HollyGo - Julie Behn

Living in a constant state of wanderlust, this 29 year old San Franciscan is looking to experience the world before settling into a suburban life. Along with her boyfriend Ronnie and their dog Byron, they are trading in their life in the rat race to spend 6 months or more in a small town in colonial Mexico.

After 9 months in San Miguel de Allende, the trio have moved to the coastal town of Bucerias, near Puerto Vallarta, for an additional 4 months.

Now, the return trip to the United States is being planned and leaving the ex-pat life for a new chapter is about to begin.

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By HollyGo
October 5th 2009

Epilogue: A Quick Trip to New York North America » United States » New York » New York » Manhattan

Julie and Ronnie

Thank you everyone for such kind emails and responses to my last post...but I have an epilogue! Ronnie planned a quick trip for us to his home area back east before we both get locked down into 9-5 jobs here in California. We both have a passionate affair with New York. It is one of my favorite places in the whole wide world. The tiny restaurants every few feet, the fashion that people show with pride and the absolute romance that drifts in the air whether it is 3:00pm or 4:00 in the morning. Ronnie really wanted to take me to [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
September 21st 2009

One Month After the Return Home... North America » United States » California » San Francisco » Pacifica

San Francisco Sunset

It has now been one month since our return to the San Francisco Bay Area. Our homecoming was everything we hoped it would be: the soft chill of fog, delicious home cooked meals, warm blankets over huge (queen sized) beds, familiar faces, endless hugs and plans. Since our return, we have been living with my mom and step-father in the beautiful coastal town of Pacifica. It is about 20 minutes south of San Francisco, but you would never be able to tell. The rolling hills, the ocean views and the endless trees are far more amazing then I remembered them. It [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
August 14th 2009

It's the Height of Summertime North America » Mexico » Nayarit » Bucerias

Mexican Colors

It must be the top of summer because it has been boiling hot here in Bucerias. That kind of heat where you get out of the shower and even though you use a towel, you just never dry off. The kind of heat where you walk around outside for about ten minutes and then you start to sweat. Not glisten...drip sweat all over. Ronnie and I have been hiding out in the sanctuary of our condo dodging the rays of sun. Even our pool is too hot to swim in. We thought perhaps Rigo, our gardener/pool guy, had the heater on [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
August 6th 2009

Una Dia en Casa Hogar North America » Mexico » Nayarit » Bucerias

Casa Hogar

The days here in Bucerias have become very very repetitive and so I was very happy to be invited to help paint a children's home in Bucerias. Some call it an orphanage, but all of the kids there have families, the families just can't afford to house them. Sue, a woman we have befriended, picked me up very early in the morning so we could get to work before the sun got too intense. We drove for a bit and then turned away from the ocean and headed into farmland. I hadn't realized how far off the highway the houses went! [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
July 22nd 2009

A Visit From the Folks From New Jersey North America » Mexico » Nayarit » Bucerias

Breakfast with the family

It was time for another visit from the parents that call New Jersey home. Being from California myself, I love having them as guests. They always crack me up with their stories and competitiveness while playing any kind of game be it water volleyball, Mexican Train Dominoes or Up and Down the Ladder (a card game). This visit marked a first for us as well. We had Ron and Janice stay with us in our condo for five of the seven days. Usually when they visit, we don't have the room for them and so they find a hotel. I have [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
July 2nd 2009

Today Marks One Year Living in Mexico North America » Mexico » Nayarit » Bucerias

Our first meal at la casita in Mexico

Today, July first, was our first day in Mexico one year ago. I can't believe it has been a whole year and at the same time, it feels like we have been here for ages. I went back and read a lot of my first entries and it truly is amazing how far we've come. To think of all the people we have met and the adventures we have had makes me even more overjoyed that we decided to have this grand adventure together. Thank you to all of you who have followed our adventures this past year, and to all [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
June 26th 2009

Iguanas and Ticks and Crabs...OH MY! North America » Mexico » Nayarit » Bucerias

Crab in the pool

Time is a strange thing here in Bucerias. In the morning, I wake up and make breakfast for Ronnie and myself while the "boys" go for a walk on the beach. We have breakfast then take a dip in the pool and oh my gosh! It's only 11:00am. Then in the afternoon, we do freelance work, draw and read and then oh my gosh! It's only 2:00pm! Next we have lunch, watch a movie or work on art and oh my gosh it's only 4:00! So I start to think about what to make for dinner...make it and watch a show [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
June 12th 2009

Back to Bahía de Banderas North America » Mexico » Nayarit » Bucerias

Another great sunset

Well, Ronnie and I just said our good-byes to our latest set of guests. We had a wonderful week with my mom and my Auntie (Tia) Linda visiting. It was the most relaxed of all of our visitors in our time in Mexico. Most of our days were just spent chatting, swimming, reading and eating. There wasn't much touring around. Only one night was spent in the town of Puerto Vallarta. Of course in this heat, it is difficult to do much of anything except swim or seek out shade and air conditioning. "It will get worse," say the locals. "This [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
June 3rd 2009

A Wedding in the City of Angels North America » United States » California » Los Angeles » West Hollywood

Ronnie and Me

I think I am in culture shock. Okay maybe not shock, but like a stuck in the middle of two cultures, swimming around trying to hold on to those familiar things in two countries that I now call home. In Mexico, I miss the comforts of home. I miss sushi and Thai food, all Asian food actually. I miss cold foggy mornings that I need to wear a comfy warm sweater to keep warm and drink hot coffee while walking Byron. I miss sleeping under the weight of soft blankets and feeling cozy. But when I do make a return trip [View Full Entry]

By HollyGo
April 23rd 2009

The Trials of Getting to Bucerias North America » Mexico » Nayarit » Bucerias

A Bucerias Sunset

Our alarm clock rang at 4:00am. I sat up in terrible pain. For some reason, we had decided that our last dinner in SMA should be at a restaurant we had never been to and we ate really rich food. Mine made me ill, keeping me from sleeping all night. Hearing the alarm was a blessing as I was exhausted waiting for it. The car arrived at a quarter to five, and I was fighting to keep down anything that wanted to come up. We climbed in the van, said our good-byes to Ernesto, the night man at Casa Luna, and [View Full Entry]

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