The Growing Black Community In Merida Mexico
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.พ. 2025
- Moving abroad can be scary. When you don''t know anyone and have no support system, it can be even more intimidating. THEN factor in the idea that when you do land, your little chocolate face may be a rarity. In this video, I share a wonderful resource if you have plans to move to Merida.
Be sure to join the group at: / brothasandsistasofmerida
In the video, I mentioned how this was not a place for young singles, since I myself am not a "young" single, I decided to let you learn that from someone who is. Check out this video:
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Thank you for your last comment about respecting the locals. That’s so so important 😊
Nice video. I am a North American writer who has been in Yucatan for 37 years. Welcome to Yucatan.
Jonathan we plan to move to Merida from North Carolina in one year. My husband is an aspiring writer who will be pursuing his passion once we relocate. It would be great if we can do lunch when we arrive!
Mr. Harrington what a small world! Once, some years ago, I had the oportunity to attend to an event in one of the FILEYs in which a Mayan book of poetry was presented (Seven Dreams) and you did the translation of that book into English, you were there along with professor Feliciano Sánchez Chan (the author) and it was a very interesting and nice lecture. I still have that beautiful book. Greetings.
you are so precious! i love how y'all are being so respectful towards the locals. "we're down with brown!" lol ❤️
Welcome to Mérida... Mérida it's a welcoming city where you can still rejoice of Mérida's beautiful past combined with Merida's beautiful present... being happy is the most important thing....home is where you find it..!! Welcome to Mérida once again...👍😊
Thank you! I really do like it a lot here.
You people of good will and good heart will always be welcome to my beloved Yucatan 🤗🤗🤗
Welcome to Mexico!! I’m national of Mexico living in the USA, also an American citizen, just waiting for retirement benefits to kick in to go back!!! Enjoy it!!!👍👍
I meet people all the time that lived in the US and now they are back and happy to be back too. I hope your benefits kick in soon so you can get on down here :-)
I'm from Mérida, you should visit the town "Mani" and eat at the restaurant "tutul xiu" 👍
I will have to look it up and see about getting there. I'm such a terrible home body, I need to venture out some.
Hi Kellie, I am a Mexican Born and Naturalized American. I am planning to retire in Yucatan, in about four years from Now. Yucatan is not only one of the safest states in Mexico, but
one of the wealthiest culturally speaking in the whole Mexican country. I can tell you that
Merida will be even better with construction of the Mayan train (el tren Maya) which will be completed in 2023. I was there last December and I am going back this coming November.
to explore a little more of my Future home.
There's nothing better than returning to the comfort of "home". I have spoken to so many folks who left Mexico and went to the U.S. and then returned here. I always ask what made them come back, its usually family and that they earned enough money to really be helpful to their families. Merida def has a rich history as does the entire country. I don't really get to travel but I do appreciate what living here offers me and do my best to respect the culture.
Me and my hubby are definitely getting ready to move im so glad you made this video ❤
I love it here, its definitely not the U.S. as far as some conveniences but I wouldn't trade being here for the world.
In the last couple years I see more black people moving to Mexico in which is good to have that diversity in Mexico
I am glad you found home in my country. It brings me joy that foreigners help tumbledown the notions of Mexico being a dangerous and unsafe place and find happiness and love here.
I have become super protective of my new home. I realize the honor it is to live and be accepted in a place other than my native home. Its going on 4 years for me and I completely love it here and love how welcomed I feel here as well. Thank you for adding to that feeling.
I love your spirit! I am looking at Merida as a new place to live. I am done with the US. Thank you for making this video
Thanks for this! 🤍💯🕊✨☀️🌸
Terri's birthday party! 🥳 That looked like such a fun time! Hopefully I'll be in Merida soon, but exactly when... 🙄
Im with the others I'm so sick of living in the state's. I'll be glad when im done hopefully I will be able to join y'all God bless.
I like that attitude !! we all should be like that living like brothers , is not so difficult !! is nice to feel comfortable any where we go in the world , welcome to Merida !!
Thank you, I agree. I wish harmony could really happen but I will take peace where I can get it :-)
@@KellieMcRaeHurricaneInHeels well you know ,the harmony is in the old book that we know it , where else , love your neighbor and do like the others wish they do to you , like be kind to others and every thing will be fine !! nice stay !!
Be happy be who u are live ur live ...
Great informational video. I will be visiting in March to see if this is where I’d like to move too. Thank you 🙏 I requested the group on FB as you suggested, can’t wait
Oooo girl there are so many channels on Merida and I am sooo thankful for them all. I am just now starting all of your videos, enjoying them very much! I will be in Merida in June with me two girls and they are kind of freaking out bc we have not seen very many teens so far. They are 16 and 18 so I will definitely be looking forward to having this resource. We are a mixed family. I am biracial and my girls tell me I look Mexican so I’ll fit in lmbo! They are much darker than me as they are beautiful young black women so I hope they will be able to feel at home and be able to find some people their age. Thank you for sharing!
There are actually a few teens here. I don't keep up to be honest but I have heard about them lol (kidding) I have a friend who has 3 boys all teens closer to your 16 year old. I honestly am terrible at keeping up with the growing number of families with kids here but I can tell you there are quite a few.
@@KellieMcRaeHurricaneInHeels that will be great news for my girls. Thank you!
Enjoyed this video. I lived in Tijuana Beach and loved it. Been to Cancun many times, looking forward to visiting Merida. Merry Christmas to all from frosty Chicago. 😎🍸
Awesome group! Mexico always welcomes people of good will. Enjoy your stay in Merida and hope you may call Mexico home.
Thanks Moises, I absolutely love it here and I am glad to call this my new home. I've been to quite a few countries and this is the first time I felt good with the idea of putting down roots.
Hey lady looking good.💝
Where you been? You have a new place and want a peek. No more stairs I bet.
Thanks so much for the info. I've asked 2x to join the FB group and still waiting for a response. Hope to hear from them soon. I look forward to making the move.
Make sure you have a picture on your profile, I know for many groups, if you don't look like a real person, they won't admit you. Good luck!
Great points:
Great video!
Thank you
I LOVE TO SEE PEOPLE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRIES LIVING IN MEXICO YOU ARE VERY VERY WELCOME MI BROTHERS,CHEERS FROM AGUASCALIENTES MEXICO👍👍👍👍
Kellie, your looking great!
This was much needed info for me I'm in California lately I've been researching Mexico to retire in so videos like this here very informative.
Definitely on my option list Kelly, it’s either there or Puerto Vallarta
I've seen pics of PV, it's beautiful. Let me know which place you pick....or you could visit both ;-)
OMG I meet you in Thailand back in 2018! So good to see you 🤗
H! I met so many amazing people during my stay in Thailand, are you still there or are you discovering other countries?
Hi I love your vudeos, they are very informative. I plan on being there the before the end of year. If I'm lucky sometime in July. I would love to meet up with you. As I said on one of your other videos we have a lot in common As far as crafts and Real Estate.
It's very glad to see people..like u guys... Each state in México oferte diferente economic cultural economic.its a.multicolor city..welcome people like u guys God bless you.
We are happy to be here and be a part of the community. I know I have been so welcomed and I love it, it is the first place I have been where I truly feel embraced and at home. Thank you for the warm welcome.
Saludes de La Villita, Southside of Chicago! Amor
Great video! Thanks for the honest feedback. I am definitely looking to move out of the States to Merida. Researching information now. Would like to be gone NLT December 2021.
Glad it was helpful!
I cant' wait to get myself together and join you all! I'm so ready to leave the US! 🙏🏾💖💖💖💖😊
It has been a wonderful experience for sure.
Merida seems so great! I really hope I get to come visit 😚
I need you to get here soon, I miss your face :-)
I just subscribed to your channel and have been doing a lot of research on Merida Mexico. I look forward to looking through your videos and getting the information that you provide because I am thinking about moving down. Have a great day sister and stay blessed
Awesome! Thank you! I hope they are really helpful
I am a new subscriber to your channel and youtuber as well great video.
Thanks for subbing and welcome to YT!
I really like your video. It’s very informative
Glad you think so!
Welcome to Mexico 💗💗💗💯 hoppe you stay here!
Hello! I'm happy that I found your page!! I saw your video of you moving to your new place. I'm not sure if I missed it, did you do a followup house tour after you moved in? I'm very interested to see how you decorated you space and place. Smile...I would love to know how you're living your life! My partner and I are looking to relocate in a few years after he retires. I love your advice of getting connected to other people.
I'm glad you found me too. I have not yet done the follow up video on my new house yet...soon. I think by the time you all move here, we will have more folks for you all to connect with.
Great info. my sista.
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Awesome! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing this video.
I enjoy your content... being careful not to separate people by race is very important... we as people really need to move away from that mentality... it’s been an issue for so long... time to break the chain...as long as WE see ourselves as different... so will others... it’s time we are all one... we are all human. I love that you live among the locals... beautiful.
Love your personality!
Wow, I am very inspired. Thank you for your video! I am 58, single, recently lost my job, and I am thinking about relocating to Merida. I will definitely look up your group. I'm so happy I found your video because I'll need some good friendships in Mexico. I was born in Mexico but raised in The Bay Area, and I am fluent in Spanish. I think I'll rent for a bit until I'm sure about staying for good.
Anyway, thanks again for the information.
I hope you get here and love it as much as I do. I'm not yet fluent in the language but I'm working on it. Right now I sound like a cavewoman but I try :-D
aww! love the group and I can't wait to meet all of you!
They really do a great job of keeping good vibes going in the group. Everyone is really encouraging and supportive.
Hola Kellie! Perdona mi intromisión, pero no pude evitarlo, 🤪, la gente originaria de México era de color oscuro y debido a los españoles, morenos o mestizos después, ellos trajeron a gente africana y aún permanecen en nuestro país, en el Edo de Guerrero, y tambien tenemos a nuestros hermanos de color provenientes de EEUU, huyendo de la guerra de su país, cuando la abolición de la esclavitud, México les dió hospitalidad y libertad, aún están en México, como puedes ver los colores primarios de la gente original de México es black & Brown,😛 pero eso no importa ahora porque aún la gente blanca de México se a adaptado a la hospitalidad mexicana y también ellos aman a los extranjeros porque un día ellos también lo fueron, México ama a todos los extranjeros, sobre todo a los que aman a México, 😋 porque para México las almas son primero, ❤️, bienvenida a México dónde eres recibida de todo corazón! Saludos, abrazos y feliz año! 🤗❤️🌹
No es necesario pedir perdón para compartir buena información. Sé que hay muchos negros mexicanos y morenos. Creo que debería haber dicho estadounidenses. Los afroamericanos tradicionalmente tienen miedo de viajar, por lo que saber que hay otros aquí ayuda a brindar una sensación de familiaridad y, por las cosas malas que nos dicen sobre México en los EE. UU., También muestra que estamos seguros aquí, pero gracias por la maravillosa información que compartió. Te lo agradezco.
Buen vídeo saludos desde California 😁✌️
Hi, Kellie! I'm needing info on how to navigate Mexico as a disabled woman. I have lupus and several additional lupus-related situations. I live in Albuquerque...so...I'm about a quarter of the way there...lol. Living with a chronic illness can be tricky. I should like to successfully do so in Mexico. I just don't no how.
Hi Kelly, apologies for the delayed response, youtube likes to hide some comments from me. I honestly can't tell you have to navigate life here but what I would recommend is coming for a visit for perhaps a month and seeing how you feel about it. I always recommend at least 30 days because that will give you time to see the city when it rains, when it's hot, how to get groceries (because not many are eating out every day for a month) and also make a few friends. Things are opening up more, festivities are starting to happen again but know coming in, it's 100% mask mandate here when you leave your home. No matter what country you go to, there will be challenges but there is also nothing quite like personal experience. AND, if you can handle Albuquerque heat, Merida may be just fine with you lol
Thank you for the info
Hey sister I love you bald! I love all hair natural in my sisters.!Wow! You look really good sis. Good post!🙂
Thank you so much 🤗 You're a sweetheart
@@KellieMcRaeHurricaneInHeels you’re welcome my sister. Keep doing good😊
SO exciting!!🤗Subscribed❤
Que bueno que vivan en Mérida y ayuden a la economía local.
Exactamente, muchos de nosotros hacemos todo lo posible por comprar con los comerciantes locales en lugar de en las grandes tiendas como Walmart. Ayuda con seguridad a apoyar la economía local.
Welcome to my country
Thank you for having us. I've been to so many other countries and here I feel the most embraced. I love it here.
I love the color of your skin😍
Nice loving it
Excellent!
Bienvenida a nuestro pais
Come to Mexico City as well
Does being in the airport count? lol I know, I know, airports don't count.
I love Ashlynn!
She's a trip! I love her spirit.
Do you have a number for Mario and I am new here need a short term place to stay until I can get a home?
Mexico is not as racist to the level of the United States 🇺🇸. Mexico is a bit more racist towards themselves and I can say that as a Mexican . The whiter you are or look the better for big time modeling or news cast or soap operas. Mexico is not really racist towards outsiders their very open minded and welcome you in, Mexico issue is more of a class issue, the rich are looked as good people, middle class are looked as decent , the poor are looked as bad people.
Your look is so beautiful but I bet you get that compliment a lot. 😉😍
Downloads telling me our people moving to Mexico because that is our true ancestral land. Our spirit knows it is home. WE are the first “Mexicans”. Xi (Olmec). WE are the Maya. WE are the Aztec, Inca, Toltec, Zapotec, and so much more. 🐉🪶🌎
Yes, I don't think there is anywhere that we have not been and made our mark that's for sure. Mexico truly does feel like home. One of the ladies on my FB page did her ancestry and found out she has Maya in her bloodline so you are so right, we are just coming home and we are being welcomed with open arms.
I love your videos! Can you recommend a realtor?
Thanks
I'm glad you like my videos, I used Fernanda Toler, she speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese. She's awesome and is honest, if she can't find what you need with the parameters you tell her, she will let you know instead of wasting your time with garbage you didn't ask for. She's about her clients and she's a true sweetie. I hope you get to work with her.
I'm dead! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 #FurnitureGirl
You are! That whole list helped me get my place furnished. So helpful!
I will need to talk with you, Davita!
Leaving one country that promotes segregation, and moving to another country to promote your U.S. segregation... If nothing changes, Nothing changes...
Respect to you Señor Cortez. Please take a listen at 7:55. Blessings to you!
Is this a retirement community for ex government workers?
I'm confused by your question? Not sure what in my video leads you to think that. Please elaborate?
Do you know of any black expats who own in Yucatan? Do you work there?
Own what? Businesses, homes?
There’s is space plenty in Mexico for a black community
However that will be like the white Americans living in a white American community
What you need to understand is that the barriers are not built by the Mexican people
If you become well adapted to the Mexican and Latinoamérica lifestyle
You will know that people regardless of their color is just people and everyone can live openly among others.
Well, it seems you didn't actually watch the video. First of all, we live all over the city in various areas, we aren't in one spot all together. We all have local friends and are integrating just fine, we don't keep anyone out, we associate with everyone here, blacks, whites, locals, etc. The video is not meant to segregate as those who look for this type of stuff would think, however, being in a new culture with a new language can get lonely, having people who can understand and relate to you and your experiences makes the new experience much better. It allows us to spend time learning new things but also allows us respite. Its not unlike communities in America of immigrants, they gather because its less lonely and people "get them". And, white Americans do tend to live in plenty of white communities in America, that's how most of the suburbs were created, them trying to get away from us.
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Self segregation is your ticket back to the good old U.S. of A .... Your side of town, your clubs, your restaurants..... You had this back in your country... You really didn't need to move to Mex. to kick it in a restaurant with brothers, and sisters... Mexico already has a "class" line that separates the haves from the have nots...
I invite you to watch my follow up video where you will learn, I agree with you. th-cam.com/video/G0U0bh_AVKk/w-d-xo.html
good work, bringing identity culture to another country.... not
I have a close friend who lives in Merida well in the suburb and the community is aware of the growing number of blacks. They are becoming concerned mostly because of what they have seen on the news and on their phones regarding black lives matter riots and attitudes. Alot have sent letters to their local goverments to keep watch. The neighbors are already upset and be careful they are not going to stand for any of that nonsense. When he told me about what the community was talking bout I was like omg..but he says they saw all the riots and how black people with white destroyed stores and towns....I am just letting you know whats happening in Merida. Be careful Mexico is not the United states..these people will protect their homes and families..so just rememebr you are in their country you dont have the democratic party to spread your bullshit.
There is so much sad about this response. One, not once did I mention anything political and you won't hear me mention anything political because many of us who are leaving our home country for other lands abroad are over the political climate and we're not trying to drag it to other places. Secondly, the idea that I am here to spread "bullshit" is....well, bullshit and says you've not watched many of my videos. Lastly, if your friends are making assumptions about blacks based on TV, I'm glad to know that my friends are not making assumptions about Mexicans based on what we see on TV and are still living in and loving Mexico. Neither of us are depicted in a good light yet, you know good people who are not at all what we see on TV. Please keep your misjudgment to yourself, I had enough of that in the U.S. based on my skin color, one of the things I have enjoyed here is the ability to live without THAT nonsense. That's the nonsense that needs to be squashed. Don't believe everything you see on TV, I certainly don't or I would have bypassed Mexico.
The original Mexicans where Black sis, so i view this as the most high unifying the 12 tribes of the scripture "cant say the word or youtube takes down my comment". This is spiritual and not by chance in my opinion. We are the same people at the end of the day once you do a lil studying.
Hi Tremaine, I do need to dig a little deeper but I have read some things about the Veracruz area in particular. I am always open for more learning.
It's funny that Black Americans go to Mexico but settle in an area on the opposite border of Black Mexicans. Why not move near the Black Mexicans and give them those housekeeping jobs.
I guess it would depend on why people moved to Mexico. I came to an area that I know is listed as safe, in fact Merida is listed at the #2 safest city in all of North America so for me, I'm comfortable with my choice.
@@KellieMcRaeHurricaneInHeels Ignore the trolls sis! He/she is jealous cuz they aint living the GOOD LIFE! You are free to live where ever the F***k you want. Dont let losers discourage you from living the life you want!!!!!