I wanted to explain the name of this blog. You see, when I was raising my kids who are now 26 and 29 years old, my favorite place to take them, besides Disneyland, was to the Community Park. For those of you who aren't familiar with the term. These are beautiful parks that are set up in different neighborhoods. Most have areas for kids to play, BBQ pits to cook in, swimming pools or lakes to enjoy, community jacuzzis and spas and all sorts of things to use that would cost alot if you owned them. But you get to use them totally free and all day.
Well my new community park will be the global community. I love getting to know about other people in other countries. I'd like to invite the community to join in and share with us the many places they have visited. I'd like this to be a place where we share pictures and stories and experiences of our lifetimes.
My personal goal is to start traveling to other countries and experiencing what the world has to offer. My first stop was however, in the U.S. in a small town in Vermont that was similar to being in another country. I'm also gonna share my experience in Mexico. Actually, I feel more at home in Mexico than in Vermont.
I think I'll share an experience in Mexico first. Right now I live in an expat community, but I travel outside from it quite often. I actually had to speak Spanish more often in California than I do here in Mexico so I like to go out of the expat community every so often so I force myself to speak Spanish.
When I first got settled here, my neighbor took me to the shopping mall to pick up some groceries. I was pleasantly surprised to see a Walmart, Home Depot, Office Depot, McDonalds, I felt right at home.
At this time, I don't have a car, so I get a taxi when I need to go shopping. The taxi costs 6 USD one way. One time a driver charged me 10 USD I forgot to ask him before I got into the cab, how much it would cost. I won't make that mistake again!
It's so pretty here that I wish I could get into the water more often. The beach is beautiful! Since I've been here I've been imagining myself also visiting other places like Belgium, Italy, United Arab Emirates, and Thailand.
Let me know where you've thought of visiting.
Here is a picture of the beach right outside my door.
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