Focus On Mexico

Your Guide to Moving and Retiring to Mexico's Lake Chapala

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18 Tips to Maximize Your Focus on Mexico Experience

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 Focus Alumna in Morelia

A Focus Alumna in Morelia

A few months ago we gave an overview of Morelia, Michoacan in the post Focus on Morelia.  On a recent return trip to Morelia, we met Maureen, a Focus alumna who recently moved to Morelia from Lakeside.  She graciously agreed to sit down for an interview about her life, Focus, and Lakeside experiences and her move to Morelia.  We met for morning coffee at a charming downtown cafe/restaurant where the Morelia expats meet for a monthly coffee and have set up a small English lending library. Please tell our readers a little about your background and how you came to Mexico. I grew up in Southern … [Read more...]

Moving to Mexico – Relocation as a Rite of Passage

Moving to Mexico – Relocation as a Rite of Passage

An interview with author/coach Sydney Metrick Dr. Sydney Metrick, a Focus on Mexico alumni, Lakeside resident and author of four previous books has just released her newest work, "Moving to Mexico - Relocation as a Rite of Passage."  Her previous publications include The Art of Ritual : Creating and Performing Ceremonies for Growth and Change (with Renee Beck), I Do: A Guide to Creating Your Own Unique Wedding Ceremony, and Crossing the Bridge: Creating Ceremonies for Grieving and Healing from Life's Losses (all currently published by Apocryphile Press). As a co-author, she was invited to … [Read more...]

Focus Alumni Share Their Experience

Check out this short video of some of our most recent FOCUS alumni talking in English and Spanish about their impressions of attending our 6-day learning seminar!  For more testimonials visit the Focus on Mexico YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1VQKKCwo_0 … [Read more...]