Be Warned: Misjudge These 6 Things About Merida & You'll Be Back in the US

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  • Merida will mess you up... It's heat is unforgiving. It's culture will not bend to your wants. And if you can't understand this and adapt, you'll be outta here in a NY second... Get the real scoop on life in Merida.
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  • @lyns.7173
    @lyns.7173 หลายเดือนก่อน +42

    Im loving Mérida after living here a while. Immersed myself in learning español and developed a close network of Yucatán friends and subsequently I get services that I need rapidly. Yes it is hot in Merida but when you think and speak positive, the universe brings blessings we take for granted. I seek inner peace for myself and seek to give back to those that are worthy around me. Be grateful for your blessings and those around you wherever you live.🎉

    • @imagineme6406
      @imagineme6406 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      WELL SAID❤

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Don't get me wrong ... I love the place. This video was simply me reminding people to know themselves and to be very conscious of their decisions. It's not all fun and games (not just Merida, but any other place). My goal is to prepare people of what to expect. I assist with a lot of relocation services here and I see soo many people come and abruptly leave due to unrealistic expectations.

    • @dday3322
      @dday3322 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤

    • @user-nb9jm3xo8u
      @user-nb9jm3xo8u หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Good for you for taking the initiative to learn spanish. Considering spanish is the second most widely spoken language in the world, while english is the third most widely spoken language in the world. With the exception of Belize and Brazil, every country in Central America and South America primary language is spainish. Learning spanish will open new cultures for You. 👍👍

    • @IndigenousGoddess
      @IndigenousGoddess 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I would love to visit Mexico to learn Spanish!!! 🎉🎉 Great Advice for everyone 😊

  • @Mexicobeanpole
    @Mexicobeanpole หลายเดือนก่อน +38

    I told my husband and family that I’m never going to move back to the U.S.
    I’m hoping that Mexico will always work for me. It has for a year now.
    But, the U.S. isn’t an option.

    • @kimthomas6527
      @kimthomas6527 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you in Merida?

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I agree.. If i ever change my mind, definitely will be other countries/cities before moving back to US

    • @dday3322
      @dday3322 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ❤❤❤

  • @tampapropertygirl3422
    @tampapropertygirl3422 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    BEWARE: Cartess, I lived in Puerto Vallarta for 3 years where I built 6 houses. In the USA I am a real estate investor and I have owned several businesses. You do NOT need a Mexican partner to create a Mexican corporation. I strongly suggest that you maintain 100% control of your business and protect your ideas. Lawyers WORK FOR YOU and assist you in bringing your ideas to life! Lawyers are NOT business partners! Unless you know someone who happens to be a lawyer. My point is that I am very suspicious of any lawyer who tells you to give him a percentage of your business. And I'm sure he will expect a fee in addition to a part of your business. Visit several law firms with a reputation of dealing fairly with foreigners. Seek out larger law firms, not a one-man firm. The one-man firm is trying to make it just like you and they will rip you off. I have seen it happen. Move slowly when doing business in Mexico. Good Luck!

    • @RescueAlwaysOfficial
      @RescueAlwaysOfficial 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Great advice! I agree.
      Thanks for sharing!

  • @2GringosOnTheGulf
    @2GringosOnTheGulf หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    Every single person I know that left Merida left because of the heat. Some people I know that are still there want to leave because of the heat. Every state in Mexico is very different. After 2+ full years of living there we were ready to move on.
    The Merida area is beautiful, we loved our time there other than the heat.
    The Yucatan will always hold a special place in our heart. We have many friends living in the area. Cheers from 2 Canadians living in Xalapa Veracruz Mexico ✌🏼🇲🇽

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes. That heat is real, folks underestimate it.

    • @sandmors7998
      @sandmors7998 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Water makes me want to pee too.

    • @sandmors7998
      @sandmors7998 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@MoveAbroadandThrivehow's the heat in the winter time?

    • @malikahonthemove
      @malikahonthemove หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@sandmors7998 beautiful! Many mornings and early evenings the interior of the home is very cold ! I had to walk around wrapped in a blanket! But 😔the chilly weather is a month or so at the most.

    • @KALLENLLC
      @KALLENLLC หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thanks for sharing your TRUTH I enjoyed hearing the truth and your delivery.. like you said when the vacation is over and reality hits it changes things.

  • @coachdarwinmpt
    @coachdarwinmpt หลายเดือนก่อน +26

    I grew up in Phoenix but this heat in Merida is next level. Feels like a hot wet blanket on me at all times. But it's still a small price to pay for how great Merida is.

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Agreed :)

    • @MaryGwenDungan
      @MaryGwenDungan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's the thing, is the trade-off worth it. I lived in NYC when it was nicknamed Kill City. You had to be very careful all the time, day and night, and no matter what neighbourhood you were in.
      The subways are filthy and smelled like pee. Try that on a hot day.
      People tried to rip you off all the time, and as far as rude goes, New Yorkers have it over everyone else in the world.
      I loved every minute of the 20 years I spent there. Raised my son in the city, and it was great for him, too.
      Oh, and it's super-expensive. To me, it was worth every penny.
      The only thing that really worries me about Merida is the heat. I plan to travel to other parts of Mexico during the hottest months and otherwise stay in the house when it's really bad.

  • @MrMC-xg8qp
    @MrMC-xg8qp 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Great video again my brother. My wife and I decided to leave Playa Del Carmen but not because of the heat, it was due to the area not being very developed, the infrastructure, and the local Mexicans constantly ripping us off at every chance they got. Plus the rental prices were extremely high for the area and what it had to offer. We've been to Merida, Conkal, Progresso, Mexico City, and Puerto Vallarta. So far we prefer Mexico City overall.
    The best thing we did was get our Temporary Residency which is very important. You should speak on that for sure.

  • @malikahonthemove
    @malikahonthemove หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Your parents educational achievements are impressive ! Both my parents had regrets at the end of their lives as well. Both wished to make travel a priority. I choose to live having as little regrets as possible! If you can make it happen, follow your passions!

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Gracias. I don't want any more regrets, so I'm trying to go all in

  • @edra4054
    @edra4054 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This was a podcast. You have a great poolside chat vibe. Thanks for all you do.

  • @delesahmercer3530
    @delesahmercer3530 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This was by far one of your best posts yet. Your genuine honesty, the information about Mérida, your faith. Man with God on your side your family and you will be okay. Great content! Looking forward to meeting you and your family next year..

  • @LifewithTinaMarie
    @LifewithTinaMarie หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I'm ready to come and be disappointed by Merida. Your content is very helpful. I have visited Merida several times, and lived there for 2 and a half months. I toured several other places in Mexico, and Merida is tugging my heart. So, I'll give her a chance to disappoint me. Then I get to go be disappointed somewhere else new! Like you said, the future ain't here! I'm not a tree; I can move!

    • @dday3322
      @dday3322 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Same here!!! I rather be hurt/disappointed by weather, than politics and violence!

    • @MaryGwenDungan
      @MaryGwenDungan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@dday3322 I'd rather be hurt/disappointed by the weather over missing an opportunity of a lifetime.
      If I move on one day, sobeit, I've moved many times already, what's once more.
      And I'm sick to death of the politics in the US.

  • @constancebailey1052
    @constancebailey1052 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Mister man, you on a right tangent. Merida is our go to place for health. I remember one expat here, he had a heart problem, He went to Merida to get a consult and he felt uncomfortable so he went back to Houston for the procedure instead.As he is getting rolled in on a gurney into the operating room, the masked doctor came out and said, "Nice to see you, my friend. I was afraid you wouldnt make the plane flight.. Houston always calls me in for procedures like this."

  • @on.a.repose
    @on.a.repose หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Doors open when I show up, great faith

  • @kimthomas6527
    @kimthomas6527 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Loving these “pool chats”❤ Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insights. Much appreciated!

  • @RodHardy
    @RodHardy หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I have lived several places around different parts of Mexico and it's really the same everywhere, you have to be very patient and it can take many days to get a service person out and it's best to find someone that's qualified and not just someone that's just a general everything handyman.

  • @tradeordye3000
    @tradeordye3000 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Also, make sure when you'll get those generators to not have them right up against the house or near windows... you want to decrease the chances of carbon monoxide enter the home and poisoning you'll. You will not smell, you will not see it.. it makes you sleepy/tired and you won't wake up.... be careful with generators always...

  • @tinamama6954
    @tinamama6954 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    You and Tia Nikki should open up a therapy place for the this sane!😂. Thanks for always keeping it 💯 😅in your pool and all!. Please don't stop sharing..love to y'all FAM!

  • @khayeelwilson-el5370
    @khayeelwilson-el5370 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Cartess, I’m amazed at your achievements. I remember watching your videos on heat pressing t-shirts at least 15 years ago or more. And now we’re on the same page again moving from the U.S. to Mexico. I don’t know if it will be Merida. But, definitely moving. Best wishes in all that you do! ❤️

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. You're too kind. Yes ... Definitely check out some places and go explore it.

  • @Tracie_Collins
    @Tracie_Collins หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Merida is very different from the rest of México. I completely agree with this. Explore México. Cartess, we waiting for you in SMA. Come check us out.

  • @ruthmunnings8267
    @ruthmunnings8267 22 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    He's not lying I spend alot of time in Belize..Mexico's neighbor and the heat from May-July can be extreme even for the locals 😢

  • @RescueAlwaysOfficial
    @RescueAlwaysOfficial หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    "Been to different places and living in different places is two different things." 🤣 🎯

  • @ridethroughmexico3494
    @ridethroughmexico3494 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The heat usually doesn't bother me, but this year is something else! The air quality with all the burning has me staying inside .

  • @angelg6068
    @angelg6068 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Brother you are speaking the truth. Thank you for telling it as it is, folks need to know the good, the bad and the ugly

  • @neshellerichardson1515
    @neshellerichardson1515 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    This year really had me rethinking life here...this August will make two years this summer was brutal, its already hot and they say this is the hottest its been in 15 years. I feel I need a place somewhere else in the summer as well. The new direct flight to Atlanta is nice

  • @cheryldurham6021
    @cheryldurham6021 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Many of the things you outlined would be tackled with research. Language, heat and healthcare should be areas of priority when considering making a move. I can imagine wanting to see grandchildren and possibly desiring to return when health changes occur. I can understand the changing exchange rate of the peso. Money is a commodity that governs one’s way of life. The dollar losing value could mean return to the states, change the way you live or do what needs to be done, legally, to obtain employment. Great video….awesome nuggets.

  • @trynafindpeaceofmind1019
    @trynafindpeaceofmind1019 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It made me cry when you spoke on your dad talking to you in the hospital

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yeah, it was a tough moment watching and listening to him

  • @cindyk3076
    @cindyk3076 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You made good points! I think that if people do their homework before moving they will at least be mentally prepared for the move, then they have to actually adjust to life and the differences they know about when they get there. They need to give themselves time to get to know the area, time to learn (in person) the customs, etc. Otherwise, as you said, they are doomed to fail.

  • @InvernessFlorida2023
    @InvernessFlorida2023 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is the same experience of many in west Indian islands, it’s called island time , things get done when they get done … people on a different timeline than North Americans

  • @Sabir_DelNorte
    @Sabir_DelNorte หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of the questions that I have on the weather related concerns are how are the nationals who spent their lives there managing to keep up with the extreme heats, I’m sure since Merida has aa sizable elderly, and retirees population born and raised there they would have a lot of the same issues around heat as the expats have. Is it that they’re conditioned to it? Is it they live in facilities that have adequate AC accommodation that’s reliable? Asking because it cannot be unique to expats only but those nationals from Merida -are they moving solely based on 3-4 months of extremely hot and humid weather?
    As far as the other concerns raised, it’s a risk when you uproot from the country of origin to a different one entirely from the one you lived most of your life in, but millions of people do it and many have due to persecution, war, tyranny, and so on. I think perspective needs to be a factor in the hangups people are finding there also but me not being there also is a valid argument. Economy wise, things are not that great in the US either, and cost of living is definitely not. If you aren’t well off already or have job security in the US the situation is likely still worse here. Health care well yea you can argue you’d have access to it in the US more easily but there’s a lot going on with general health care systems and another type of influx going on in the US that I don’t think expats and even some still here in the US are paying enough attention to regarding our own health care system and the burdens put on it by a significant event happening with the US
    I also saw some content on the analysis of why the CoL in Merida has increased, what factors are driving it, and by whom is the population increases tied to. The answers were surprising if I’m going off expats in general. The individual whom has purchased property in Merida with their own means stated that the property they acquired actually wasn’t in a community that was impacted and that the property was in very bad order to begin with (it was a fixer upper), he also indicated that while yes Merida is growing, it isn’t driven primarily by expats migrations, it was actually nationals from other locales that are coming into Merida -while others say Mexican nationals from there are moving out of Merida so that’s conflicting info. It’s also plain to see, CoL isn’t so good anywhere in the world irrespective of what the standard CoL was even 2-3 years ago. So while some expats feel they have a better chance of having a quality of life outside of the US, the reality is no one is escaping the pains of decades of printing money and the after effects of printing so much money. It drives inflation and it drives the devaluation of most currencies in a global sense. Still you’re going to come out better outside the US in a lower cost nation than one with an already equivalent cost of living to the US of the past four years or ten max

  • @caralatise1706
    @caralatise1706 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The end made me cry❤.

  • @AlejandroLara-nz5bv
    @AlejandroLara-nz5bv หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I used to work for a company Tripp Lite Manufacturing which was bought out by Eaton. They make back-up power systems. They were a hit in the Dominican Republic where the power goes out notoriously. They use a bank of marine batteries that get charged by the power company on their on-time. When power goes out, their system immediately picks up the load of (up to) the entire house. Better load capacity than the solar batteries option

    • @meliw4142
      @meliw4142 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Great information! I am going to pass this on to my landlord! Gracias

    • @MaryGwenDungan
      @MaryGwenDungan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      How long do they run on a charge?
      Right now, I have a tri-fuel generator and use natural gas. It will run forever (although its expensive).
      I'm not sure, but does the EcoFlow work in a similar way? You can charge it off house power and then when it goes out, switch to the generator (I may be very wrong on this).

  • @misstownes
    @misstownes หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Every time I see a video like this it remakes me think if I can move abroad.

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You can definintely do it and should try ... Visit some where for a month or two or three and give it a shot. Just be prepared but by all means, give it a go.

  • @constancebailey1052
    @constancebailey1052 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Good morning, what a good "pool talk." Hey, I went to visit your website and it's telling me that it's a potential security threat. I'm going to visit anyways bc I think it could be a difference in our time zones (?-I'm south of Chetumal)), but I wanted to give you a "heads up" so that it doesn't chase off other new visitors to your site.

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Thanks for the heads-up. Moved to a new hosting server last night and may be funky over the next 24-hours.

    • @constancebailey1052
      @constancebailey1052 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MoveAbroadandThrive Just came back for a break from painting in this heat. You fixed it.👍 Thanks!

  • @angelg6068
    @angelg6068 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very true. Great video as always❤

  • @trynafindpeaceofmind1019
    @trynafindpeaceofmind1019 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    “Can’t take ya mama nowhere” damn that should be the title of a video

  • @HeatherICreateMyPath
    @HeatherICreateMyPath หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    These observations are real! I'm in full agreement that it starts with knowing who we are before we select a place to live. I'm loving it here and have been very careful to hire folks I can trust to help when things go sideways...because they will! Also, every Mediterranean country I've lived in has a slower pace and "I'll get it done when I'm available" mindset. And lets not talk about the tropical island I'm from!! 😂😂

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amen ❤❤❤❤❤ .... Thanks for watching

  • @wille.1007
    @wille.1007 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Cartess, the poolside chat is a good format👍

  • @divinelove4131
    @divinelove4131 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thank you Cartess. Your information is so valuable and appreciated. I cant wait to get out there and hang out with you and the family. 👋🏽👋🏽🙏🏽

  • @KatKatz11
    @KatKatz11 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I live in SW Florida. The weather is similar HOT & HUMID, so I don't think it will bother me as much as a lot of people that don't have summer year round. Our summer was brutal last year, worse than others. And I can't stand being in my office or restaurants or stores with the air blowing...I like hot but know when to get out of it as well.

    • @meliw4142
      @meliw4142 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Someone mentioned that Merida has a different sizzling white-hot humid filled by 10:30 am.
      By 9:30 the heat index makes it feel like 101-2 degrees. PLUS the humidity is around 50, 60% even higher.
      So can see for yourself. You will love the City!!!

  • @angeliaduncan7172
    @angeliaduncan7172 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love this!

  • @kimberly5928
    @kimberly5928 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Really loving these pool talks…Thank You Cartess!🫶🏼

  • @cpeeps430
    @cpeeps430 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Good discussion!!! Keep it up Cartess!!!

  • @samato-pk9jb
    @samato-pk9jb 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Have Sent Zelle! Thank you for sharing! s.amato 5.30.24 Enjoy some mango!

  • @samato-pk9jb
    @samato-pk9jb หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Will send Zelle! Thk you for sharing!

  • @tinamama6954
    @tinamama6954 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Now Cartess you know that your spilling this tea 😅😂😂❤❤❤. Loving every ounce of this video and will definitely keep it on rewind as therapy..😂🎉🎉

  • @patsyzepeda9339
    @patsyzepeda9339 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A GREAT INFORMATION VIDEO 📹

  • @user-oq4fq6mf7p
    @user-oq4fq6mf7p หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Im Mexican and as Mexican a know every State is completely different, I will never go to live to Merida, I live in US but I want to go back to my country but I want to go to live in San Miguel de Allende the weather is different ans peacefully..... Good luck brother..... may God bless you and your family...!!

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thank u. San Miguel Allende keeps popping up in every conversation ... People seem to love it there. Gotta check it out one day

    • @pamelar.edwards2617
      @pamelar.edwards2617 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @@MoveAbroadandThriveSan Miguel de Allende is beautiful and has a great vibe too.

    • @martabendavid
      @martabendavid 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      San Miguel is a beautiful, very expensive colonial city in the state of Guanajuato. That city is protected by UNESCO as Cultural Heritage of Human Kind. Weather is perfect year round. I am in awe every time I visit. Mérida’s only drawback is the weather.

  • @imagineme6406
    @imagineme6406 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lovin the poolside chats!

  • @dianacook6337
    @dianacook6337 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Prayers for that sweet couple.
    Thank you Cartess

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Thank you Diana. Hope to be seeing you soon.

  • @trynafindpeaceofmind1019
    @trynafindpeaceofmind1019 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love how you do you and move around and don’t let anything or anyone stop you keep goin and keep recording we love seeing it especially when you just ramble the pool videos will be apart of your legacy

  • @Sheila-sx2sq
    @Sheila-sx2sq หลายเดือนก่อน

    Good one! I enjoyed the story about your mom & dad. I love Merida, first time I visited in 2006, it weirdly felt like I belonged there...like i came home. The power of T'ho! Every city has its issues. Just hotta decide which issues you Can and Cannot tolerate. I tried life in Merida and Oaxaca, and even though I could not imagine full time in either, I love them equally, but now have my eye on some CDMX winter stays.

  • @mommadrew9392
    @mommadrew9392 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hello Cartess. I'm sorry your father passed. His work was not in vain. I would love a typing job online. I'll contribute . I really like Merida.
    Thanks for all you do.

  • @AccidentalCarnivore-ul3kg
    @AccidentalCarnivore-ul3kg หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Wow! 😮 I had no idea that part of Mexico gets that 🥵 hot. 😱

  • @ilyatichtchenko1039
    @ilyatichtchenko1039 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Look like good time for you open maintenance company 🤘

  • @richardlugo3396
    @richardlugo3396 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Cartess great video, but just you mentioning how ricous is that heat during may thru September is rough, I live in the Caribbean we have the cross breeze from ocean 🌊 to ocean, bless you and the family.

  • @donies8798
    @donies8798 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I live in the states right now and to get something repaired in my house is a nightmare. Either they never come, they come give you a quote and never come back to do the job or they don't do it right and you have to hire another person and hope they do it right. So what's happening there is universal.

    • @malaika444
      @malaika444 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I live in the states where I am from, and my experience is the polar opposite. Hands down, professional repair persons come prompt, diagnose, repair, collect their fees, and go.

    • @donies8798
      @donies8798 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's great. Wish it was like that here. I live on the eastern shore of MD.

  • @trynafindpeaceofmind1019
    @trynafindpeaceofmind1019 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I was thinking I could handle the heat until you said even the monkeys passed out that got me second guessing right there 😂😂😂❤️✅🐒

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Here's the link to the story: www.wired.com/story/mexico-is-so-hot-monkeys-are-falling-to-their-death-from-trees/

    • @RescueAlwaysOfficial
      @RescueAlwaysOfficial 29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Yes. Horrific! I hear 60 something street dogs died too. Very sad!

    • @meliw4142
      @meliw4142 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      ​@@RescueAlwaysOfficial I once saw a nursing mother stretched out on the sidewalk across from Super Aki. Her partner would not leave her side either.
      It looked like she was dying!!!
      It shook me so badly I had to do something! So I brought them enòugh food and water to last for a while. That was a sight that I will never forget.

    • @RescueAlwaysOfficial
      @RescueAlwaysOfficial 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@meliw4142 horrible!
      Thanks for getting them food and water!

  • @mikejuarez8450
    @mikejuarez8450 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    We've lived in Merida for nine years. We own our house. Great neighborhood, U.S. born and raised and my grandparents are Mexican nationals so I speak Spanish. We love Merida but......because of the heat, rains, constantly maintaining the house and some things you mentioned and didn't mention we decided this past spring to finally put our house on the market and move elsewhere in Mexico. To sum up how I feel about Merida, in my own words. It's like being madly in love with someone but they make your life hell with physical and mental abuse and then apologize by showering you with beautiful gifts.

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      Hey. I think u summed it up perfectly! I have a love-hate relationship with Mérida lol😂😂😂

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Where did y’all decide to move to?

    • @mikejuarez8450
      @mikejuarez8450 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@MoveAbroadandThrive We're looking at beach houses in Progreso, Chicxulub, Telchac Puerto and Chabihau. We're also looking at Puebla, Mexico to be nearer to the mountains. I was an avid hiker back in California and Colorado. We'll see.

  • @OWEN-CASH
    @OWEN-CASH หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Just curious why you chose to relocate to Merida, Mexico instead of Medellin, or other cities in Colombia? The weather is better. The cost of living is lower. And a lot of the other things you complained about are better or non-existent in Colombia. I subscribed to your "Escape To Medellin" TH-cam channel years ago (when it was still available) and you sold me on moving to Colombia. Then you end up moving to Mexico.

  • @geegeel7907
    @geegeel7907 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Sounds like an opportunity to provide these services to the area that provide excellent customer service and acquire real estate to rent out to targetted expats if possible as well.

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Definitely a market to make this idea work.

  • @gretacobb5582
    @gretacobb5582 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Cartess….this was an epic interview….I love it! It changes perspectives on so many levels…learning so much from you. I am so looking forward to learning more from us you. Almost there! I am foolish enough to do that which is uncomfortable to thrive. See you soon! Holding space for the couple. I am imagining wholeness ,healing and restoration for the couple. I believe in possibilities❤️ and the diagnosis was the catalyst to push them to heal themselves.…❤️ My purpose for coming to Merida is to HEAL I Believe in total healing. Please keep us updated ❤️ Again, Great video. thank you!

    • @MaryGwenDungan
      @MaryGwenDungan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Why do you think you'll heal in Merida? Just curious.

    • @gretacobb5582
      @gretacobb5582 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      @@MaryGwenDungan because THAT is the ‘intention’ I hold for myself!..there is a sacredness in Merida…I did not choose Merida…I was called here. This is a calling…I’m surrendering to that, no complaints, just surrender and BE…if NO-thing happens…it was a beautiful experience to courageously take a solo trip to the unknown and SURRENDER the “old me” to the culture, people and environment…without complaint about nothing…let’s see what happens then…………..I would just be SOULgrateful.❤️

    • @MaryGwenDungan
      @MaryGwenDungan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@gretacobb5582 You're an inspiration, greta!
      I have similar goals for changing/expanding my life.
      I hope to be there in a few months. Perhaps we'll meet.

  • @elijahhacks6399
    @elijahhacks6399 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do like your analysis of the 99% and 1% . Always offer that 1% simply because it will be a long-term benefit. You are surrounded by success, and that is what is important.

  • @Average--Joe
    @Average--Joe หลายเดือนก่อน

    Be down there in june for a couple weeks to check it out

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Come on through ... it'll be a great experience

  • @MrJrweir
    @MrJrweir 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

    It's a virtue to be patient.

  • @RescueAlwaysOfficial
    @RescueAlwaysOfficial หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I wouldn't fix anything in a house in Yucatan and expect to take it out of the rent.
    Could be the beginning of conflict between you and the landlord and cause problems for you.

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Been lucky so far... That heat: i couldn't wait on them, it was too hot 🤣

    • @RescueAlwaysOfficial
      @RescueAlwaysOfficial หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MoveAbroadandThrive ha ha! I agree with fixing stuff if you need to. I'm just saying that I wouldn't expect that the landlord will be ethical and take it out of your rent.
      Long story short: I moved into a new place in Chelem sometime last year. On the first day the landlord and the person who found the place for me (a local and "friend" of the landlord's family) discussed with the landlord things that needed to be fixed, like electric work, door, etc. It was a new house but needed some repairs. I WASN'T part of this conversation.
      The guy does all the work the next day. He goes to ask the landlord for payment and the landlord told him to ask ME! I give him the money only because I saw him as a nice guy who'd been helpful when I needed- I paid him well every time he helped me.
      If it was someone else I probably wouldn't have given them anything. I just didn't want to see someone I considered a nice guy get screwed over by this landlord.
      As I have encountered countless times here lack of basic ethics is a big issue here, and you never know when you're going to run into it.

  • @mrsbrown817
    @mrsbrown817 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazon has skimmer solar machines for 35.00 up to 100

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Just looked that up... Interesting. Now I just need something that'll skim the bottom of the pool :)

  • @annsettles224
    @annsettles224 หลายเดือนก่อน

    🙏🏾

  • @sandmors7998
    @sandmors7998 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds like an adventure, it sounds like where I'm currently living and working in Trinidad Colorado. The community is primarily Native American and old Spanish now with white Texans gentrifying.

  • @Bibibabies260
    @Bibibabies260 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does your pool have a filter?

  • @jorgecanul6221
    @jorgecanul6221 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I am glad they are only 6.

  • @user-nb9jm3xo8u
    @user-nb9jm3xo8u หลายเดือนก่อน

    My plan is to spend six months in Mexico and six months in Argentina/Uruguay.

  • @elijahhacks6399
    @elijahhacks6399 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It's a 22% drop from 210 pesos for $10 , if it is 160 pesos for $10 dollars now. This drop requires investing in stocks or crypto to counterattack this percentage rate drop. Here in the US, inflation is high, but I always manage to be above a 20 % inflation rate. Bonk crypto, for instance, has been returning up to 100% of any investments. This return can happen within 45 days . Of course, there are other investments to counterattack any inflation rate. Blessings.

  • @Troy-nc5br
    @Troy-nc5br 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    In nashville tn the dollar general is open sometimes and sometimes not because people aren't coming into work my new dishwasher I got in april is still broke I am living the merida life while paying american dollars and it isn't cheap living in nashville tn so why not live where it is cheaper in mexico I speak spanish as best as I can because I am in their country not mine and I expect english while in america so it is only right that I speak spanish and all the time while in mexico I am tired of the high prices and lack of courtesy in america I visit merida alot and have seen everything you are talking about and tn isn't any better america is going down hill fast I do very well here in tn and soon I will say bye forever

  • @IETravelTV
    @IETravelTV หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Im really interested in Puebla. Centrally located, and doesn't get hot.

    • @2GringosOnTheGulf
      @2GringosOnTheGulf หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Puebla gets hot

    • @IETravelTV
      @IETravelTV หลายเดือนก่อน

      Really? Does it get as hot as The Yucatan?

    • @2GringosOnTheGulf
      @2GringosOnTheGulf หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@IETravelTV
      It's not Merida hot but it still gets hot especially in the summer months.

    • @tonichisolm81
      @tonichisolm81 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ok, good to know. Google isn't always correct 😂. Thanks!

    • @2GringosOnTheGulf
      @2GringosOnTheGulf หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@tonichisolm81 Its beautiful city we really enjoyed our time there, I'd live there. lol

  • @ilyatichtchenko1039
    @ilyatichtchenko1039 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Hire responsible greengonized crue of locals and run tight maintenance businesses))

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      That would be an excellent biz model here

    • @MaryGwenDungan
      @MaryGwenDungan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      There's a guy on Facebook who has been doing this for years. He's always booked up. So, yes, it's an excellent business idea. He charges more, but it's worth it.

  • @WinnieGravely
    @WinnieGravely หลายเดือนก่อน +1

  • @KatKatz11
    @KatKatz11 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I want to bring a good/accurate translator device when I move there, and obviously continue learning Spanish. But will Mexicans talk with me using a device? OR think I'm not trying? I actually learn a lot of words and phrases from using it....because once you know it you remember it.

    • @MaryGwenDungan
      @MaryGwenDungan 6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Jose Arteaga advertised that device on his channel so I guess people accept it.
      Also, someone from El Salvador, I think, tried to hold up a bank in Texas, I believe, using one. He wasn't successful, but they knew what he wanted.
      I plan to get one. Not so much to have conversations, but to order in restaurants and buy stuff in stores.

  • @user-nb9jm3xo8u
    @user-nb9jm3xo8u หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its one thing to learn the local language, its altogether another thing to LEARN THE LOCAL CUSTOMS!!!
    The Yucatan people are far more Mayan than "Mexican", which is comparable to the differences between being Mexican and being Puerto Rican.

  • @tinamama6954
    @tinamama6954 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I f you adapt,. Good for you!🤣🤣🤣😂

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      🤣🤣🤣😂

    • @tinamama6954
      @tinamama6954 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@MoveAbroadandThrive 😆🤣🤣🤣I dub you brother 4 life!

  • @sandmors7998
    @sandmors7998 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're funny

  • @angeloago9938
    @angeloago9938 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Get some one to do your pool! You're too busy to do this! Or get your daughter to do it!

  • @tinamama6954
    @tinamama6954 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Different breed kinda heat,.. feeling hot anyone?😅

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Definitely a different kind of heat for sure.

  • @erichudgins-om4kj
    @erichudgins-om4kj หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    So when do you plan to leave? Don't waste your time
    there, if your wife doesn't like it there, fine somewhere
    that you and she agree on, time waits for nobody.

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I have a love-hate relationship with this place 😭😭😭

  • @lizh6578
    @lizh6578 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The question I have is about rodents. Will they come into your homes?

  • @Myhandle-2024
    @Myhandle-2024 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Yeah but they have the best crime ratings in all of Mexico so…

  • @jpepsiemichel
    @jpepsiemichel หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    #poolsidechats & #peebreaks

  • @daviddurango9562
    @daviddurango9562 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Like there aren't plenty of incompetent jokers in the U.S.
    Personally, every move requires at least the 3 year commitment.
    Congratulations on having done that.
    So now what?
    There are cooler, higher elevation locations in Mexico.

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  29 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I actually like it here, even though i whine about the heat jejeje

  • @iamthatiam8894
    @iamthatiam8894 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A los Mexicano(a)s que NO demuestren A Mexico, Al Mexicano(a) Y La Cultura Mexicana a la imagen y gusto de Dios NO entraran al Nuevo Reino de Dios
    .
    Mexico es la casa y el corazo de Dios el Creador
    Y
    Los Mexicanos
    Servimos a Jesus Christ
    Recuerda que El Mexicano nace donde se le da su rech1ngada gana.
    Sinceramente
    🇲🇽

  • @user-wk9cy4dr7y
    @user-wk9cy4dr7y หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    You should be more professional on your page. You're talking about peeing on air come on man. I can't understand half the things you are talking about pronouncing your words correctly is important 👍🏽

    • @arianaedwards6793
      @arianaedwards6793 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Can you please spell your insults correctly?🙄

    • @malikahonthemove
      @malikahonthemove หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Punctuation is very important as well. Everything you wrote is all run together.

    • @user-wk9cy4dr7y
      @user-wk9cy4dr7y หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Can you get a life 😅 How was that ?

    • @user-wk9cy4dr7y
      @user-wk9cy4dr7y หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Can you say that last part again ? It sounds like it's running together 😂

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +21

      I see you had to edit your comments a bit after a few folks corrected you. I may not be your cup of tea, and you’ll probably be better suited finding another channel to vibes with you. No hard feelings; and good luck finding what you need. Be blessed.

  • @kimthomas6527
    @kimthomas6527 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Loving these “pool chats”❤ Thank you for sharing your thoughts and insights. Much appreciated!

    • @RescueAlwaysOfficial
      @RescueAlwaysOfficial หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes, I like this format too. Filming outside.

    • @earthawilliams5598
      @earthawilliams5598 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Plus, he looks relaxed! This is great!

    • @MoveAbroadandThrive
      @MoveAbroadandThrive  หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I'll try to incorporate these more thanks for your kind words

  • @sandmors7998
    @sandmors7998 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You're funny