Focus on Mexico Blog

by Tere Ruiz

  How many times do we see a little puppy and immediately click and fall in love with it? They are so soft, they are so sweet, their breath smells so good… they look at you with their gentle eyes, and then you know, you just know, they are meant to be with you…

When I saw Gala, my beloved Golden Retriever, for the very first time, I could even see more, but not only with the eyes on my face, but with the eyes of my heart. She was sitting there looking as gorgeous as she was. I knew she was the right dog, and that was her last time to be considered a dog, because she became the Queen of my Heart.

By Kristina Morgan

Those of you who have read my past articles have read about the bromide here, a mineral in the volcanic basin of the lake that evaporates into the air. I call it our Happy Gas. But unless you live here you may not know about what I call the Hot Babe Fairy Dust, a phenomenon that occurs at Lake Chapala.

I feel like living in the Lake Chapala area has kind of taken me back in time. There’s the obvious fact that it is like stepping back 50-70 years here regarding the pace, culture and values but that really isn’t what I mean.

I’m turning 39 on March 8th but I look younger than I did when we moved back here in 2002. I feel younger now than I did when I lived in Colorado and I was in my late 20s and early 30s. I’m not the only one. Many of the people I talk to have had the same experience. Some people have chalked it up to this being a retirement area so there are always people older than us. I don’t think that’s it though. Because there are many young people who live here with their families, working or as entrepreneurs in businesses, or they have an internet business that allows them to work anywhere, or they are in the small percentage of people who came into money or retired very early.

Here’s what I think: Mexican men love women. And I think that’s the secret to our youthfulness as women. I’ll get to what makes the men who come here feel younger in a bit.