hey guys this is jenny and kevin and welcome to Eat Baila Travel
if you're new let us catch you up
we just moved from chicago to mexico
in search of a new life outside of the usa
and we chose to move because we're in search of a new lifestyle one with
less stress warmer climate warmer people
and honestly more dancing more live music more of the food that we love
just more of the things that we love about life we know we can find more of
in mexico rather than chicago i know chicago has a huge mexican
and a huge dancing culture but it it hasn't been enough for us and we're looking for
something a little safer a little warmer and something that allows us to do the things
that make us happier on a daily basis rather than on a seasonal basis
so we've arrived to Orizaba a small city in the mountains in the state of
Veracruz which is located along the mexican gulf
my cousins are nice enough to host us here until we figure out our next move
What up?
we're taking a slow just settling into life here
going out for walks hikes and making sure we acclimate to the altitude
Orizaba is un pueblo magico, a magical town
and we're really excited to show you around but since we just got here
it's gonna have to wait till next week to give you a tour
and show you what the magic is about
we're already taking advantage of the things that we couldn't do in chicago
like go out for an evening walk in the middle of winter
so here we are at the park this is parque castillo
and we're just here hanging out we had a sandwich here
really jenny? a sandwich??
i'm sorry not a sandwich, a torta
a torta! with turkey
and not like your thanksgiving turkey either
it's pretty good that was really good turkey turkey sandwich
but we're also here thinking about the things that we're gonna miss
from chicago it's only been at this point 24 hours since we've left
but we're already thinking about the things that we're gonna miss so
what are you gonna miss?
um i'll definitely miss my mom's food
like which is different from the food that you find here in Veracruz
so my mom's from Zacatecas
and so my mom's gorditas,
my mom's tamales, my mom's menudo my mom's posole
so the list goes on yeah the list goes on and on
so i'm sure we'll find some of those things here
but food varies by region so much in mexico
i don't even know what we're gonna find sometimes
so I'm gonna miss TJ Maxx!
2020 was a year where I would go distract myself at TJ Maxx
and my family of course
especially my jeep you know jeep is family my bright orange lovable 4x4
of course my mom's cooking but we're in Veracruz
my mom's from Veracruz oh my gosh the food is..
once we leave Veracruz maybe it'll be different
so a few years ago i decided to apply for my mexican citizenship so that i could
be a dual citizen for both the USA and Mexico
so if anybody is looking to do the same all you need is to have at least one parent
who was born in mexico and you can get your mexican citizenship
there are other benefits to having this dual citizenship like
of course you can live in either country but it's also advantageous in
purchasing real estate you avoid certain travel restrictions
like having to get a visa or paying tourism fees and things like that
being able to vote in both countries so to us it's important to have both of these
privileges in both countries
and this year kevin was able to get his yeah finally!
his citizenship also like we said it took three years
like we said it's hot it's not easy to get like every document has to be perfect
um so if you need any advice don't hesitate to reach out to us
write in the comments or you can reach out to us via instagram
we can speak on our experience in Chicago
and if you're someone who's considered
getting a second citizenship in another country whether it's mexico or somewhere else
i'd like to hear about that because i know my reasons for getting it and we have
heard from people that they have felt inspired to get theirs too and i love hearing
that so if that's you let us know in the comments
what inspires you to get another citizenship
regardless of where your first citizenship is
I have to say we're extremely humbled by all the messages we received from people
excited and cheering us on on this next chapter of our lives
it's been a scary transition to make to move to another country but thanks to
your kind words of encouragement
we have the confidence boost that we need to know that we can make it out here
thanks for watching let us know if you have any questions friends in the comments below
and if you have any ideas or suggestions for the next vlog let us know
because remember we're in Orizaba and we are going to be showing you around
in the next vlog but we also want to know what it
is that you want to know about this town
or specifically the state of veracruz we have
we have some really great things coming in the next few videos
but we also want to show you the things that you all are interested in
so let us know if you have any questions about our move or anything like that
and we look forward to showing you around the next week
Well, take care, take a shower and we'll see you next time!