I received my MA at SAU in Spring Arbor; MI- I live in Jackson so is close by. I did my undergrad at WMU- then stayed in Kzoo for several years.
We take 2 trips a year to MX and one trip a year to the West Palm Beach area in Florida. We stay free in Florida since my dad has a place there. We are looking to travel more- just wish work would give us more time off of work!
We do speak a little Spanish (4 yrs in high school does help with the basics). We were thinking about this winter taking a Spanish class at the local community college. We would also like to take private lessons in Mexico while on one of our trips. I hear they have schools in Playa and Tulum.
All the places we have visited- (Playa, Cozumel, Holbox, Isla Mujeres, Tulum, Punta Allen, Puerto Morelos, Cancun...) we usually come across someone that speaks English.
If we dont we always carry a pocket dictonary and a quick phrase book which is a huge help! (For instance when Scott got his hair cut, the woman spoke no english)- we just used the little Spanish we know and the pocket guides!
We research places by reading books on Mexico (The Peoples Guide to Mexico or any of the Frommers guides are great) search the the Internet before we travel and belong to this great forum to help answer any of our questions!
Our dream is to move to Mexico.. so reseraching, travelling it and communicating with others who also share our love have become our passion!
