Suzan Haskins

Suzan Haskins

For more than a decade, Suzan Haskins has been on the lookout for the best “best-of-all-worlds” places to call home…for International Living readers as well as for her husband, Dan Prescher, and herself. During that time, they’ve traveled to nearly every country in Latin America and lived in Lake Chapala, San Miguel de Allende and Merida, Mexico; Quito and Cotacachi, Ecuador; Panama City, Panama; and San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua. They’ve owned real estate in all of those countries, too, as well as in Argentina. Suzan’s no neophyte to serial relocation. Born in Oklahoma, she grew up in Kansas, North Dakota, and New Jersey, before landing in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1976 where she spent 25 years, everyone of them chanting “not another winter here…” In 2001, she and Dan hit the road and haven’t looked back since.

From down and out to up and at it: One woman’s search for a saner existence in San Miguel de Allende

From down and out to up and at it: One woman’s search for a saner existence in San Miguel de Allende

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The year 2000 was not a good one for Patrice Wynne. That spring, the Berkeley, California, bookstore she owned—and had poured her heart and soul into for years—was forced to close. Her income dropped precipitously. Shortly after that, her marriage ended, her beloved grandmother passed away, and a significant love affair came painfully to a halt. Even her cat died. That fall, it was more than the longtime political activist could take when the Supreme Court sent George Bush to the White House.

The Ins And Outs (And Headaches!) Of Renovating A Home In Mexico

The Ins And Outs (And Headaches!) Of Renovating A Home In Mexico

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Last month, we wrote about how we finally put down roots in San Miguel de Allende and bought a home there (for $152,000). It’s a good-sized house with a better-sized yard, on the outskirts of town. Quiet, spacious, great neighbors—it had everything we needed. We wanted to do some renovations before we shipped our duty-free container of household furnishings from our old life in Omaha, Nebraska. We spent some time in the house making notes and decisions. And we found an arquitecto...