About MsAlex

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Female

Currently Lives:

New York, United States

Citizen Of:

United States

Some Forum Posts:

Mexico: How to figure out where you'd be happiest in Mexico:

Good advice: http://www.topmexicorealestate.com/lets-retire-in-mexico/2017/04/house-sitting-in-mexico/?art=LR_BLOG_050417&web=fb :) Alex

Mexico: Apartment/condo:

Centro? Centro of what town or city? Please remember this is a country-wide forum, and Mexico is a big country (even after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo). :) Alex

Mexico: HIV Med Costs/Health Insurance:

Since you speak Spanish, I suggest you call any Farmacia Guadalajara (which is the largest pharmacy chain I know of) and ask them for the price of the medication you need. To my understanding, Mexican private insurance will not cover your preexisting condition. (If anyone knows of a company/plan that WILL take pre-existing conditions, I'd like to know about it.) In any case, as you've heard, medical care in Mexico is a small fraction of what the same care is NOB. Alex

Mexico: chapala:

Chapala Haciendas is selling low because they have a lot of problems. I would suggest that you spend some time locally to get the feel of what your options are. There are a few nice house sits available in Chapala and in Ajijic currently on www.HouseSitMexico.com, which is my website. If you are interested, I can offer you 20% off a one year membership. Use coupon code ExpatExchange20 on the payment page. Final cost will be $63.20US. My apologies if you don't find this helpful and resent my writing to you. Best regards, Alex

Mexico: Retire in Lake Chapala Area:

Thanks for your interest! Reply sent privately. :) Alex

Mexico: Ajijic Questions:

I have no idea of the percentage, but the side streets (not the main street "careterra" of Ajijic) are cobblestone. Whether toilet tissue can be flushed: don't know the parameters of where/or where/not, but my house has no problem flushing toilet paper and I'm walking distance to the plaza, up the mountainside. My impression is that older/plumbed homes in centro may be more of an issue. It may be an issue relating to each individual house -- not sure. There are more Banks/ATMS in Ajijic than you can count on two hands. My home account is with Citibank, and there are two CitiBanamex (related) ATMS in Ajijic. There are two little Mexican "supermarkets" on the careterra (main road), plus many vegetable stores, meat shops, fish shops, poultry shops... but the real super markets are at Walmart (in Ajijic) and Soriana (in Chapala). This is not counting SuperLake in San Antonio (a couple of minutes east of Ajijic) -- which stocks everything you might want "gringo-ish"... (If they don't carry it, you can ask that it be brought in. But don't be surprised to pay a multiple of what WheatThins cost in the US. Not everything is so inflated, but some things are.) By In-Mexico standards, this is luxury. You can get pretty much anything you buy in US, including Asian or Indian specialty items. Lastly, I encourage you to see all the great opportunities to stay in Ajijic for FREE on www.HouseSitMexico.com. I encourage anyone considering a move, to stay in the town you're considering before buying a house or signing a lease. This is a lot of the motivation behind having HouseSitMexico. Honest folks. A stay for free before you make expensive commitments is more than worth it. :) Alex

Mexico: Tulum expats:

There are a number of Facebook pages and groups that will be helpful to you, but the BEST source of information and "community" for the Akumal/Tulum area may be found at a blog called TwoExpats, located at www.qroo.us I don't know how many people follow his blog, but the TwoExpats Facebook page has over 8000 followers. I feel sure you'll find it valuable. Alex

Mexico: Oaxaco:

As is true any time people need area-specific information, it's best to post questions to people who live there. One such group is Clandestine Oaxaca Appreciation Society, a strangely named group, but nonetheless, full of reasonably normal (LOL) people who live in Oaxaca: https://www.facebook.com/search/top/?q=clandestine%20oaxaca%20appreciation%20society Good luck to you! Alex

Mexico: Advice about Riviera Maya:

One of the most popular blogs written by an expat in Mexico is "Two Expats" at qroo.us. It is written by a youngish ex-Police Sergeant from Florida who retired to the Mayan Riviera. Lots of info for you there. Readers can comment... See his Facebook page too. :) Alex

Mexico: dog friendly beaches riviera maya:

To anyone researching the Mayan Riviera area (or thinking about moving to Mexico at all), I'd like to recommend a super-popular blog about just those subjects: It's called TwoExpats and it is www.qroo.us. (TwoExpats has over 8,000 followers on Facebook, not sure how many subscribe to the blog.) And full disclosure: Paul, the blog owner/author wrote this great review of my business: http://qroo.us/2017/01/09/great-housepet-sitting-site-just-for-mexico/ Alex

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