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Hi, I’m Jeanine. Mexico Soul is a Cliff’s Notes on everything about Mexico—Travel, living, history, art and artists, the Maya, pyramids, food, culture, hot spots, current news and an armchair traveler’s peek into life south of the border.
Mexico Soul comes to your inbox weekly. I alternate between posts on Mexico and travel, and personal stories on moving to the Mexican Caribbean, buying land, building a house and opening a bookstore. Some stories I’ve taken from my memoir, Where the Sky is Born: Living in the Land of the Maya. Come join me!
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About me
My ongoing love of Mexico led me to the Yucatán and in 1997 I left San Francisco with my husband for a relaxed lifestyle on the Mex-Caribbean coast, Puerto Morelos, where we’d built a house. We founded Alma Libre Bookstore and through immersion into my new culture and country, I became an expert on Mexico and the Maya, writing for Fodor’s and other publications. I’m the author of Where the Sky is Born: Living in the Land of the Maya; Maya 2012 Revealed; and two thrillers set in the Yucatán, my fertile stomping ground‚ Wheels Up and Tulum Takedown.
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“Your bookstore is the reason I fell in love with Puerto Morelos! My husband and I have been visiting for maybe 15/20 years. We would browse your charming bookstore and have shrimp cocktail at Pelicanos. I am so happy to learn your story. Thank you for sharing your journey!” — Marta Carbajal, paid subscriber.
“Jeanine is a gifted writer who shares her experiences of living in Mexico and running a bookstore there. Her appreciation for the culture and art, as well as her unending fascination with the history offer us a rich world as seen through her eyes.” —Phil & Maude on Relationships
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