About jefas64

Status:

Expatriate  

Gender:

Male

Currently Lives:

Metepec, Mexico, Mexico

Citizen Of:

United States

About jefas64

I never had considered that living outside of the United States would be something I could accomplish (although it was a dream of mine), until I met and fell in love with a Mexican woman. Now I have been living in Mexico for 3.5 years and we have an amazing little girl, 3 houses, and lots of dreams for expanding our experiences to living in other countries. While I have been embraced by family and new friends in Mexico, I still wish for a community of expats with whom I can share experiences (adjusting to a new culture, finding work, navigating the paperwork and rules, etc.).

Advice for New Expats

Tap any expat resources you can find! If you're fluent in Spanish, read any laws that you come across (or that you find referenced in your applications, paperwork, etc.).

I would love to live in...

closer to the beach!

Education:

New York University
  1982 to 1985

Hunter College School of Social Work
  1989 to 1991

City University of New York School of Law
  1995 to 1998

Favorite Cuisine:

Chinese

Favorite Sports Team:

New York Mets

Some Forum Posts:

Mexico: 10 Tips for Living in Mexico:

If you're already fluent in Spanish, read any law that you hear of, or that you find referenced anywhere in your applications, research, etc. For that matter, read any law that you can!

Mexico: I created my own job in Mexico : a hostel:

By all means, please share! I can see that your experience would be valuable to expats looking to copy a successful business or to create a new one. Perhaps you can sketch out the general steps that you took, with details pertaining to the hostel business in particular. Looking forward to seeing your reply!

Date Joined:

5/28/2009

Total Posts:

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