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Is it crazy to move to Mexico with a middle schooler? A new ‘Confidently Wrong’ podcast

Travis Bembenek
By Travis Bembenek
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A dad and his middle schooler son take a selfie at a Maya pyramid in Mexico
Doing just about anything with a middle schooler can be a challenge. So what is it like moving to Mexico with a tween? (Shutterstock)

Moving is never easy. Moving with kids is even harder. Moving with kids to another country takes it up yet another level. But moving to another country with a middle schooler? That might just be the holy grail of moving masochism.

It is with that backdrop that we thought we would focus on this episode of Season 2 of our podcast, “Confidently wrong about raising kids in Mexico.” If it can be done with a middle schooler, anyone else should be easy, right? So we talked to the principal of the Middle School of the American School Foundation in Mexico City, as well as her husband, who also has teaching experience and is currently helping with curriculum development at the school.

They both have significant experience teaching expat kids, have taught abroad in Asia, and are now raising their own kids in Mexico. As a result, they bring an honest, unfiltered perspective on what it takes to move abroad with kids.

Check out the latest episode below, or find it on YouTube or Spotify.

CW about raising kids in Mexico: Is it crazy to move to Mexico with a middle schooler? - Episode 7

Travis Bembenek is the CEO of Mexico News Daily and has been living, working or playing in Mexico for nearly 30 years.

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