(Blogs seem so 2005, but there are some uses.. like keeping our friends and family updated!)
It will come as a shock to most of our friends and family that we are NOT moving to a tropical place with scuba diving. (Yet)
We do have a "travelling mascot" however! Our Marquesan tiki god! (See a poll to name him, below, if you have a write in name, add to comments on this post!)
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We are moving to the Lake Chapala area of Mexico, in Jalisco. It is just 30 minutes south of the airport in Guadalajara (2nd largest city in Mexico), and only a 3.5 hour flight from San Jose, California!
We plan to be here about a year, learning how to be expats "with training wheels" as there is a great support structure here, with warm locals willing to help us transition. We do not plan to stay here indefinitely. But who knows? This may end up being our long term home eventually. It is pretty great so far! (2 weeks in....)
Why "eventually?" because we plan to start travelling the world....slowly.... in order to better learn about a place -- its people, food, activities, and culture. Also because we are still working a bit. In the future, at this point we plan to spend 3 to 6 months in each place, alternating expensive locations with not-so-expensive locations. Trying out housesitting (with dogs, we hope?!) and longer stays in non-holiday priced housing to stretch the budget.
So please be patient as we work this blogging stuff out. (Doesn't help that we're severely challenged with internet at our house...argh!)
Abrazos! Linda y Mark (aka Marco)
I think you should call your tiki pal "George", a much respected Mexican tiki name.
ReplyDeleteJobu Junior, in honor of "Hats for bats. Keep bats warm" Pedro Cerrano of Major League fame! :)
ReplyDeleteHe'll always be Jobu to me regardless of what you may name him.
ReplyDeleteMarlin - a combination of Mark and Linda!
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