico

Hi there! Me llamo JJ, and my husband and I are planning to move to Mexico at the beginning of October. We are going to land in San Miguel de Allende, and then will explore the cities of Guanajuato, Queretaro, and Mexico City to find the right vibe if SMA isn't for us.

We're currently in central Oregon with our two cats, and two of the four of us are very excited for the change! The other two will be happy wherever we land and establish a routine, lol.

Hello GulliblesTravels,

Welcome to Expat.com 😀

Thank you for sharing your plans with us.

Feel free to start a new thread on the Mexico forum if you have any questions on specific topics.

Keep us posted on your journey, we would love to hear from you!

Cheers,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

Hello!   

My name's Eder. Just landed in Mexico, plan to stay here live peacefully, I love music production and making music.  Video games.  Horror films and a khafka book here and there. 

I'm an extrovert, great at starting a conversation and most of all down to get tacos. Heheh. 

I will see. Were to set roots but for know.  Off to get food. 

Sincerely,

Eder.  ^___^

Hey Eder,

Welcome to Expat.com 😀

Your intro gave us all the good vibes.

Wishing you a smooth start as you settle in. Feel free to share your experiences or questions anytime.

Cheers,

Cheryl

Expat.com team

@Eder123abc

Welcome, Elder! Where in this gorgeous country are you? Mexico is three times bigger than Texas.

Where did you relocate from? How long have you been here? Is it as you expected?

I hope you'll be as happy as a crow with a French fry here.

@jazzpaz

Hello, definitely bigger then Texas. 

I'm in Torreon coahuila first day. 

I'm going to go explore and then see the message board for jobs.  And get yummy food. 

How about yourself?

You can't avoid great, fresh, well prepared food in Mexico! Nor the most genuinely friendly, welcoming people.

We recently moved to Saltillo Coahuila from Houston, TX, and even though we have suffered unimaginable crisis here and from home we're overcoming and still thriving here. I have never been happier in my life.

8 hope all the success for you.

@Eder123abc

Welcome, Eder! If I can figure out how to get my info to you, I may be able to offer you a well paying job for perhaps a couple of months, more or less, in music production and recording. We would provide large, beautiful guest quarters with bathroom and separate entrance, with all amenities, on large, private, safe land [horses included].  The area is San Miguel de Allende, look it up if this sounds interesting . I really need help to get my music produced! And we hope you love Mexico! From where did you move, and how did you pick Mexico? Are you on a tourist visa or do you have residency? Welcome !!

Kate

@jazzpaz

I wish nothing but the best for you and family, have you visited any other part of coahuila.

The food is so good. Today I'm going for tacos al vapor.

Also need to go find a job and positive mental attitude goes a long way. 

Hope you have a good day!

@famouskate100

Hello.  I would be more then interested.  I'm a resident. The return back as they say, if you look me up on souldtone cymbals my social are there.  But you can always find me in instagram.  Hehe. Eder123abc.  I can send previous work.  Hope you having a good day!  And you what got you to Mexico are you an artist.

Outstanding . And thank you for the response! Yes, I am a songwriter, guitarist, keyboardist, some limited vocals. Rock, hard rock, blues, blues rock, acoustic, classical, originals only. Have all pro gear. I'd like to find a way to DM you. I'm a bit technologically challenged.......do you have WhatsApp? I can also send some previous work via email. I don't have Instagram but I  can look you up on the other site you mentioned . Are you a drummer ? I need to use fiverr to flesh out a few songs, most likely. I came to Mexico when I retired early. First Puerto Vallarta, but it became too crowded and noisy, plus the heat....SMA is a better fit for us. Again, thanks for the response.

Kate

may be I can try it too

@famouskate100

That's sounds so cool.  I like the drive and spirit.  Yeah I am I play other instruments. Produced a few bands in san Antonio Texas and Austin.  I sent a request. 

I was thinking Puerto Vallarta.  I at least wanna visit.

Well I did send a request.  Once you accepted we should be able to dm. 

^__^

Stay up!

Eder

@matthewabiola

Hello. You record too

@Eder123abc

Hey Eder. I accepted the contact request, of course. But when I tried to send you a message, it said I needed to use the "send to" on the toolbar, and I see neither of these. Maybe if you DM me, I can reply, give you contact info, we can exchange some music, talk, see if this works for us. Any chance you brought your kit with you? What other instruments do you play, and do you sing rock? Fine if the answers are no, I am just curious. Do you have a vehicle, and do you know  of San Miguel de Allende?

Look forward to hearing from you at your convenience .

Kate

I have been in a relationship with the love of my life for 34 years. We are both natives of Quebec (Canada). As the years go by, we increasingly want to leave our native country for several reasons... climate, politics, and social issues.

We can no longer stand the cold, endless winters and miserable summers. As for the social aspect, we are sick of living among a self-centered people who care only about appearances, who no longer respect much of anything, and who seek only their own personal pleasure. A society of “false” values.

We haven't traveled much in our lives, mainly to the US and once to Mexico a long time ago. That's why this move is such a big deal for us, but we have to do it for our mental and physical health!

My many vacations in Maine every summer when I was younger made me realize that I have a strong connection to the sea, and unfortunately, I have spent my life far away from it.

For this reason, I would like to spend my next few years close enough to the ocean to be able to walk or bike to the beach every day.

The problem with this wish is that we don't want to live in a very touristy and expensive place. We would like to live in a quiet place where there are mostly locals and no large expat communities.

If possible, our project would begin within two to four years, spending six months there during the winter and probably ending up applying for temporary residency. For now, we will explore a few places on vacation for a couple of weeks each year.

Hi all,

Newbie on the Mexico forum? Don't know how to start?

This thread is for you

We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country,
or to tell us more on your expat projects in Mexico if you are planning to move there.

It will enable us to help you better but above all to wish you a warm welcome.

Welcome on board! - @Julien

Hello there, Julien! My name is Santiago Alfonso Legorreta. I am not an Expat, i was born in Mexico City, but since 38 years ago i have lived in Guadalajara (near the Lake Chapala area), since i was 10. Thank you for accepting me in this Expat community and forum. I love to go to the Lake Chapala area, i know it like the palm of my hand, and i have lots of expat friends there, and i love them and i love the great Expat community and atmosphere in all of the counties: Ajijic, Chapala, Riberas del Pilar, San Juan Cosala, El Chante and Jocotepec.

And also i've been to lots of cities in my beautiful country: Mexico City (obviously), Cancun, Tulum, Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Tepic, San Luis Potosi, San Miguel de Allende, Leon, Queretaro, Colima, Guanajuato, Morelia, Mazatlan, Acapulco, Manzanillo, Monterrey, Tijuana, Campeche, Merida, Chiapas, Aguascalientes, Ixtapa, Veracruz, Zacatecas.

So, if anyone of this Expat community need information or has a question of interest, do not doubt in reaching me, especially if you have any interest in Guadalajara or the Lake Chapala area. Thank you very much!

Welcome Santiago. All of us who have moved to Mexico will benefit from your lived experience. I moved here in July from Houston,Texas and in love with my new home.

Welcome Santiago. All of us who have moved to Mexico will benefit from your lived experience. I moved here in July from Houston,Texas and in love with my new home. - @jazzpaz

Thank you for your response and for the warm welcome, Jazzpaz!! Where did you move into? If i can help in any way, let me know!

@santiagoalfonso,  I moved to Saltillo, Coahuila. I knew nothing about desirable locations to live, l just got extraordinarily lucky by choosing this city.

I am in a very welcoming, supportive neighborhood. All my neighbors have gone out of their way to be friendly and helpful even though my Spanish is very poor. (I am studying it and practicing diligently but it's much more difficult than l expected.)

I don't have a car yet so I'm fortunate to live within walking distance of stores, pharmacies, and a physician's office, which since I am 73 y o. is important.

I love my new (forever) home.

Hi, thank you for warm welcome. :-)

We, these are my wife, our two teenagers, our lovely dog and me, want to move from Germany to Mexico in July 2026. My wife is Mexican and we will move to our family living in Mexico City.

We are looking forward to any advices on it. :-)

Greetings to all, Dany

@DanyL26

Hello and welcome on board !

Feel free to create a new topic on the Mexico forum with any questions you might have so that members can share some feedback with you : Mexico forum

The Living in Mexico: the ultimate expat guide is also very resourceful.

All the best

Bhavna

@Tumbleweed Jake, I hear you! I had my first bad experience here yesterday. On November  Ist I went to Autopasion in Saltillo to buy a car. We agreed on a price and l returned on the 3rd to make the wire transaction between them and my bank. Over that Sunday the price of the car increased over $2,000 USD! (The exchange rate was the same both days.)

I paid it because my mother is dying in Houston and I am desperate to get back there to see her.

The plan was to collect the car on November 5th, but last night the salesman called me and said there was an error and l actually owed another $500 USD.

I told him I was willing (but bitterly) to pay the second, jacked-up price, but not a peso more. I asked him to either sell me the car at yesterday's or refund all l have already spent.

He has not replied, I am sure because he believes l will accept his extortion in able to see my mother, or at least attend her funeral. It really disappointed me to be taken advantage of after everyone else here has been so kind.