Mexican New Year

Tonight is New Years Eve and there will be many festivities in town – parties, street parties, fireworks, great food and drinks. It probably sounds a lot like where you live – isn’t it interesting how in every country things can be so different and yet many things are the same?

We will be heading down to the beach again to ring it in. Are you surprised? I’ll be counting my blessings of how fortunate I feel to be able to live in Mexico with my husband and children as I gaze out over the ocean with the distant lights of Cozumel and the twinkling blanket of stars over us. I will probably have no jacket on (Big Smile).

I don’t know how late we will stay there but I do know that whenever we get home the neighborhood parties will still be in full swing. Well if we can’t sleep we can always join them.

By the way, one fun tradition that is observed in Mexico is the eating of 12 grapes - one with each stroke of the chiming bell at midnight. This is to bring good luck for the coming year.

May your New Year be full of fun, love, prosperity and travel.

Enjoy the Adventure! Suzanne

Suzanne Marie Bandick
Live your Dreams Life Coach

P.S. My book: Only in Mexico You Say? The Humorous Side of Living in Mexico is available now on my site http://www.onlyinmexicoyousay.com/.

Would you like help to visit or live in Mexico? Visit http://www.liveyourdreamscoaching.com/.

Living in Mexico - New Years Resolutions

Here are a few suggestions to get everyone started on their New Year resolutions ………..
(These may vary depending where you live in Mexico of course)

- Go swimming at the beach more often. Sometimes I will bring my life sized, inflatable alligator and amuse tourists.

- Take more moonlit walks at the beach. I’ll even bring my husband.

- Enjoy both the fast and slow drivers. Always wearing my crash helmet even in my truck.

- Accept the rough roads and potholes when encountered because they make me appreciate the good roads.

- Accept that they do things differently here. I wanted change after all!

- Allow myself to laze in a hammock more often.

- Explore more of Mexico.

- Take more pictures ..... of my feet.

- Try more new foods with names I cannot even pronounce.

- Stop everyday to enjoy the scents of the bougainvillea and hibiscus.

- Enjoy life everyday to the fullest!

Any you can think to add?

Enjoy the Adventure! Suzanne

Suzanne Marie Bandick
Live your Dreams Life Coach

P.S. My book: Only in Mexico You Say? The Humorous Side of Living in Mexico is available now on my site http://www.onlyinmexicoyousay.com/

Would you like help to visit or live in Mexico? Visit http://www.liveyourdreamscoaching.com/

New Years Eve in Playa del Carmen

How to have fun on New Year’s Eve in Playa del Carmen, Mexico

Here are my best top 5 suggestions for enjoying New Years Eve in Playa del Carmen, Mexico:

5) Only drink Coke. If you drink enough cokes you can get quite a buzz! At least I do because I don’t usually drink anything with caffeine. The trick is to avoid the Rum. Then you get the buzz without the hangover.

4) Hang out on the beach – there is nothing quite like bringing in the New Year with your feet in the sand as you gaze out upon the moonlit ocean. Enjoy the people and watching the stars. Also you can drink your cokes there.

3) Find someone who has a house on the beach and get yourself invited there for a party.

2) Walk along 5th Ave. close to midnight. The restaurants seem to have all their clocks set at slightly different times, so you can probably catch at least three different countdowns to bring in the New Year.

1) Plan to go to bed early so that you can go for a New Years Day morning swim in the ocean.

Ah, what a life!

Happy New Year from our tropical holiday hut to yours!

Enjoy the Adventure! Suzanne

Suzanne Marie Bandick
Live your Dreams Life Coach

P.S. My book: Only in Mexico You Say? The Humorous Side of Living in Mexico is available now on my site http://www.onlyinmexicoyousay.com

Would you like help to visit or live in Mexico? Visit http://www.liveyourdreamscoaching.com