Blogging Boomers Carnival #152 at Midlife Crisis Queen

Though I’m thousands of miles away in Baja California, Mexico, the magic of the Internet lets me stay in touch and steer you toward this week’s Blogging Boomer’s Carnival, hosted by Midlife Crisis Queen. Now in our 152nd week, the Blogging Boomers are still going strong, bringing you the most insightful and thought provoking subjects … Read more

Meeting American Expats in Mazatlan

I’d been in Mazatlan, Mexico for exactly one day when I received an email from Nancy Dardarian. She and her husband are American expats from the Seattle area who retired to Mazatlan more than two years ago. When they first started thinking about moving permanently to Mexico, Nancy and Paul launched a blog, Countdown to … Read more

Second Stage Spanish

Fishermen pull their boats up onto the beach in Mazatlan Mexico

It’s a process, I keep reminding myself. When I first arrived in Mexico my Spanish was rusty. Not wanting to make a fool out of myself, I pre-planned everything I wanted to say prior to it coming out of my mouth. In my mind, I practiced speaking Spanish sentences such as, “Can you recommend the … Read more