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Our Temporary Digs
11/19/23 This week we’ve been settling into my sister’s house, learning about grocery shopping, and starting on our journey to install solar at the house. Until we have power, we can’t move into our house, so thankfully my sister is letting us use her guest house, “The FUNgalow,” while she’s in Alaska. The guest house
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Day Two
11/11/24 Not counting the day we drove from Austin to Laredo, we did this drive in two days. That now seems hard to believe, but the tiny trailer was not hard to pull at all– even in the rain. We started in Aguascalientes and traveled west, stopping in my old stomping grounds in Guadalajara for
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DAY ONE IN MEXICO
11/10/23 We woke up in a motel in Laredo, Texas, walked the dogs, hitched up the trailer, and drove to the border crossing. It took two hours, but the car got tagged, the papers got stamped, and we drove across! WE ARE IN MEXICO!!! Laredo was cold and wet. Monterrey had crazy fog. It rained
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Temporary Residency
10/27/23 My dad was born in Brazil but is now a naturalized Mexican citizen. Today, I find out if I’m on the road to becoming a Mexican like my dad. I’m still in the States, but I’m visiting the Mexican Consulate in Dallas to ask for temporary residency. My interview is at 10:30. I have
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The Build, Part Two
09/02/23 By August, the two small buildings had gone up and they had poured the concrete for the roof.
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The Build, Part One
07/06/23 We bought the land in April 2023. After the paperwork was completed and the money was transferred, we started building in June. By “we” I mean Sabino, who built my parents’ house 20 years ago. His son Robin was the architect, so he and I texted back and forth on WhatsApp (and Google Translate,
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We’re Moving … to Mexico
06/24/23 Ok, I guess it’s time to spill the beans. Last month I bought a piece of dirt, about a mile from my parents, who as many of you know live just north of Puerto Vallarta. Today, that piece of dirt has officially begun its transformation into Casa Buenavista, my new home. It’s really happening.
