My Life in México - Page Directory 

Most recent additions:  Drug wars in Lerdo   Cuotas (Toll Roads)   Streetcar System

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

Drug wars in Lerdo

The Flood of 2008

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:

La Reliquia

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

La Fiesta de Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe   Part 2

El Día de Muertos -- The Day of the Dead

This and That:

My English Students

Mercados

Lerdo once had a streetcar system

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

The Constitution of Mexico in English, 2009

Blogs about Mexico

Archaeology in México  under construction

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:

 

My Book

How to Move to México

Sample Menaje

Vehicle Permits

Duty-Free and Prohibited Items

Living in México

Personal Safety and Crime

Article 106 -- car rules

Mexican Automobile Insurance including motorcycles and rental cars

Cuotas (Toll Roads)

Finding Your Mexican Home (Housing)

Renting 

Buying   

Building and Remodeling 

Health Care

Joining IMSS for Medical Insurance

Motels vs Hotels

The Internet

Starting a Business

Employee Pay Requirements

Federal Labor Law

Teaching English

Getting a Working FM3

Apostille for Documents

Maps of Mexico

Air and Bus Transportation

Spanish Language Schools (under construction)

Learning Spanish Online

Translators and Dictionaries

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.

English to Spanish Medical Dictionary