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Uprooted Life » What We're Looking For in Mexico and Japan » Compare and Contrast
One of the questions we get the most is: “Why Mexico?“. Then, when we tell people that we’re living in Mexico, trying to immigrate to Japan, of course we the next question is: “Wait… what? Why Mexico… then Japan??“. I will be the first to admit that, on the surface, it does seem a bit counter-intuitive, so this is my best attempt at explaining our thought process.
I’ll preface this lengthy reflection post by first noting: We sincerely understand that we’re not experts in these two countries, by any means. We’ve been living and traveling in Mexico for fourteen months, and have seen many areas not frequented by tourists. Evan has visited Japan numerous times, and previously lived in Tokyo for one year. But, no matter how many friendly Mexican people call us honorary Mexicans, and no matter how many Japanese people are delighted by Evan’s rare depth of cultural understanding, we’re still ‘gringos’ and ‘gaijin’, respectably. I wouldn’t dream of writing this from any perspective besides our own, which is: foreign, appreciative, open, and curious.
Of course, prior to leaving the United States, we had much deliberation about the various countries we could reasonably envision ourselves re-building our homestead and raising our future family. We looked more closely at areas that met our criteria of an ideal climate, potential for our business (both Benton Homestead and Dani Benton Photography), cost of living, cost of travel, real estate opportunities, combination of rural living and modern amenities, immigration requirements, and of course: languages Evan can speak (and I can learn) for ease of integration and acceptance.
After looking at many countries that would potentially fit these parameters, we decided on Mexico or Japan. Let's take a look!
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