Advice On What Will Make You Happy Living In Mexico, From The Experts

14.01.2024 - 23:41 / forbes.com

How happy would you be living in Mexico?

In order to get some useful guidance, we asked the experts what they thought; not only expats who moved here, but also the Mexicans who were born and live

here and who have watched us expats and who have come to conclusions of their own about the subject.

In addition to the comments from the others, you’ll see several comments from the young Mexicans who work for me at Best Mexico Movers. (After all, they’ve helped more than 500 people move to Mexico, so they’ve had a “front row seat” for much of it.)

Even though the people I quote come from some very different perspectives, let’s see if there are some common themes.

I’ll put my comments at the end.

Alfonso Galindo, Best Mexico Pet Movers

Alfonso was born and raised in Santa Barbara California, and moved to Mexico more than a decade ago. He has been involved in several real estate development projects and many other businesses in Mexico. He currently runs a service bringing expats’ pets to Mexico.

“Don’t rent long term or buy a house when you first come to Mexico. Instead, travel to several different places and experience the differences of living there. It’s not just the climate or architecture that are different, but the people are also different. Mexico is a big country and there are lots of cultural nuances.

Laura Aguilar, Personal Moving Assistant for Best Mexico Movers

Laura was born and raised and lives in Mexico. She has traveled extensively, has friends all over the world, and lived in New York City for three years. Laura assists the clients of Best Mexico Movers with their move.

“Mexico is a country in which rules are not always that strictly enforced; as a friend from Washington once told me, ‘Rules in Mexico are only suggestions.’

“This can be both good and bad at the same time, depending on the circumstance and your perspective. I advise you to take advantage of the culture, learn to appreciate the chaos, and discover the creativity of Mexican people trying to make it their own way, creating some mexicanadas in the process.” (Author’s definition of “mexicanada”: an improvisation that somehow, sometimes inexplicably works, is usually very creative, and not conforming to any pre-determined rules, structures, or procedures.)

Mariana Lang, Mexico Relocation Guide

Mariana was born in Mexico and immigrated to the US. She has a passion for helping people move to Mexico and does so through her guide and services.

"Moving to Mexico can be complicated. For starters, there are different legalities you'll have to learn. Add to this a language barrier when navigating the legalities. Because of this, it's important that you not take advice from random people on the Internet or Facebook. Trust the