HeyJaredJulie and Lurko in Mexico
A 50-something Brazilian-American learning to live with a 50-something Cuban-American in an off-grid tiny home in the jungle. Nayarit, Mexico.
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Day 8: Bacalar, Mexico (opens the original)
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Introduction: For our birthdays (July 12 and 13), I planned an epic journey to see some Mayan ruins. Starting in Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo (a new state for us), then taking a bus through Belize, then riding through Guatemala, ending at the Tikal ruins, and retracing our steps back to Mexico.Thursday July 16, 2026First, let me show you a couple maps so you can better understand where Bacalar is and what makes it special.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substack
Vista Higuera (opens the original)
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September 4, 2026Let me start this post by thanking the beautiful people who have clicked on the “Buy Me A Coffee” button on previous posts. I really, really appreciate it. I won’t get my first paycheck for another couple weeks and I was stressing about how we were going to get by until then. Now I can feel ok about going to the grocery store and not having to resort to credit cards. (Because eff those 27.7% interest rates.) Again, thank you. If you’ve been meaning to do so, I’ll move the button
Day Seven: San Ignacio, Belize (opens the original)
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Introduction: For our birthdays (July 12 and 13), I planned an epic journey to see some Mayan ruins. Starting in Mexico in the state of Quintana Roo (a new state for us), then taking a bus through Belize, then riding through Guatemala, ending at the Tikal ruins, and retracing our steps back to Mexico.Tuesday July 14, 2026We woke up in Guatemala for the last time, in our interestingly decorated but quite comfortable hotel called La Cabana in Melchor de Mencho. We had a nice breakfast, then we too
A New Gig (opens the original)
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Good morning! I’m going to try something a little different. I still want to keep the twice-a-week publication schedule. Mondays will be for articles about living off the grid, or special projects like the travel journals, or excerpts from books I’m working on. Fridays will be for life updates and things happening at Casa Buenavista. Today’s a pretty big life update, so strap in.August 28, 2026Soooooo right before we left for Guatemala, I got a call from my recruiter, who told me Dallas ISD canc
Catching Up, Part 2 (opens the original)
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Greetings! Here is the other post I promised to catch y’all up on what’s been happening at home at Casa Buenavista. These are the rest of the journal entries I started and didn’t finish. If you missed Part 1, you can look at that here.April 18, 2026I’m sure it’s the leftover trauma from being unemployed last summer, but my year so far has had a constant undercurrent of “be prepared.” I haven’t been writing because I’ve been working the maxi
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