Is Moving To Mexico Right For You? (Quiz Included!)

Published January 4, 2023

This morning, from the viewpoint of our master bedroom, I woke up to a spectacular view of Lake Chapala, in the Mexican highlands. There had been a light rain the night before. Scanning past our expansive, freshly mowed lawn with the newly planted palm trees my wife had the gardener position to frame the view, just down the hill from us, I could see the steeple from the church at our local little village rising above the homes as the people from the village emerged to go to work or sweep the streets in front of their little shops.

Across the lake, I could see the familiar and majestic view of what looks to be an extinct volcano, with the usual early morning clouds gently blanketing its higher reaches.

As I write this, it is mid-August and the high temperature today will be 79 with the low 60. Most of the day, it will be around 73 degrees.

As I walk through our home to open the doors for our dogs, I am greeted with the scent of the flowers my wife picked from our garden the day before and arranged into a magnificent display to take to our friend’s home later this evening. During the day, our dogs will luxuriate in the tall grass and my wife will collaborate with one of our extra gardeners who works for us at a rate of 60 pesos an hour (less than USD $3) to help her in her newest hobby: accumulating well-known as well as exotic plants and trees into relaxing, interesting and beautiful arrangements for us to enjoy, a horticultural endeavor not possible in other climates.

Do I have to be fabulously wealthy to enjoy this lifestyle? No, I don’t.

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