Brooke Gazer

writer, expat, entrepreneur

  • Home

  • Portfolio

  • Blog

  • Bio

  • Contact

  • More

    Use tab to navigate through the menu items.

    Recent Posts

    Beginning the Casita

    Beginning the Casita

    Start at the top

    Start at the top

    Starting Over in Mexico … Again

    Starting Over in Mexico … Again

    Archive

    • June 2022
    • May 2022
    • August 2021
    • May 2021
    • March 2021
    • January 2021
    • December 2020
    • November 2020
    • October 2020
    • July 2018
    • June 2018
    • May 2018
    • April 2018
    • March 2018
    • February 2018
    • January 2018

    Tags

    • art
    • Blues Music
    • coffee
    • Crafts
    • culture
    • Culture
    • entertainment
    • food
    • Huatulco
    • living in MExico
    • Living in Mexico
    • mexico
    • Mexico
    • Moving to Mexico
    • Oaxaca
    • Pottery
    • retire
    • tips
    • travel
    • Travel
    • volunteer in Mexico
    • writer's block
    She Came on a Whim

    She Came on a Whim

    At fifty-nine, Kris fulfilled her lifelong ambition of attaining an Art History degree. She subsequently worked in museums and later she opened a gallery and framing shop of her own. Kris had been planning a trip to Europe where she could drink in the works of the old masters when life took a curious twist. “I received a card from a friend. There was a photo of her, lounging on the beach, with her feet up, enjoying a frosty margarita. This arrived during a blizzard with three
    A University Professor

    A University Professor

    As an environmental activist in Prince Edward Island, Arthur admired several Latin American political writers. This inspired a six-month trip through Latin America where he fell in love with the people. “They reminded me of PEI, in the way they were kind and patient.” Being environmentally conscious, he owned a business that recycled tires prior to moving to Mexico. In 1994, he moved to Mexico intending to teach. He began as an English professor at UMAR in 1997, and is curre
    A Retired School Teacher

    A Retired School Teacher

    When Fran retired from teaching in 2006 she wasn’t quite ready for retirement but she was up for an adventure. She decided to augment her pension by teaching in Dubai and later in Mexico City. Even before taking the position in Mexico, Fran thought she might retire permanently in this Country. “I wanted to live someplace warm and had traveled within Mexico seven or eight times. There was a lot about Mexico that appealed to me.” One of her colleagues at the American School kn
     

    Merida, Yucatan, Mexico

    ©2017 by Brooke Gazer. Proudly created with Wix.com