John and I have U.S. driver’s licenses, but because we moved here before Lydian turned 18, she didn’t have a “valid” Mexican driver’s license that she could use here. So last week, we made it our mission to figure out how to get a new Mexico driver's license in Mexico, or at least here in Guanajuato. Below is a summary of the experience which was easy and painless (except for the blood draw):
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April 2018
Buying Mexico real estate as an expat isn't for the feint of heart! We bought a property in Guanajuato, Mexico by searching for interesting houses in the Chopper magazine and on Facebook groups where locals were selling things. We contacted real estate agents ourselves and went out and looked at about 15 to 20 different properties to get a feel for the market before we ever made an offer on one. In ...
Someday, when I have time to reflect on things, I’m going to look back on the past five months of my life and say, “Wow. That’s was fucking hard.” When that day comes, sometime in the future—maybe a decade or so from now, I’ll feel it and I’ll probably think that I handled things okay under the circumstances. But right now, and for the past year and three months, I’ve felt mostly stupid, vulnerable, ...