Wishing I was in Mexico now!! Hahahaa. I have been all over Mexico and love it very much. Been in Merida about 4-5 years ago, our travel group rented a beach-house further out the beach from Progreso, really quite nice. I like a city to be anchored in as I feel there is more to do. I like my ballroom dancing, fairly new at it but did have a dance in the big city square, dancing around the park-fantastic !! Thinkingof renting an apartment in Merida, for 2 or 3 months, during the worst of our cold winters. I was a member of International Living a few years ago but just receive their weekly emails now.I speak very little Spanish,but always managed to get along most times.Any information on this topic would be appreciated. I’m a single retiree, a little slow on the computer – but can always answer any email. – Thank you very much – Merry Christmas – Bob Brown

There were 2 articles in el Diario about extranjeros, both on August 13, in the Merida section of the paper. They were both nice articles and, as a gringa, I very much appreciate that the extranjeros are actually being recognized in a positive manner. There are tons of us here and it often feels a bit like social schizophrenia to include us completely in daily life but then “officially” completely ignore us… so its nice to see acknowledgement that we exist and are an asset to the community.

http://www.yucatan.com.mx/noticia.asp?cx=11$3501000000$3616945&f=20070813

http://www.yucatan.com.mx/noticia.asp?cx=11$3501000000$3616594&f=20070813

…and yes – I was referring to “Fire Chief Fred” – his “authority” was all I could think of to back me up when warning people about stockpiling gasoline. This happens more at the beach than in the city – especially among Americans who are used to hoarding things that are going to go up in price. That sort of thing is not necessary here. Gasoline is a dangerous thing to stockpile in any kind of weather – but in the heat and humidity of Yucatan? Its insane to do that. Not that I want to put your husband back to work – but have you ever considered developing a mini-course on fire safety in Yucatan? And maybe electrical safety “issues” too?