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Death and Life in Mexico

 
This is not a story about how Mexico celebrates its Día de los Muertos ritual, or how Americans come here to retire... then forget to die.  The other day I came across the black-and-white details of how and where US citizens meet their maker in foreign lands. You see, the US State Department is required by law to report non-natural deaths by US citizens in foreign countries.

Anyone who’s explored beyond the comforts of Western Europe knows...

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How Living Abroad Made Me a Better Person

Mexican boy working on a block wall – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingWhen in my early twenties, after crossing the border near San Diego with my friends and driving south in Mexico, I noticed lots of houses in which the construction had begun, but was not finished.
 
“How stupid”, I thought, viewing what I believed to be evidence of bad planning on a large scale by lots of silly people.  “What a waste!  Why get started if you don’t finish?”  (I may even have harrumphed, but I don’t remember.)
 
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Is it REALLY Cheaper to Retire Overseas?

Beach Sunset – Best Places In The World To Retire – International LivingBelow is the second article I wrote for Next Avenue, a website whose media partners include PBS, Huffington Post, etc., and run by very talented and accomplished public television people and journalists.
 
As always, this article represents the distilled wisdom of the contributors to our site, who I humbly thank.  I would know nothing without them.
 
Editor’s note:  A version of this article first appeared on Next Avenue and Forbes on April 27,...

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