New Yorker in Paradise and on a budget

 I’m sadly saying goodbye to 2022. It was a great year in which I discovered and gained many things! For the most part it was a good financial and emotional health year. I gained an apartment as owner, yes I’m a property owner here in Huatulco!  And almost every day I was in a good mood except february when I wasn’t exercising and missing the endorphins.  In general this is the year when I fell inlove with myself all over again. After having moved to Mexico coming from the United States, I hardly knew anyone here and had to build my list of friends from scratch. I discovered that Huatulquenos aren’t active people like New Yorkers are and I reduced my social life considerably because of that. Not by personal choice but life gave me the gift of loneliness.  And what did I discover?! That I LOVED being alone, I learned how to nurture myself like never before eating home cooked meals or taking myself out. It was also a time to make mends with my past. An ex boyfriend who...

 I still have a third of my trip left though I wish I would’ve written a blog sooner. These past 13.5 months have been of exponential growth. But I figure I can still share some of that.  Well I arrived November 2021, willing to be here for a year or maybe never return to New York. I was open to letting life live me and see it all as an adventure.  Just a few months after living here and exhausting my beach time, I started missing nyc life but also realizing that my health insurance is one of my most treasured valuables since I have a health condition I need to manage. And so it was then that I decided I would go back to live in Nyc oscikating my winter time and spending about 3-4 months here a year.  Huatulco, the place I chose to live during this sabbatical year, is the opposite if New York in every way. It’s peaceful and tranquil, no crowds are here, bo traffic no tall buildings. Here nature abounds, silence flourishes and relaxation is the mindset. The hustle and...