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Vibrant Insights: Exploring the Heart and Soul of Mexico Through Words and Wisdom

Vibrant Insights: Exploring the Heart and Soul of Mexico Through Words and Wisdom

November 10, 20234 min read

💖 Embracing Mexico's Richness 💖

Having lived in Mexico for eight years, I am incredibly grateful for the profound experiences that have shaped my perspective. From the tantalizing cuisine and vibrant culture to the deep-rooted history, soul-stirring music, warm-hearted people, and cherished traditions—Mexico has become a part of who I am.

📚 Dive into the profound words of thinkers and writers who've marveled at the beauty and complexity of Mexico, carefully chosen because they resonate with my personal connection to this extraordinary country. 📚

These quotes aim to provide you with insights into how the rest of the world sees Mexico and empower you to impress your colleagues, friends, and family from Mexico, the US/Canada, and beyond:

  1. "Mexico. Melancholy, profoundly right and wrong, it embraces as it strangulates." - Ann Castillo 🌹🇲🇽

  2. "Discover adventure, diversity, and freedom in Mexico. Once abroad, you're exempt from cultural norms, free to create your own rules." - Rita Golden Gelman 🌐🚀

  3. "The solitude of the Mexican, under the great stone night, is very different from that of the North American. Mexico's soul is still inhabited by insatiable gods." - Octavio Paz 🌌🙌

  4. "In Mexico, your wishes have a dream power. When you want to see someone, they turn up." - William Burroughs 🌟🤝

  5. "True love in Mexico isn’t between lovers. It's between a parent and a child. Mexico is a matriarchal culture with an intense love for mothers." - Sandra Cisneros 💖👩👧

  6. "In Mexico, an air conditioner is called a politician because it makes a lot of noise but doesn't work very well." - Len Deighton ❄️🗣️

  7. "The helpfulness of Mexicans to each other is the highest good. Let's be of help and use to each other, wherever we are." - Alice Walker 🌍🤝

  8. "The howling pariah dogs, the eternal sorrow of great Mexico. A land that echoes with the music of history." - Malcolm Lowry 🎶🏰

  9. "Mexico is a mosaic of different realities and beauties." - Enrique Peña Nieto 🌈🌟

  10. "The Mexican is familiar with death. [He] jokes about it, caresses it, sleeps with it, celebrates it. It is one of his favorite toys and his most steadfast love." - Octavio Paz 💀💖

  11. "Family is something that I grew up with, and the Mexican culture has a lot of, you know Sunday is the day you spend with your family, and you have 40 to 50 people at your house, the uncles and the cousins, and I grew up with that." - Karla Souza 👨👩👧👦❤️

  12. "The most expressive Spanish is that of Mexico, which is, at the same time, the most impure. The Mexicans made a mixture of Spanish and pre-Columbian Nahuatl, with the result that they did not completely learn Spanish and did not completely forget Nahuatl. This is how Mexican was born, which is a more expressive language than the others because in some cases it contains two languages." - Gabriel García Márquez 📜🗣️

  13. "Mexico is known throughout the world thanks to mariachi." - Juan Gabriel 🎺🌎

  14. "In Mexico you have death very close. That's true for all human beings because it's a part of life, but in Mexico, death can be found in many things." - Gael García Bernal ☠️🌺

  15. "I have tried my whole life to represent my Mexican honor and pride." - Salma Hayek 🇲🇽🌟

  16. "In the Mexican culture, we never miss a baptism, a birthday, a baby shower, a wedding shower, a wedding. You must show up. Otherwise, you'll be in big trouble." - Eva Longoria 🎉👶🤝

  17. "Mexico extends beyond its borders." - Vicente Fox 🌐🌍

  18. "Americans love Mexican food. We consume nachos, tacos, burritos, tortas, enchiladas, tamales and anything resembling Mexican in enormous quantities. We love Mexican beverages, happily knocking back huge amounts of tequila, mezcal and Mexican beer every year." - Anthony Bourdain 🌮🍹

  19. "Never underestimate how much assistance, how much satisfaction, how much comfort, how much soul and transcendence there might be in a well-made taco and a cold bottle of beer." - Tom Robbins 🌮🍺

  20. "Gringo: Hi, where are you from? Mexican: Hi, I'm from Mexico. Gringo: -Ah! The land of Chapo Guzmán, narcos, marijuana, crime, kidnappings & extortion. Mexican – I'm sorry, are you a drug/pharmaceutical addict or a TV/gaming junkie? Gringo: No!!! Why?" - Anonymous 🤔🌍

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Paul Heller

I assist Mexican IT professionals in securing their ideal roles, fostering greater ease and confidence in their interactions with English-speaking peers, and facilitating a seamless transition to both work and life in the IT landscapes of the US and Canada.

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