By JUAN DE JÉSUS BREENE While this topic might not be sexy, for those who live in Mexico, and even more so, for those who are considering investing here, the concept of debt vulnerability is an important factor to consider in the puzzle of a country’s economic health. Sure, Mexico is a massive player in the world economy, an economy
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Like any country, Mexico has certain practices that would never happen anywhere else, and sometimes we become conditioned to accepting those quirky conventions with a “well, welcome to Mexico.” One of those practices that can easily be seen as ordinary is taking out your credit card for payment and hearing, “Oh, I’m sorry, if you
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Most tourists and visitors to Mexico likely assume laws and customs are similar in here to their home countries. So what’s legal and what’s not when taking pictures or shooting video, especially in the context of younger generations documenting every move in life? The rules of the game are very different in Mexico when compared,
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE “You’re the epitome of laziness.” “A life of leisure and laziness are two very different things.” “Some day, when I’m dead, you will wish you could get off your lazy bottom and do what I’m asking?” Did you hear any of these phrases growing up? If you did, you might feel guilty about many of
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE They have been called covid foreigners, gentrification agents, traveling professionals and freelancers. These digital nomads have discovered Mexico and are here to stay, at least for now. Social scientist Olga Hannonen, from the University of Eastern Finland, defines these nomads as those “who work while traveling and travel while working. “Digital nomadism is driven by
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE As more and more U.S. and Canadian citizens discover Mexico as a great place to work remotely, more are moving to Mexico to live and work. Having met countless expats who are in Mexico for a month or so to “try things out,” after the philosophical discussions of how the United States has gone to
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Here is an odd situation: You were born in the United States. So were your parents. So you are a U.S. citizen, right? Right! But take a city like Los Angeles, California, with the second-largest population of Mexicans after Mexico City. Maybe one of your grandparents was born in Mexico, moved to Los Angeles or
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE The simple answer is to the above question is: Yes. Honestly, I am actually getting tired of answering this question now that digital nomads have discovered Mexico. So many of these international work-from-homers have moved here, that some have decided to stay, becoming themselves owners, no longer wanting to pay rent. Many sources have reported
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OPINION By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE The Mexican presidential race is still two years out, but the gubernatorial races on Sunday, June 5, put the handwriting on the wall, with some pretty indelible ink. In Sunday’s six-state vote, four were won by coalitions of the ruling National Regeneration Movement (Morena) party, and two by coalitions of the opposition parties. Even
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By JUAN DE JESÚS BREENE Unless you have been arrested for being involved in a bar brawl, public urination or driving while intoxicated, you probably did not even know a certain type of court exists in Mexico. While other countries have traffic court, small claims or other type of lesser-infraction courts, in more and more communities, including in Mexico City,
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