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Any fans of the series Interview with the Vampire? I just finished the 2nd season, and thoroughly enjoyed it

#expatsInMexico I started writing the text for something like a Ted talk, on the topic of "Where do I Belong?" Do you only belong in your country of birth? Do you belong in a new country after living there for 5 years? Do you only belong in a new place once locals decide you belong?

#bilingualSpanishEnglish When I teach Spanish I always suggest practicing newly learned words with exaggerated emotion, as if you're an actor in a play. Run through the house yelling "Incendio!" for example, pretending your house is on fire. You'll never forget the word!!

Eating my signature Mexican dish, enchiladas verdes with extra salsa de tomatillo. Since we moved to Charlotte, I figure I've eaten this dish about 400 times. Not even exaggerating! #loveMexicanFood

#bilingualSpanishEnglish It's interesting to see the language change over the years. When I first started learning Spanish eons ago, you couldn't use "moverse" to refer to moving (changing) houses and afaik nobody used "déjame saber", which is very Englishy-y

#bilingualSpanishEnglish I speak Spanish fluently as a second language y me encanta conocer y platicar con otras personas que también lo hablen. Let's talk!

#ExpatsInPuertoVallarta. I visited the botanical garden twice during my last visit. Just beautiful. I loved the pet cemetery and wondered if anyone can have a pet interred there or if it's a private thing?

#ExpatsInPuertoVallarta On my last trip, I noticed a lot of lovely small towns around the bay. I wonder how isolating it would feel to live in one of those places instead of right in PV or one of the other major population areas there?

#ExpatsInOaxaca Hoping to spend lots of time in Oaxaca in the next few years. I'm bilingual and love to teach Spanish or English. Are there already lots of people teaching languages down there? I know the lending library hosts classes.

#ExpatsInPuertoVallarta On my last trip I noticed that many people live "up the hill". Does this make it harder to meet people and have a sense of neighborhood? @susanherrick.bsky.social @alicerutkowski.bsky.social

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