I Went Back to AMERICA After 2 YEARS in MEXICO, It Didn't Feel Like HOME Anymore
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I Went Back to AMERICA After 2 YEARS in MEXICO, It Didn't Feel Like HOME Anymore
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The Mexican Life
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🇺🇸✈️🇲🇽 After 2 years in Mexico, I went back to Ohio… and lasted 11 days.
💔 My son had already paid the deposit on my senior apartment.
🍊 Then an old woman dropped her oranges in a Walmart parking lot.
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👵 Sharon, 73 · Columbus, Ohio ➜ Dolores Hidalgo, Mexico
🏢 Senior apartment in Ohio: $1,650/month
🏠 My place above a Mexican pharmacy: $340/month
💊 Blood pressure pills: $48 in Ohio · $6 in Mexico
💵 My whole month in Mexico: about $900
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🔎 In this story:
✔️ What reverse culture shock really feels like
✔️ The 11 people who walked past Frances
✔️ The Medicare Part B mistake I almost made
✔️ What was waiting for me when I came back
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💬 Have you ever gone back "home" and felt like a stranger? Tell me in the comments 👇
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⚠️ This story is a dramatization inspired by real experiences of American retirees. Names and details have been changed. Not financial, legal or medical advice.