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The Move to Mérida Guide 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 INTRODUCTION 
CHAPTER 1CONSIDERING MÉRIDA?WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FIRST
CHAPTER 2MOVING TO MÉRIDAIS IT RIGHT FOR YOU? 
CHAPTER 3ABOUT MÉRIDAHISTORY, CULTURE, DEMOGRAPHICS, & MORE
CHAPTER 4EXPAT LIFE14 SIGNS YOU ARE READY
CHAPTER 5RESEARCH TRIPBROADEN YOUR PERSPECTIVE
CHAPTER 6CULTURAL SENSITIVITYRESPECTING LOCAL ETIQUETTE
CHAPTER 7NEWSINFORMATION SOURCES
CHAPTER 8EXPATSWHERE TO FIND THEM
CHAPTER 9CITY LAYOUTEXPLORE THE STREETS
CHAPTER 10CENTROTHE HEARTBEAT OF THE CITY
CHAPTER 11THE NORTH & SUBURBSLOCAL CHARM & LUXURY LIVING
CHAPTER 12TRANSPORTATIONPUBLIC & PRIVATE
CHAPTER 13RENT A CAR/HIRE A DRIVERWHICH IS BETTER?
CHAPTER 14TIPPINGHOW? WHERE? WHAT? WHEN?
CHAPTER 15COST OF LIVINGUNDERSTANDING BUDGETS
CHAPTER 16MEDICINE & SUPPLEMENTSPHARMACIES & NUTRITIONAL STORES
CHAPTER 17HOSPITALS & CLINICSTOP THINGS TO KNOW
CHAPTER 18DOCTORS & DENTISTSTIPS & RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER 19POST-RESEARCH TRIP DEBRIEFREFLECTIONS & OBSERVATIONS
CHAPTER 20RESIDENCYBREAKING DOWN THE PROCESS
CHAPTER 21PERSONAL ITEMSSHIP, FLY, DRIVE, OR LEAVE BEHIND
CHAPTER 22FOLLOW-UP TRIPSWHEN MORE RESEARCH IS REQUIRED
CHAPTER 23MARKETSA COMPREHENSIVE LIST
CHAPTER 24SPANISHKEY PHRASES & RESOURCES
CHAPTER 25KIDS & TEENSSCHOOLS & FUN ACTIVITIES
CHAPTER 26AUTOMOBILESPROS & CONS OF BRINGING A CAR
CHAPTER 27OVERCOMING OBSTACLESMOVING DESPITE NEGATIVE FEEDBACK
CHAPTER 28PETSFURRY FAMILY POINTERS
CHAPTER 29MOVING TIMELINEWHEN & HOW TO START
CHAPTER 30ORGANIZING PLANFROM A TO Z
CHAPTER 31LEGAL DOCUMENTSBIRTH CERTIFICATES, WILLS, & MORE
CHAPTER 32MISTAKESHARD LESSONS I LEARNED AFTER MOVING
CHAPTER 33INTEGRATIONWHAT TO DO & NOT DO AS AN EXPAT
CHAPTER 34FIRST MONTH IN MÉRIDASETTLING INTO A NEW LIFE
CHAPTER 35GASTRONOMYRESTAURANTS, GROCERY STORES, & MORE
CHAPTER 36SHORT-TERM RENTALSAFTER THE MOVE
CHAPTER 37BANKING BENEFITS OF A LOCAL BANK ACCOUNT
CHAPTER 38SCAMSSPOTTING & AVOIDING DECEIT
CHAPTER 39AVOIDING BOREDOMA LIST OF THINGS TO DO
CHAPTER 40 SUMMING IT UPFINAL THOUGHTS

 

The All About Mérida Guide 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 INTRODUCTION 
CHAPTER 41DELIVERY SERVICESAMAZON, RAPPI, MERCADO LIBRE, & MORE
CHAPTER 42CREEPY CRAWLIESINSECTS, ARACHNIDS, & REPTILES
CHAPTER 43WEATHERHEAT, HURRICANES, & TROPICAL STORMS
CHAPTER 44DRIVINGSAFETY TIPS
CHAPTER 45SPORTS & RECREATIONSTAYING ACTIVE
CHAPTER 46LONG-TERM RENTALSLIVE LIKE A LOCAL
CHAPTER 47REAL ESTATEBUYING PROPERTY, FIDEICOMISO, & MORE
CHAPTER 48UTILITIESELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS, & SOLAR POWER
CHAPTER 49INSURANCEFOREIGN, LOCAL, & NATIONAL HEALTHCARE
CHAPTER 50WORK OPPORTUNITIESLEGAL REQUIREMENTS & STRATEGIES
CHAPTER 51STARTING A BUSINESSTIPS FOR ENTREPRENEURS
CHAPTER 52TAXESFOREIGN, LOCAL,  TAX ID NUMBERS
CHAPTER 53CITIZENSHIPPROS & CONS OF DUAL CITIZENSHIP
CHAPTER 54ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTPROJECTS DRIVING GROWTH
CHAPTER 55MEXICAN HOLIDAYSJOIN THE FESTIVITIES
CHAPTER 56MAGICAL MÉRIDATHINGS PEOPLE LOVE
CHAPTER 57TOURISMMUSEUMS, HISTORY, & RECOMMENDATIONS
CHAPTER 58DAY TRIPSEXPLORE OUTSIDE THE CITY
CHAPTER 59EXPAT DEPRESSIONTHE HIDDEN TRUTH
CHAPTER 60END-OF-LIFE PLANWHY IT IS CRITICAL
CHAPTER 61TASTE OF HOMEWHAT EXPATS MISS MOST
CHAPTER 62COMFORT ZONESOBSTACLES THAT KEEP PEOPLE FROM MOVING
CHAPTER 63MOVING HOMEWHY SOME EXPATS LEAVE
CHAPTER 64PLAN BWHEN MÉRIDA DOES NOT WORK OUT
CHAPTER 65MEXICAN EMIGRATIONREASONS MEXICANS LEAVE MEXICO
CHAPTER 66WRAPPING IT ALL UPFINAL THOUGHTS