Life

Checkpoint in Playa

Although I feel like I basically just arrived in Playa del Carmen, I’ve already reached a checkpoint where I have to decide to stay here longer or move on to something else. The lease agreement I have was only through December 27th. Unfortunately, I can’t extend my stay in this particular unit; it was already [...]

Future Plans, Life, Mexico, Money, Online Poker, Playa del Carmen, Poker Commentary, Poker Refugee, Poker Travels

Reflection on the Road to Merida

It’s been one month since I put all of my belongings, including my dog, on a plane to Mexico. It’s been an up and down few weeks since getting here.
I spent the first few days in Playa del Carmen exploring the area and going through the requirements needed to once again access the game [...]

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An Improbable Home

It’s been a pretty wild past few months for me. Nearly three weeks after arriving in Playa del Carmen, I feel like I’m only just now starting to have clear thoughts about my life and situation and what brought me here.
They say moving and breaking-up are two of the more stressful things you can [...]

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Settled in Playa

I got to Playa del Carmen yesterday around noon.
I spent most of the afternoon in the waiting room of an cargo company in Cancun that I hired to process the importation of my dog, Scout, who rode in the undercarriage on the same flight as myself. Once the dog was put on the plane, [...]

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