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The biggest question I have to ask myself is should I return to my studio in SF. Tough question. I just spent 5 days visiting family in Guadalajara, MX, which
by iamelgringo 18y ago
The biggest question I have to ask myself is should I return to my studio in SF.
Tough question. I just spent 5 days visiting family in Guadalajara, MX, which is a fairly large tech center for Mexico. You can live very well for $30k a year. I had coffee with a software engineer that is building online education for the University of Mex, Guadalajara. They have 7 full degrees that you can get online. That's a bit different than the Central America I grew up in the Contra/Guerrilla filled 80's.
It would be easy to make the cultural transition. I don't know that I'd like to move there, but it's certainly an interesting option, isn't it? For the price that I'm paying for rent in Silicon Valley, I could live like a king back where I grew up.Hmmmm...
- jimbokun 18y agoI was reading recently that Mexico is effectively engaged in a civil war with narcotics traffickers, and it is not clear which side will win. Do you think this is true, and considering returning to Mexico anyways, or is it just hyperbole?