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Rafi

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19. Wife and I moved to Mexico eleven years ago and have no intention of going back.

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Sun Mar 1, 2026, 10:01 AM

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Is life here perfect...of course not. That is not available anywhere. But, the weather is close to perfect where we live. Pace of life is appealing and the cost of living is probably about half of the US.

We have no kids so that makes it easier. We visit friends in the US from time to time and vice versa.

We have never been touched by violence. We had a few Oxxo stores burned last week because the cartel is angered. Things are back to normal.

I've lived out of the US three times during my life. One year in Belgium, one year in Germany and six months in Mexico previously. Always enjoyed the experience. When we retired my wife said she wanted an adventure. We looked at several places in the US and abroad. After visiting here my wife said let's do it.

I care about what happens to the US, but understand that home is with my wife and beautiful animals where ever that may be.

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