Expat Life
Expat life is full of adventure, and it is a whole new experience. Here are a couple of tips to help you navigate this change
- Pack your patience wherever you go. Mexico time is a real thing and the more you push the slower it gets
- Do not talk louder, it will not make you be understood and is an ugly American habit
- Whoever gets upset first loses- keep your cool at all times
- You are not in Kansas anymore so don’t expect it to be the same
- Learn a couple of key life words in Spanish – bano (bathroom), ayuda (help), hablar Ingles (speak English?), comer & bebe (eat & drink), mezcal (translates) – start with Duolingo online and get in a class as soon as you can
- For the most part Mexican citizens are some of the kindest souls on the planet. Be Kind too
- Give yourself a break- this is hard but worth it!