u/SuperDave010

Hello, all! I'm currently researching a hopefully near-future relocation / retirement to Mexico. I'm 56M, and I was laid off in October from a job I've had for the last 12 years. I have some $ saved for retirement, but not enough at this point to sustain a retirement in the states. I started looking around for where it would possibly be enough, and I'm currently focused on the Oaxaca area as a potential landing spot. While low cost of living is definitely a factor, I'm also very interested in settling in an area that has a lot of indigenous culture. I'm very much into spending time outdoors, so the forested mountains of Oaxaca are also a definite plus. I've never been a city guy - I'd much prefer to land in a small-to-medium town. I'd love to hear from anyone who's in a smaller town, and not necessarily in Oaxaca - where are you located? Why did you pick your destination over others? What's your experience like? As I mentioned above, easy access to forests and mountains is key for me, so I marked more arid locales such as Guanajuato off my list pretty quickly. The only real barrier I see at this point - and it is a barrier - is that I've just begun learning Spanish. I don't want to concentrate on finding a place where more English is spoken that in others, though - I hope to learn through immersion, and make use of translation apps on my smartphone to get me through the early stages of learning. Feel free to DM me if you're open to chatting.