Saying “Yes” to San Miguel de Allende: How 7 Expat Women Built their Lives Here

Published January 18, 2022
by Kathleen Bohné Lowenstein

“Magical…welcoming…colorful…cosmopolitan…”

These are some of the words used to describe San Miguel de Allende by seven expatriate women who have lived here for decades. We gathered one afternoon, hosted by San Miguel Life’s Nancy Howze, in her garden bursting with blooms of white roses and birds of paradise under a brilliant blue sky to share comida and experiences of life in this small colonial Mexican city.

Ask any “expat” living in San Miguel—one who just moved down two weeks ago or one who arrived before there was even a supermarket—and you will hear many different stories, but all woven with similar threads of community, culture and beauty. The cultural richness and enchanting spectacles of this town bring visitors from all over the globe, but there is something deeper that entices some to stay and build their lives here.

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