So, you're thinking about trying out Mexico? Good for you. Where will you live? Mexico is a big country-living in Tulum is nothing like living in Mexico City and neither is anything like living in Puerto Vallarta. The food is different, the culture is different, the weather is different. It's an incredible country with many unique living experiences to choose from. And there are other questions. What will you do for medical insurance? Will you be bringing your vehicle and pets? Are you allowed to own property in Mexico? How do you handle paying utilities? Can you transfer money online easily? How long can you stay? Will you have to pay taxes? Do you have enough money to live there? The Move to Mexico Bible takes a look at 33 different cities and towns-from expat populations to climate and conveniences. With over 100 photos and illustrations, this book will also walk you through the visa process and give you invaluable advice about healthcare, household help, communications, real estate as well as other variables. Don't leave home without it! Updated to include January 2021 changes to financial requirements for residency visas and changes to minimum wage.
"It was 12 years ago when I moved to Mexico, leaving my comfortable, familiar life and community, driving by myself to start a new life in a foreign country. Some sort of bravado or naivete or, as my friends would say later, courage, allowed me to pooh-pooh concerns about all the unknowns- culture, language, customs-and head off nonetheless."And so begins one of the more than two dozen essays in this anthology, written by "regular" women about their "regular" lives and how they decided to change everything and move to Mexico. In simple, engaging words straight from the heart, the contributors to Why We Left share their plans and preparations, hardships and challenges, joys and satisfactions as their journeys to new lives in Mexico unfold.
Why do Mexicans migrate to the United States? Is there a typical Mexican migrant? Beginning in the 1970s, survey data indicated that the average migrant was a young, unmarried man who was poor, undereducated, and in search of better employment opportunities. This is the general view that most Americans still hold of immigrants from Mexico. On the Move argues that not only does this view of Mexican migrants reinforce the stereotype of their undesirability, but it also fails to capture the true diversity of migrants from Mexico and their evolving migration patterns over time. Using survey data from over 145,000 Mexicans and in-depth interviews with nearly 140 Mexicans, Filiz Garip reveals a more accurate picture of Mexico-U.S migration. In the last fifty years there have been four primary waves: a male-dominated migration from rural areas in the 1960s and '70s, a second migration of young men from socioeconomically more well-off families during the 1980s, a migration of women joining spouses already in the United States in the late 1980s and ’90s, and a generation of more educated, urban migrants in the late 1990s and early 2000s. For each of these four stages, Garip examines the changing variety of reasons for why people migrate and migrants’ perceptions of their opportunities in Mexico and the United States. Looking at Mexico-U.S. migration during the last half century, On the Move uncovers the vast mechanisms underlying the flow of people moving between nations.
Over the past 35 years, hundreds of thousands of readers have agreed: This is the classic guide to "living, traveling, and taking things as they come" in Mexico. Now in its updated 14th edition, The People's Guide to Mexico still offers the ideal combination of basic travel information, entertaining stories, and friendly guidance about everything from driving in Mexico City to hanging a hammock to bartering at the local mercado. Features include: • Advice on planning your trip, where to go, and how to get around once you're there • Practical tips to help you stay healthy and safe, deal with red tape, change money, send email, letters and packages, use the telephone, do laundry, order food, speak like a local, and more • Well-informed insight into Mexican culture, and hints for enjoying traditional fiestas and celebrations • The most complete information available on Mexican Internet resources, book and map reviews, and other info sources for travelers
Are you considering a move overseas? Have you thought about moving to Mexico, maybe even to Mérida, Mexico's safest city? Writer and editor, Cassie Pearse and her family did just that, leaving the UK for Mexico in 2016. In this book, Cassie explains why and how her family made this move before sharing everything she's learned about life in Mérida in order to help your family's move as smooth as possible. From how to find a house and furnish it to choosing schools and helping your kids settle into their new life, this book has you covered.
The Levitan Pitch. Buy This Book. Win More Pitches. is the definitive how-to guide for every advertising, design, digital and PR agency that wants to increase its odds of winning new accounts. Based on 30 years of pitching for new accounts, I know that there is no such thing as a standard marketing services pitch scenario. Every client category, assignment, timetable, budget, search consultant, procurement system, and client personality is unique. However... While there is no standard pitch or agency, I know from experience that there are universal pitch criteria that can be identified and addressed regardless of the type or size of client, specific marketing objectives, or agency. To that extent, The Levitan Pitch is designed to deliver one master benefit: You will win more new clients. In Chapter One of this book, I discuss the very high cost of failing to run well-crafted, efficient pitches. The costs of failure include poor agency staff morale, individual employee burnout, and the financial cost to an agency's bottom-line that comes from the cost of participating in four-month agency searches and funding an agency's annual business development plan. This chapter tells the story of Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising's "The Worst Advertising Pitch Ever." Chapter Two offers an escape hatch. You should not pitch every account that comes knocking. I give you a handy tool to gauge both the value of the prospective client and your agency's chances of winning. Chapter Three begins to help you position the pitch for success. We look at the essential facts of the pitch and dig into understanding the client's mindset by understanding the type of assignment, type of relationship they are looking for, and what type of agency will fulfill their needs. Chapter Four delivers the list of "The 12 Deadliest Presentation Mistakes." These are identified pitch killers that come from my personal experience and the experiences of agency CEO's, clients, and search consultants. The accompanying cartoons wouldn't be as funny if these mistakes were not being made over and over, even by the most sophisticated agencies. In Chapter Five I lay out thirty short but very sweet suggestions for how to build a brilliant presentation that I know will greatly increase your odds of winning. These ideas cover three core elements of a successful pitch: process management, content development, and how to deliver a standout presentation. Each rule is supported by a tip or insight that offers a fast way to achieve your objectives. Chapter Six is all about don't take my word for it. This chapter brings in valuable learning via fourteen interviews with a range of communications industry experts. It is informative and often mind-blowing to hear the pitch related experiences and advice of agency search consultants, compensation experts, an ex P&G procurement executive, a negotiation trainer, the 4A's, the Association of National Advertisers, a silicon valley presentation guru, a leading agency strategist, an ex-Nike and W+K executive on building chemistry, an IP lawyer on who actually owns your pitch ideas, the CEO of a London advertising agency, and the CEO of an independent agency network who has been on both sides of the table. Finally, I've included insights about all too common agency pitch mistakes from 16 of the world's leading search consultants. I hope that you will find the book informative, insightful, occasionally humorous, and most importantly, a good read that ultimately results in more wins for your company.
Traveling in Mexico and trying to eat healthy? Traveling in Latin America and tired or wary of unfamilar food? In Mexico, you cannot maintain a healthy diet without cooking. Cooking healthy, tasty food can be a challenge anywhere, but for expats and travelers the challenges compound exponentially. Language barriers, differences in ingredient availability, differences in the taste of staple ingredients and unfamiliar packaging have to be tackled before one even begins. A vacation rental and typical Mexican kitchens usually lack the gadgetry of a typical American kitchen. Mexico-sourced recipes are often created for a different palate. These challenges can overwhelm all but the most committed cook, leading to poor eating choices or a lack of healthy variety in meals. If you’re a traveler who wishes to maintain a healthy diet without learning how to cook all over again, The Lazy Expat: Healthy Recipes That Translate in Mexico is the book you’ve been waiting for: Over 150 delicious healthy American-style and Mexico-inspired recipes that can be made from ingredients found in any larger Mexican (or American) grocery store. Whether you're a newcomer or you have lived in Mexico for a while, we guarantee you will find plenty of dishes to rejoice in The Lazy Expat: Healthy Dishes That Translate in Mexico. Recipes have been created to taste great no matter where you prepare them, at home or in Mexico. Dishes focus on Superfoods, serve 2-4 people and are easy to prepare. Ingredients in every recipe are translated into Spanish for easy grocery lists. Information is provided on meal planning, how and where to shop in Mexico, buying meat and cheese in Mexico, pantry item lists, kitchen checklists (also in Spanish) and much more. Noted Mexican food blogger Fabiola Rodriguez Licona contributed to The Lazy Expat: Healthy Recipes that Translate in Mexico, providing easier, healthier interpretations of Mexican classics like Tinga or her mother's Easy Pozole. Craving home food? Try our French Toast Parmesano with Roast Tomato Topping, Corn Stuffed Red Peppers . With over four years of research and testing behind it, The Lazy Expat: Healthy Recipes That Translate in Mexico is the only cookbook you need to eat inexpensively, simply and well in Mexico.
Why has an economy that has done so many things right failed to grow fast? Under-Rewarded Efforts traces Mexico’s disappointing growth to flawed microeconomic policies that have suppressed productivity growth and nullified the expected benefits of the country’s reform efforts. Fast growth will not occur doing more of the same or focusing on issues that may be key bottlenecks to productivity growth elsewhere, but not in Mexico. It will only result from inclusive institutions that effectively protect workers against risks, redistribute towards those in need, and simultaneously align entrepreneurs’ and workers’ incentives to raise productivity.
In the '80s, when author/photographer Kurt Hollander lived in New York and published The Portable Lower East, life there was particularly rough, and cops often drove yellow cabs as a method to surprise and roust its residents. Before the decade ended, Hollander moved to the equally rough climes of Mexico City, making his living writing and photographing for The Guardian, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. Hollander's visual and textual extravaganza, Several Ways to Die in Mexico City, provides a perspective of this extraordinary city that could only have been caught by an observant outsider who lived in all its nooks and crannies for over two decades. Crammed with caustic but fair observations of the city's history, food, cults, drugs, and buildings, Hollander proves that he can love a city and culture that also kills its inhabitants softly. While living high in Mexico City, Kurt Hollander edited poliester, the renowned bilingual art magazine about the Americas. He also directed the feature film Carambola, and wrote a successful series of children's books. Grove Press published the Portable Lower East Side anthology in 1994.
Whether readers long for an ocean-view condo in Puerto Vallarta, a rustic hideaway in Oaxaca, or a getaway in lively San Miguel de Allende, there's a place that matches their budget, needs, and dreams in Mexico.
