Christmas Cookies and Star Wars
Our decision to relocate in December was based on a lot of factors. The school year was finished in Pedasi, our lease on our house was up, we had already spent one Christmas in Panama so we wanted to...
Riba Smith + Whole Foods + Mexico = Bueno
We are sufficiently settled in now so we were able to go out exploring a bit today. I have not yet found my gluten free bread so we decided to go to a store called Chedraui Selecto, (note the Mayan influence, which...
Eat, Sleep, Bathe
This isn’t my first rodeo. We’ve moved enough times, I know the formula for a smoother transition. If we have the ability to sleep comfortably, eat breakfast at a table and take a shower, everything else can be worked...
Moving Day!
It’s moving day here in Mexico. We are checking out of our vacation condo in Playa del Carmen and headed for our new casa in Cancun. We don’t have a lot to move, just the suitcases we brought with...
M3: More Mexico Miscellany
Miscellany, Chapter 2! **Sam’s Club and Costco memberships are both much cheaper than in the USA. It cost about $25 for each of them. And they have a lot of our old favorite foods. Cooking will be substantially easier...
Mexico Miscellany
The first few days (or weeks!) after moving to a new country are always so busy. There’s so much to do including figuring out your food, transportation, telecommunications, picking up items you didn’t pack, and then trying to do...
Reckless Spending
We are really enjoying our exploration of Playa del Carmen. I can see why people like this town. There’s a great street filled with shops and restaurants that is just for pedestrians. Yesterday we spent the day exploring this...
Helloo from Mexicoo
The Shermans have landed! We are tucked into our temporary lodging in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. We have phones that work, including internet, we have groceries for breakfast and we had an amazing meal at a restaurant next door....