Why I Traded the Pacific Coast for a Quieter Life in San Antonio Tlayacapan.
By Janet Blaser.
It was 2006 when I moved to Mexico, fulfilling a lifelong dream of living in a tropical climate. I chose Mazatlán, a mid-size city on the west coast, which I had fallen in love with while on vacation. I was 50, and although I resigned from my full-time job, I kept one part-time editing job online. I had also planned to use some of my savings while starting my own business: a monthly English magazine to serve the burgeoning foreign community I had observed there. It was a loose, not-quite-formed financial plan that, somehow, was quite successful.
That was almost 20 years ago; a lot has happened since then.
I learned Spanish—not fluently, but enough to communicate well, speak publicly, and feel comfortable in most situations. I built a warm, supportive community of both locals and expats that made my everyday life brighter and more fun.
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