Category Archives: Merida Expat Life
Return to Merida of Scam Artist Lachlan Ansett
Please see my original post about this scam artist written in January 2010. I have received three emails dated this past week that people have encountered him in March 2012 in Merida, using the same old stories, telling the same … Continue reading
MELL #3 – Background Information
by Beryl Gorbman Note: I would deeply appreciate it if anyone who cares to forward this article or quote from it resist changing any of the original language, EVEN THE TITLES. You know who you are. Please attribute the content … Continue reading
Library Update
Lots of mail and suggestions, both decent and not, have come in today. Just today, about 700 unique readers (as of 4:00 p.m)., have accessed the library information on this site. My understanding at this point is that the library … Continue reading
Merida English Library Uproar
Hope to see you tomorrow, sat., 12/31 at 10 AM in front of the library at Calle 53 near 68. Sorry about the formatting from all the forwards, but I am trying to get this out tonight and hope that … Continue reading
Blissed Out in Rio Lagartos, Yucatan
Beryl Gorbman The other day, Bill, Susan, Jessie and I drove to Rio Lagartos, at the northern peak of the coast of the Yucatan Peninsula. Rio Lagartos is in a biosphere, a protected area, with hundreds of bird species and … Continue reading
Merida/Progreso Spay and Neuter Clinics 2012
Once again, Planned Pethood is bringing us the invaluable opportunity to have any dog or cat spayed for absolutely free. They are operating in three locations described below. This continued effort has made a huge dent in the number of … Continue reading
Guest Post from Anne McEnany, International Community Foundation
This post is in reference to my post: http://gorbman.com/2011/12/05/first-symposium-of-american-retirees-and-mexican-government-representatives/ Thanks, Anne, for clarifying. I just wanted to give a bit of context to the forum and also answer the questions above. The International Community Foundation has met with the Secretary … Continue reading
A Day in a Yucatan Village
Beryl Gorbman An extended family lives in this compound in the center of the state of Yucatan. There are three generations here and the two elders, the grandmother and grandfather, are 88 and 90 respectively. They both still cook, pick … Continue reading
Bumbling Around Near Maxcanu
We headed southeast on a highway going toward Maxcanu. Instead of entering Maxcanu, we turned off on a secondary road just beforehand and drove into another era. The road was one lane, just as all the State roads used to … Continue reading