Living in Michoacan – Page 2

“Dying in Mexico/Michoacan” Seminar

April 2, 2019April 1, 2019 mexatuanet

Patzcuaro, Michoacan. – On Wednesday, March 20th, the first date of the seminar entitled “Dying in Mexico/Michoacan” took place. Its main objective was to inform attendees about what actions they can take to prepare for an imminent event: death, mainly, death when you reside in a foreign country, in this case, Mexico. The seminar was held at the La Jacaranda Cultural Center and lasted 5 hours, with a half-hour break during which a light lunch was served. About 26 people attended, all foreigners residing in Mexico. The speakers at the…

Buying a Retirement Home in Pátzcuaro

October 15, 2018May 5, 2024 admin

By Rose Anastasi USA Licensed Real Estate Agent This June my husband and I made our dream of retiring to Mexico a reality. This is not a decision to be entered into lightly and there are many well meaning people who will give you wrong information. Such as the lovely Facebook moderator who told me we didn’t need anything for our initial visit to immigration; but I’ll save that for another time. Buying a home in a foreign country can be quite a daunting task. The best thing that you…

Morelia the Cultural Jewel in Michoacan

July 10, 2009October 22, 2019 mexatuanet

By Lucille Arneson When I decided to retire, I knew I wanted some kind of an adventure offering different prospects of activity. When in college, I studied French; it seemed a natural, as after all, I was an art major and in love with the French Impressionists! When I moved to California and encountered the Spanish Missions built by Friar Junipero Serra, I found another love; this time in Spanish! I had one of those “déjà vu” moments that made me think I’d been there before. It was a very…

Reflections on living with violence in Mexico

July 10, 2009August 9, 2019 mexatuanet

By Linda Pierce, As I write this, I hear the sound of helicopters overhead from my house 2 blocks from the main plaza in Morelia. It is been a frequent sound all day today, a not surprising sound after explosions last night at El Grito celebration in the main plaza, resulting in a reported 8 deaths and about 100 wounded. As Jennifer Rose opined in her blog , Morelia lost its innocence last night. We spent several hours at El Grito celebration last night, but didn´t have the stamina to…

Talk to me about retiring in Mexico

July 5, 2009June 30, 2019 mexatuanet

Read a lot of comments from foreigners living in the Patzcuaro and Morelia area. Below are comments and thoughts from people that I have had the honor to meet. A lot of them are my friends. Thank you again to all! My husband and I retired to Patzcuaro from Lake Oswego, Oregon in August, 2007. We came to Patzcuaro on a scouting expedition 18 months before we moved, fell in love with the area, and feel exactly the same today. Our view was that retirement would get off to a…