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What a fabulous story and so well told

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Thanks so much George! I really appreciate that.

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Mar 2Liked by Jeanine Kitchel

You are certainly the adventurer, Janine! What a fun ride learning about your taming of this wild piece of coast. Can’t wait for the next installment!

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Gracias, Mike! I had company on this wild ride in the form of Alejandro (he who manned the machete) and Paul. They put me in the middle though as we traipsed single file through jungle, mangroves and the occasional fording of a river ): (It was like an E-ticket ride at Disneyland though, gotta say).

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Mar 2Liked by Jeanine Kitchel

All your adventures would make a fascinating tv series!!

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Thank you Carmen! Wouldn't that be great?

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What an adventure! I am enjoying following along.

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Thanks Jennifer! It’s fun re-reading/writing/condensing as it’s like reliving it. Did you feel like that when you wrote your memoir?

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Yes and no. Sometimes it all comes back to life!

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There are so many things I could say about this latest episode--really I just want to binge "watch" with a bowl of popcorn on this cloudy day in L.A. And I have to say that the pic of Paul and The Author is really Hollywood casting--both of you, gorgeous, intrepid creatures.

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Lucinda, thank you a million. This made my day. It's actually been fun re-writing, condensing actually, Where the Sky is Born b/c I'm reliving it all over again. Sometimes I'm amazed at my hardheadedness. Paul's Italian father would have called us: Testadura (hardhead).

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Mar 1Liked by Jeanine Kitchel

Money, luck and unexpected surprises! Sounds about right for foreign paradise!

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You definitely know Marlo!!

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What an adventure, Jeanine!

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Thanks for the re-stack Priya!!

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Mar 4Liked by Jeanine Kitchel

What a fascinating story, Jeanine! I had no idea you had lived in the Yucatan so long and that your life with so entwined with its history.

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Thanks Clarice. As you'll see in the ongoing chapters we still have much to go through, and we did not actually make the move until much after the land(s) conundrum. I'm glad you're along for my wild ride! And it gets even wilder. Also Puerto Morelos sits within 100 miles of 4 major pyramid sites, so it was inevitable that a reader like me would fall in love with their culture and history.

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Mar 4Liked by Jeanine Kitchel

What incredible adventures you & Paul had! Definitely the stuff that dreams are made of. I can just imagine your awe when you reached the ocean & realized you could truly have a piece of Paradise on earth! A highly enjoyable read! Thank you, Jeanine!

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Thank you, Lana! Yes. It was an unforgettable day. The whole time we were hacking through the jungle, literally, Alejandro was telling us about jungle habitat, orchids that lived there and nowhere else, mangroves. He was a font of knowledge.

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How beautiful! I can't imagine what it was like to step out of the jungle and be presented with beautiful expansive beach! Thank you for sharing this par of your journey.

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Thank you Esperanza. It was unreal. And Alejandro was not only our 'point' man, but he was incredibly knowledgable of the plants, the mangroves, everything--so it was also like a tutorial of the environment. I've condensed down much from my memoir to keep the story moving. (don't want to lose readers, haha).

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I am planning to go to Mexico this or next year, but, somehow, your texts already transport me there, Jeanine. It's so well written and rich in details that I finish reading it completely mesmerized.

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Oh thank you so much, Mateus! Very kind. You know how much I love this area and glad my amor comes through in the words. Gracias!

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Mar 5·edited Mar 5Liked by Jeanine Kitchel

What a way to describe the process of acquiring and developing a remote beachfront property in Mexico. Highlighting the challenges, vision, and determination required to transform a rugged wilderness into a tropical paradise. Jeanine's narrative effectively captures the excitement and dreamlike quality of realizing such an ambitious endeavor.

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Thank you, Tinashe! Yes, I now call it an adventure but it was quite a challenge when in the throes of it, which literally went on forever (as you'll see in future posts). But tenacious we were. And probably the most remarkable of all is that we got to see one of the more beautiful landscapes on the globe before the rest of the world did. And it was pristine.

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This truly is an immersive experience. Having land with cenotes sounds wonderful. Thanks for the story, Jeanine. Your descriptions made me feel like I was there.

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Thanks Daniel. As chapters go on (and they will) I feel I must put a short explanation at the beginning. Did the Chapter # put you off at all, b.c it was not Chapter 1?

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To be honest I didn’t know what the chapter part meant since I haven’t read all your posts. It didn’t deter me from reading, though. Your headline is clear which I think is more important. Perhaps a sentence for context at the beginning can help and guide readers to previous posts!

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Thank you. I just started adding "Chapter 1, Chapter 2" to my 4 previous posts and yes, a good idea to put a sentence or two at beginning of those memoir posts. I'll put them in italics I think above the actual post, gracias!

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