Blog - Focus On Mexico

18 Tips to Maximize Your Focus on Mexico Experience

Coming to Lakeside to a Focus On Mexico 6-Day Learning Experience? Here are some tips to help you maximize your stay during the program. The Focus On Mexico 6-Day Learning Experience is a program for those seriously thinking of moving or retiring to Mexico. With expert speakers making presentations in the mornings, and outings and tours in the afternoon, one attendee commented, “The Focus On Mexico Program is like a guided vacation with built in tours.” However much fun it may be, most who come to the 6-Day “Crash Course” on Mexico are there to do their 'due diligence'. They come to make … [Read more...]

A Move2Mexico RoadMap

With the pandemic making live group gatherings a possible health risk, Focus has developed online programs that cover the essentials of moving to Mexico - via an online format. Using our 20+ year experience at helping people transform their lives in Mexico, we've applied our proven Live 6-Day formula to our online programs. Whether you are thinking of moving Part-Time or Full-TIme, the Move2Mexico RoadMap program has broken the journey, that everyone eventually takes when moving to Mexico, into 9 Steps. The journey progresses from confirming that Mexico is for you, to learning the … [Read more...]

Piñatas and Posadas – Christmas in Mexico

Christmas in Mexico is similar yet different from the U.S. depending on what part of the country you live in. Large cities such as Guadalajara tend to have a similar U.S. like frenzied shopping atmosphere, but Christmas in smaller towns and villages is quite distinct. There is much less emphasis on gifts and more emphasis on the family celebrations and traditions surrounding Christmas. I took an informal poll of my ESL students to see what family gifts they were giving for Christmas and was charmed with the simple answers - a bottle of cologne, a shirt, a pair of shoes, a necklace, etc. - … [Read more...]

ExpatsInMexico Interviews Focus Co-Owner Michael Nuschke

I met Robert Nelson, the owner of the excellent website ExpatsInMexico.com, in Puerto Vallarta. We shared a coffee and talked about our common interests - helping people settle into a new lifestyle in Mexico. We hit it off quite well and had a long discussion about our backgrounds and common passions. Robert suggested we do a video interview that he could put on his website - and I said "Sure!". Here is our discussion; ExpatsInMexico.com is a great website and a worthy addition to anyone doing research on moving to Mexico. ...and speaking of worthy research, have you considered … [Read more...]

Rainy Season at Lake Chapala

Here in Mexico's Lake Chapala area our rainy season runs from approximately June 15 to October 15 varying slightly from year to year. For instance in 2018 it rained all the way through Day of the Dead in November, and 2017 when the rainy season was mostly over by September 30. In 2019, we saw serious flooding in many areas of Mexico and several severe hail storms including one in Guadalajara that left almost 4 feet of hail on the streets. That one made the international news! These extreme events are rare, but even as recently as 2021 there was a period of heavy rain which precipitated some … [Read more...]