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 seminar were: Liliana Elena Gonzalez Castro, lawyer, licensed real estate agent and expert translator from the state of Michoacan; and Luisa Ruiz, psychologist and specialist in thanatology.
During the seminar, Liliana González participated with a total of 3 presentations, in which she explained to the attendees the importance of having all papers in order, apostilled and translated into Spanish by an expert translator. In addition, she spoke about wills in Mexico, succession proceedings, powers of attorney, trusts and other related legal issues.
Psychologist Luisa Ruiz spoke about Mexicans’ perception of death, how it relates to our culture and asked attendees about their emotions related to that issue. In addition, she spoke about death cafes and how they have grown in Mexico.
Organizers Sandy and Matt, both foreigners, gathered information related to the issue and created a booklet that was given to each of the attendees.
Due to the number of interested people, the seminar had its second date on Friday, March 22nd with a similar number of attendees. The third and fourth dates were held on Wednesday, March 27th and Friday, March 29th.
