One year living in Mexico was definitely not what I was expecting it to be. But at the same time I didn't know what to expect living in a country I've never been to where I don't speak the language. What I've discovered in that year is that there is a something very spiritual here that speaks to me. It goes far beyond the fact that this is the country where my dad was born. This is the land of my ancestors and on some level I feel that within me. I'm in a place that I don't know, but it knows me.
It's been a good year over all, but not without its challenges. I cried a few times and wanted to want to go back, but at the same time I know I'm not ready to leave. Learning the culture and traditions has been amazing. I will admit that I hate that the majority of the traditions have been altered by religious colonization. But I love seeing how the traditions bring people together. We've made a few solid friends and I'm super grateful for that. Playa Listo is still finding its wings, but I see the potential and know it can be very successful.
The biggest thing I've learned in during this year has been the importance of community. Everyone helping everyone. A huge part of being successful (well at least for us) out here is networking and building community. We wouldn't have Playa Listo if it wasn't for the help of Jean who cuts our hair and her many reccomendations. Our new friends Alohi and Shay have been priceless in what they add to our lives in friendship, help with the car, and keeping us fed with yummy Hawaiian food lol. Our business neighbors Sunbuggy have been fantastic partners who want our success as much as their own. As well as countless others who we may not interact with as much but they still add to our enrichment and we try to add to theirs as well. Community and helping each other is everything out here. Finding our community and being an active part of building it has been life changing. - Nolan
January
What we thought we knew: driving was the way to go
What we know now: nothing beats a private jet
February
What we thought we knew: we will learn Spanish by taking a class
What we know now: it’s even harder than we thought it would be
March
What we thought we knew: house geckos are our silent little bug eaters
What we know now: they scream 😳 in the middle of the night 😳😳😳
April
What we thought we knew: Mexico is very Catholic
What we know now: holy water will not cure your vision impairment
May
What we thought we knew: Facebook is an outdated social media site
What we know now: Facebook rules your life in Mexico
June
What we thought we knew: Mexico has a lot of street dogs
What we know now: anyone visiting can be a flight angel to take one of these sweet pups on their flight home to an adoptive family in the states
July
What we thought we knew: we could survive a month a half apart
What we know now: 10 days is the max going forward
August
What we thought we knew: it gets hot in Mexico
What we know now: how it feels to live inside a dryer full of hot, still wet clothes
September
What we thought we knew: moving to the jungle would be a fun but scary adventure
What we know now: the scary was coming from inside the house
October
What we thought we knew: visits from loved ones would be nice
What we know now: visits from loved ones is everything
November
What we thought we knew: we can survive living here without a car
What we know now: we could not survive here without a car
December
What we thought we knew: we will meet some cool people
What we know now: we have made friends for life
- Bridget
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