Hello everyone.
I am retired and have been thinking of a move to the baja coastline . I am Hispanic and 2nd generation U.S citizen. I speak some Spanish....I know, it's embarrising!
My real interest currently is how the political climate is in Baja, ie. crime, corruption , safety etc. I beleive half of what is reported in the news and would rather here from those individuals at "ground level."
I am searching this site for as much info as possible.
Thanks in advance.

Hello everyone,

A little about myself, I'm a native of Tijuana, born in the early fifties....very early fifties, but like one of my son says "my mom is like a vato", I think he meant I can still drive young and keep up with technology!

I work in Chula Vista and sadly lost my Sentri pass due to a family member's stupidity but let bygones be byones, what I am wondering now are a couple of things...first, how do some people get their cars taken to the border and they just come later and hop in and wait only a few cars worth!, secondly, the Scooter idea keeps roaming in my head but its out of my budget for now, however, wouldn't it be cool if some of the motorcycle riders that have big Harleys or Hondas offer some sort of carpool?, or would it be cyclepool?

I apologize if this posting should have gone in another thread and to all the people planning on moving to TJ you just have to figure out how to take advantage of the best of both worlds, I enjoy things like going to the gas station and getting the full service for a small tip, having someone come in and clean house for less than 25 dollars if you need it, when the kids were little I even enrolled them in school in Tijuana and later in San Diego, that way they became truly bilingual.....just have to pick and choose what you really want.

I'm glad to have found this site!

Thanks

Hello everyone. This is such a great site. I have a question I hope someone can help me out.

I am thinking about moving to tijuana. I have been unemployed for almost a year and can't seem to find work here in the Long Beach, Orange County area. I was thinking of moving to Tijuana to simplify my life and start over. If the only jobs available are minimum wage, I might be able to live in tijuana but definitely not here.

My question to you is, can I make it on a minimum wage salary working on the US side but living in tijuana?

A little bit about me. I am a single 40yo. male who is casually familiar with tijuana. I have been going to tijuana for the past 15 years off and on only to Revolution Ave., Adelitas, and Plaza Fiesta. I am mexican american who can speak spanish fluently.

Also, with the bad economy, will I be able to find any type of work in San Diego or the nearby cities?

Any input would really be appreciated.
Thanks.

hi everyone it looks like i will be moving to tj soon a friend of mine has an apartment that he recommended to me it is 300 down 150 month i have been to tj before but i just worry that i will end up being a target for holdups and any other bad things that are possible there. i really would like to meet up with someone who can pal around with me and can put up with my boring repetative questions and become someone that i hangout with and learn the area. pls dont let me move there without guidance thanx everyone my name is keith and my next trip there will be at the end of august so if its cool then could meet at the bridge or the mcdonalds and go from there let me know....thanx everyone and anyone please go ahead and respond with your thoughts they are appreciated thanx.........

I just joined this board to become more educated about my impending move (in November) to the Tijuana area.
I currently live in Houston, Texas but been living on the West Coast for several prior including California/Southern and the Portland, Oregon area.
I'm one of those baby boomers (50-somethings) that has become totally disenchanted with life in the U.S. from the politics to the excessive materialism and been wanting to leave the U.S. for several years. For me, Mexico is the logical choice as I speak pretty good Spanish and love the Mexican culture. I've traveled around the world to 20 plus countries so not the typical American.
Tijuana is a good choice for me as I prefer the climate (esp. after the oppressive heat here in Houston) and it's close to San Diego for business/work and asscessible to the coast.