There are numerous ways to go about finding your perfect home abroad. While there is no one ‘right’ way, there are a few things you can do to ensure that the home you choose is obtained for the best price and is indeed the most near-perfect fit for you. On the ground reconnaissance Rather than… Read More Finding Your Perfect Home Abroad
Living abroad is amazing and I am so grateful our family has the ability to choose where and how we live. Being location independent has been life-changing and if I were to recommend something to anyone, it would be to find a way to make location independent income…just on the off-chance that one-day you wish… Read More Five Things I Love About Living Abroad…and Three Things I Don’t!
We are quickly approach our ninth month of living abroad. Yay! As such, we have learned a few ways to make our life easier here in México that might be useful to you as you plan your own life abroad. We didn’t know a lot coming into this journey. Now that we’re here, and know… Read More Five Ideas to Make Living Abroad a Little Easier
I am often asked if our family spoke Spanish before moving to Mexico. No, we didn’t! I took one semester in college and the hubby took a couple years in high school. Beyond that, we were far from fluent before moving here. For the most part, Spanish was a brand new language for us all!… Read More Five Ways to Acquire a New Language When Considering a Move Abroad
Kazo and His Bike Our youngest son, Mkazo, is a full-fledged bike rider! He is three! Now, on the spectrum of when kids learn to ride bikes, this may not be a huge feat but, considering that I’m 32 and still can’t ride a bike, I’m super impressed! So, now it seems like four of us… Read More Because Mkazo Can Ride a Bike!
Life Has Been Lit These past few weeks have been back-to-back crazy! We’ve been to Los Angeles and Chicago, had my in-laws in town, and completed an exciting (and huge) project. We have also celebrated Semana Santa and Easter and now we are winding down the remainder of Spring Break with family time and the… Read More Holy Hiatus Batman!
The Story of the Allergy-Kid My middle son has Eosinophilic Esophagitis (EOE for short), multiple food allergies, and asthma. Since six months old, we have been managing his health with the use of various medications, both prescription and homeopathic. When the opportunity presented itself for our family to move to Mexico, we took it! Despite… Read More It Can Be Done! Living Abroad with Food Allergies
Ask and You Shall Receive Before we made our transition from the Midwestern United States to Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico, I had A LOT of questions. By nature, I worry about everything. Thus, before moving abroad, I felt the need to have every ‘i’ dotted and every ‘t’ crossed. This can be a good thing and a… Read More 15 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Moving Abroad
The Ultimate Party This past week, Mazatlan celebrated its annual Carnaval. It is six days and six nights of non-stop FUN! Music, food, dancing, drinks, parades, coronation ceremonies, vendors, more dancing, you name it! Mazatlan’s carnival is touted as one of the largest in the world, bringing revelers and participants from all across Mexico and… Read More Celebrating Mazatlan’s Carnaval with Three Kids!
All That Hair Anyone who has been Black and abroad can tell you that natural hair can cause you to be the ‘mane’ attraction. In locales where kinky, curly, afro’d or loc’d hair is rarely seen, folks might line up just to touch, take pics or ask questions. We have experienced our fair share of… Read More Now Introducing: The ‘Mane’ Attraction!