Late is new early

by | Dec 10, 2013 | Cultural, Social, Travel | 2 comments

Time, and how it is treated, is one of the most interesting experiences for me so far in Mexico. When I say time, I do not mean the way a CEO thinks of time: precision. When I say time it is the Mexican use of the word which means, so far as I can tell, “as long...

Lessons learned

by | Dec 5, 2013 | Building | 2 comments

Dreaming about, designing and building our house in Merida has been a long process. There have been many ups and lately, many lows. The ups come from the excitement of thinking through an idea, sketching it, debating it, re-sketching and then overseeing the documents...

We are official

by | Nov 4, 2013 | Building | 6 comments

Lea and I have our Residente Temporal. It is valid for 12 months and can be renewed four times. The fifth year we will switch to Residente Permanente. The process took 4 weeks to the day. Two weeks for the application and two weeks to process in Mexico City. We are...

Update on the House

by | Nov 2, 2013 | Building | 3 comments

We are entering the final week of construction on our house. This week hardware, the kitchen, final landscaping, touch-up painting and glass infill at the screen units will be done. Week after next will be cleaning. Here are some updated...

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