One of the first things I want to mention is that it is ideal weather here in Mazatlan now. We were heralded by others who proclaimed we brought this beautiful weather with us as it had been chilly the weeks before. The water is wonderfully blue, the surf is lulling us into relaxation after all of the miles we have driven.
We have noticed that the prices of everything here are almost the same as in Seattle. Now that was sort of surprising.
We have met and spoken with many people who have moved back here after 15, 20 and more years of living and working in the states. One young man went to Utah at about age 15, finished high school, married a US citizen of Mexican descent and has 3 US citizen children. He finds making a living difficult because prices are high but wages are low but his family loves being here with all of his family and her relatives. People see our Washington car plates and are eager to tell us, in English, that they have worked in Bellingham, lived in Kent, or Boise or California or Portland. One of these people was at a stop light selling juice, another was a shoe shine man who was older and had left the US a long time ago but still spoke English very well. The knowledge of English gives them only a small edge but does help especially in the gringo areas and in hotels, restaurants etc.
What hasn’t changed is the beauty of the people and the friendliness of everyone. Pete really doesn’t have to practice his Spanish but they let him try and those who don’t speak English almost always understand him. I still have to tell him what they said. LOL
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