NIKAL LIVING

Notes on moving, settling, and building a life in Mexico City

  • I Was Told to Be Afraid (Is Mexico City safe?)

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    I Was Told to Be Afraid (Is Mexico City safe?)

    I don’t know why, or where it came from. But I’ve heard it from people both inside the country and outside it. And I can’t blame them: I believed it too. Why? Who knows. But safety has always been a recurring topic, with clients, with my family, with people I know.…

  • This Wasn’t the Plan: The Story Behind Nikal

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    This Wasn’t the Plan: The Story Behind Nikal

    We were driving through the city, traffic as usual. The rainy season had just ended. At the time, we were helping a client sell his car. His stay in Mexico City hadn’t gone the way he expected, not because of him, but for other reasons. Then, our rambling conversation led us…

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