Life in Mexico

Featuring Annie McDonald, episode 2 Annie's Story Meet Annie McDonald, originally from Calgary, Alberta who expatriated to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico almost one year ago. Annie’s story is a unique one because she joined forces with her ex, traveling and living together for ten months with their then 3-year-old son to make it here. Despite all of the challenges that presented themselves...

I like to pretend that things just kind of happen to me.  “And next thing I knew,” I tell people. “I was living in Mexico.” I say the words, “in Mexico,” with a bit of an upswing for dramatic effect and pause to wait for them to react. I expect people to say things like, “Wow, that’s crazy.” “Awesome story.” “Amazing!” Usually they...