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Brooke Gazer
writer, expat, entrepreneur
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A Tale of Two Kitchens
Dividing a large house into two homes required adding a second kitchen. This kitchen will be mine. It began as a bedroom so lots of...


Doors and Window Openings
We converted a bedroom into a kitchen. A large window sat at one end. The wall opposite the window, had a door leading into what will...


Taking Stock of Our Renovation in Mexico
It has been a year since we arrived in Merida. I’d hoped that our renovation would be complete by now, but that was unrealistic. Before...


Wells and Water
The Yucatan is a unique geographical region because there are no above ground rivers. The peninsula sits on a huge limestone platform of...


Beginning the Casita
A five by ten-meter (about 530 sq ft) cement building was tucked into the north-east corner of the property. Except for a small bathroom...


Start at the top
In Mexico, flexibility is not a just virtue, it is a necessity. We planned to renovate the casita and live there during the renovation of...


Starting Over in Mexico … Again
After losing my job as a pharmaceutical representative, I changed my life. I’d dreamed of running a B&B some place without snow and my...
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