My Life in México - Page Directory 
Last Update 27 March 2008
Most recent addition: 
A Day in the Life of a Gordita Vendor

Welcome

Guided Tour:  

Coming In Through the Patios

Down the Street and Around Town

Family Activities

My Mexican Family:   

Family Pictures

The 1st Birthday Party in the New House

Doña Martha's 60th Birthday Party

My Town:

Some Favorite Places

La Tienda -- The Neighborhood Store

A Day in the Life of a Gordita Street Vendor

    Part 1, Cooking

    Part 2, The Street

Street Vendors

Tricycles

Homes

Domes and Cupolas

Lerdo's Cemetery

Making Things:

Needlecraft

Making Piñatas

Making Brooms

Making Tortillas -- Part 1 
   Part 2

Making Carnitas and Chicharrones - Part 1  shows the killing and dressing of a pig.  It may 
not be for everyone.

   Part 2 shows the cooking.

   Part 3 shows the making of chicharrones.

Holidays and Fiestas:

El Día de San Judas Tadeo - St Jude's Day

La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe
    Part 1
     Part 2

El Día de Muertos -- The Day of the Dead

This and That:

My English Students

Mercados

In Praise of the Tortilla

Francisco Sarabia -- Aviation Pioneer

Manzanillo -- a Non-Tourist View

Churches

La Hacienda Ciénaga del Carman

Little Stories about Life in Mexico

Blogs about Mexico

Volunteer Opportunities

News and Magazines under construction

Mexican Kitchens (Index)  These visits to several Mexican home kitchens show slices of Mexican home life as well as instructions for making delicious Mexican food. 

My Building Projects (Index)   View the story of building a new house and another story of remodeling an old house.
 

Building a house in Tarzana, California  This is how my move to Mexico actually began nine years before.


A map to my house, sort of...
 

Send me an e-mail Rolly@rollybrook.com

 

Useful Information:

 

How to Move to México

Sample Menaje

Vehicle Permits

Duty-Free and Prohibited Items

Living in México

Article 106 -- car rules

Mexican Automobile Insurance including motorcycles and rental cars

Health Care in Mexico 

Joining IMSS for Medical Insurance

The Internet in Mexico

Employee Pay Requirements

Federal Labor Law

Teaching English in Mexico

Getting a Working FM3

Apostille for Documents

Starting a Business in Mexico

Maps of Mexico

Translators and Dictionaries

Spanish Language Schools (under construction)

Air and Bus Transportation

Mexican Spanish Pronunciation Guide 

Mexican Spanish <> English Lexicons

Food and Cooking Words   This page is quite large, so the two-part download will take a minute or so.

Car Parts 

Computer Terms  This page is quite large, so the two-part download will take a minute or so.

Translation of Internet Explorer 6 Command Line

Illustrated Building Terms:     Tools       Materials      
These pages are under construction and are far from finished.