Hello! We are the Slobe Family – Debbie (me), Brian (my husband), Maya (our daughter) and Kubu the dog (may she rest in peace). In August 2015, we embarked on a year-long journey from our home in Louisville, Colorado, through Baja California and the Pacific Coast of Mexico. In November 2015, we landed in the tiny beachside community of Chacala on the Nayarit coast and we’ve been here ever since.

What we expected to be just a one-year adventure has turned into so much more. As of this writing (July 2025), we have been in Mexico for almost 10 years. It seems the longer we stay, the longer we want to stay.

On this blog site, we document in words and photographs our family’s adventures and experiences living in this tiny village of Chacala and traveling throughout Mexico. I’ll also share articles and stories about the immigrant experience and life in Mexico in general. 

About Debbie, aka Mexpat Mama: I’m a seasoned writer with 20+ years of experience publishing feature stories in magazines, dailies, and online outlets, and have helped hundreds of organizations publish op-eds, articles and social media content on environmental and social justice issues in my work as a PR professional for Resource Media. I also write occasionally for Mexico News Daily. Catch me on Instagram and Facebook.