Working Class Fam Moving to CDMX

Q’vo gente~

So we’re a working class Chicano family with little ones currently living in New Mexico, (where we’re from). Before we had kids, we had lived in Juarez, CH for about a year in a very poor neighborhood near my suegra. My husband lived there off and on for about 15 years due to his mom marrying a Jarocho. We moved back to the states once our son was about to be born so we could access healthcare. Ever since then, we’ve really missed living in Mexico, but knew Juarez wasn’t the right place for us as a family.

Fast forward to now. We have two kids, 6 and 2, are really struggling in the states. I work at a children’s trauma center with youth and families working to identify and address their underlying needs and he’s a commercial painter and amazing artist. He also has an extensive culinary background and is very talented. I make decent money due to the nature of the job, but I do not have a clinical degree. My husband is blue collar and does not make what his labor is worth.

The financial stress of the states paired with the culture of individualism and difficulty to access community and culture has made us decide to move back to Mexico. However, I’m unsure if either of us will be able to find remote work like many from the states do. My husband has worked hard labor jobs in Mexico for Mexican wages in the past, so he’s not above that, but because of our history with colonization in New Mexico, I can’t speak Spanish fluently. I wouldn’t be able to get a job like that.

I say all of that to say, we really want to move to CDMX, but we’re trying to be realistic and prepare accordingly. We’ll have a few thousand saved from tax returns to move, but are trying to figure out what to do for work long term. I haven’t seen any remote behavioral health jobs for anyone other than therapists and that’s my whole background other than doing nails. (I’m also a cosmetologist.) I’m wondering if any of you have seen opportunities for English speakers either remote or in the city that might work in my situation. We do plan to hustle selling food items and art, but of course a stable job would also be ideal.

Any advice is greatly appreciated! We listen and we don’t judge, lol.

Ps. Additional advice on neighborhoods that are affordable and don’t have tons of well off expats would be appreciated. We want to live within our means, but we also don’t like living around stuck up people with money, to be frank. We prefer working class neighborhoods with mostly locals, but we do also appreciate having decent space in our home, good internet, etc.

Thanks so much for any advice 🙏🏽💓