Hi
Patty (Guatemalan) and I (Gringo) are living in Atlanta Georgia and are retiring. I am 72 this month and Patty is 61. Patty is fluent in Spanish & I, on the other hand, know that learning the language is key to a major part of our happiness living there. I have been in the automobile industry for 49 years of which the last 20 have been in the manufacturing & sales of GPS devices to this industry. Patty has been a professional organizer for the last 5 years. We met in Guatemala while I was working there in 2010 and married in 2012. Our 1st priority is to find a place to live in January for 3 or 4 months to determine how we fit and to find the right 3 bedroom residence to settle in.
We have many questions. The 1st concern is all the cartel news over the past 90 days in & around the city. Second is the cost of private insurance for both of us. The third is the ability to live in or outside the city and NOT have a vehicle and only use local public transportation. There are others but these are critical to our decisions for now. We are flying into Guadalajara on the 15th of October and will spend a couple of days there and then venture to San Miguel. Actually there is the fourth question and that would be transportation to San Miguel if you don't rent a car?
This is all exciting for both of us! Hope we can get some helpful advice & thank you in advance.