Life in Mexico
Lifestyle Choices and Changes of Living Abroad
What’s it really like living on the other side of the world?
An experience unique in the trajectory. Challenge, growth and experience are why I’ll never forget Mexico.
Is living abroad for you? What are the pros and cons of moving away? Are you homesick? How much should I budget? Will I make friends? How did you get there?
On homesickness and missing friends from home.
For Orla and April ‘Missing you’ doesn’t have the same ring to it as it did two weeks into my time away. Living in Mexico for the year means going that time without seeing friends from home. After three and a half months of FaceTime being our only…
Why I chose to do Dry January at 21
Throughout December 2023 I was playing with the idea of sobriety. To kick off 2024. Dry January? It seemed pretty far out of reach given my current circumstances. As with most other things over here, Student life in Cholula, Puebla is social to the extreme. Living with 16 other…
First Impressions on Moving to Mexico
Calling Mexico home has taken a lot of adjusting to. The biggest challenges so far have mostly been compromises. When I arrived in Mexico, I had ticked off my endless list of To Dos and Don’t Forgets but I didn’t know much of what else to expect. I…
