Essential Skills for Expats in Mexico

When you relocate to Mexico—full time or part-time—you’ll pass through a period of adjustment as you experience and respond to Mexican culture and the way of life here.  Becoming well-settled in a country that is not your original home requires understanding, compromise, and the development of a few skills.

Our five-part series on Essential Skills for Expats in Mexico, which has been fully revised, enables you to learn about key abilities you’ll need to help make your move here a success and avoid the pitfalls that some fall in to when they arrive in Mexico less mindful of the adjustments needed when intending to live in a foreign country.

Part 1 examines what is perhaps the most important skill you’ll need, because you’ll need to use it every day — learning the language.

Part 2 explains the need for flexibility and patience with and around your life situations in Mexico.

Part 3 discusses the deeply-ingrained culture of trade, negotiation and bargaining that exists here, and how you’ll need to learn how to engage with it.

Part 4 is about the importance of contacts and networking and how being an active contributor in the local community where you live will make a material difference to your well-being.

Part 5 concludes the series by highlighting the need for cultural awareness as you settle-in to your life and/or work situations in Mexico.

Every part in the series is cross-referenced with further Mexperience guides, articles, and other resources to help you delve deeper.

By taking time to consider these skills, you’ll become better prepared for a move to Mexico, and the series also shares valuable insights about living styles in Mexico and how you can make the most of your experiences here.