(Especially regarding your anxiety and prejudices) Before leaving, I did my homework. I read all the alarmist blogs, watched all the "I almost died in Mexico" vlogs, and I was officially in full panic mode. Cartels, hurricanes, earthquakes, rampant traveler's diarrhea, express kidnappings… I was afraid of everything. Even guacamole, you never know. Okay, I'm exaggerating a little, but… not by much. It's clear that moving to another country, one you know very little about, brings its share of...

After seven months crisscrossing Mexico from north to south and east to west, we have officially decided to settle down in... Tequisquiapan! I've visited dozens of beautiful towns and pueblos. Each one captivated me in its own way and left a mark on my heart. We were searching for "the perfect place"... and they all were, in their own way, but Tequis won the gold medal. Why here? Because it is simply the Mexican version of paradise: a Pueblo Mágico with cobblestone streets lined with...

Today is Palm Sunday, the day the Lord made his triumphant entry into Jerusalem. Mexico is a deeply Christian country, where religious holidays punctuate daily life and imbue the culture with genuine fervor. This day brings back a wave of sweet and powerful emotions: childhood memories spent with Grandma Rose. This extraordinary woman illuminated my early years with so much love and tenderness. She lived very close to me and was so much more than a grandmother: she was my refuge, my...