Mexico Over the Wall

Mexico Over the Wall is a podcast for helping you learn about Mexico from David Bevis. What would you like to know about Mexico? David helps you find out by getting the perspectives of view of people living in Mexico and Mexicans abroad.

Maggie Roberts ‘Lockdown in Oaxaca’ 08/01/2020

Maggie Roberts ‘Lockdown in Oaxaca’ Maggie moved to Mexico City from the UK nearly twenty-four years ago and then moved to Oaxaca seven years ago. We discuss her teaching work, how lockdown has affected what she does and the economy in Oaxaca and why everybody has more than one job there. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/15438662

Paulina López Noriega ‘Diversity & Inclusion’ 07/24/2020

Paulina López Noriega ‘Diversity & Inclusion’ Paulina lives in Mexico City and is the Diversity and Inclusion Lead for Dell EMC in Latin America. We discuss what her role involves in Mexico and Latin America, how she's coped with lockdown and what projects she's working on. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/15342203

Nita Rao ‘Lost in Mexico’ 07/18/2020

Nita Rao ‘Lost in Mexico’ Nita practiced law in the States before moving to Mexico at the end of last year. Originally from Australia, she and her husband started the podcast Lost in Mexico just as the pandemic came here. We discuss how she ended up here, what it's been like adapting to life in Mexico and what topics she'll be covering in future. The non-profit organisation she mentions for people who've been forced to return to Mexico from the U.S. is called Otros Dreams en Acción. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/15254435

Podcasting in Mexico City: David Bevis 07/11/2020

Podcasting in Mexico City: David Bevis David Bevis, your host, moved to Mexico from the UK over twenty years ago. I live in Mexico City and run the Seven Seas Translations Agency, as well as a podcast called Mexico Over the Wall. Responding to questions asked by listeners of the podcast, I discuss what it's like setting up a business here, what kind of music I like and why I started a podcast in the first place. Here's a list of all the bands I mentioned when talking about music in Mexico: Mental Códec (Mexico City) Porter (Guadalajara) Rey Pila (Mexico City) Dawn Avenue (Cuernavaca) La Garfield (Guadalajara) Drims (Monterrey) Primavera Club (Monterrey) Rubytates (Toluca) Technicolor Fabrics (Guadalajara) Hello Seahorse! (Mexico City) /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/15167780

Sports Teaching in Mexico City: Alban Lee 07/04/2020

Sports Teaching in Mexico City: Alban Lee Alban moved to Mexico from the UK three years ago. He lives in Mexico City and teaches sports at a private school in Huixquilucan. We discuss what the differences are between the countries, what it's like teaching sports here and how he has adapted to the current pandemic. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/15080804

Hugo Sánchez Rocha ‘Martial Arts in China’ 06/27/2020

Hugo Sánchez Rocha ‘Martial Arts in China’ Hugo moved to China from Mexico eight years ago. He lives in Luoyang, in Henan province, where he practices martial arts. We discuss why he ended up in China, how the coronavirus has affected things there and what he misses about Mexico. The websites he mentions are: artesmarciales.com kungfu.com.mx /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14985653

Tom Wingate ‘The Wingate School’ 06/20/2020

Tom Wingate ‘The Wingate School’ Tom first came to Mexico over thirty-five years 3wago. He lives in Tecamachalco, in the State of Mexico, and runs The Wingate School in Huixquilucan. We discuss why he came to Mexico, how he ended up doing what he does and how his team has adapted to working during the current pandemic. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14897810

Joanna Pink ‘Art Club Mexico City’ 06/13/2020

Joanna Pink ‘Art Club Mexico City’ Joanna came to Mexico from the UK about four years ago. She runs Art Club Mexico City, which runs English-language art workshops for kids in Mexico City. We discuss how she ended up here, what it's like running a business in Mexico and how she's had to adapt to the ‘new normal’. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14805857

Equality & Diversity: Marina Larios 06/06/2020

Equality & Diversity: Marina Larios Marina moved from Mexico to Sheffield in the UK over twenty years ago. We discuss what it was like adapting to the northern accent and setting up a business in the UK. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14718260

Jason Platt ‘Bilingual Therapist’ 05/30/2020

Jason Platt ‘Bilingual Therapist’ Jason moved to Mexico from the US about fourteen years ago. He lives in Mexico City, where he works as a therapist. We discuss what it was like adjusting to living here and what kind of attitude you need. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14625599

Mario Pérez ‘London Entrepreneur’ 05/23/2020

Mario Pérez ‘London Entrepreneur’ Mario moved to London from Mexico about twenty years ago. He runs a Pilates studio and various other businesses. We discussed what it's like setting up a business in the UK and how life there compares with life in Mexico. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14535248

Lockdown Survival Special: Part Two 05/16/2020

Lockdown Survival Special: Part Two I checked in with Brits in Mexico (and former guests of the podcast) Karen Allen, Robert Harrington, Jane Ordaz and Sara Olivier to discuss the highs and lows of living in lockdown. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14442521

Lockdown Survival Special: Part One 05/09/2020

Lockdown Survival Special: Part One I checked in with Brits in Mexico (and former guests of the podcast) Ann Tennet and Jason Pottage to see how they were doing during lockdown. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14346611

Jessica Neath ‘Toki Doki Sushi & Market’ 05/02/2020

Jessica Neath ‘Toki Doki Sushi & Market’ Jessica Neath moved to Mexico from the UK ten years ago. She lives in Mexico City and runs an Asian restaurant and shop which also sells some British products. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14246735

Golf Coaching in Querétaro 04/25/2020

Golf Coaching in Querétaro Jason Pottage moved to Mexico from the UK six years ago. We discuss his job as a golf coach, teaching football and how he feels about Mexico. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14144777

Sara Olivier ‘Esa Güera Alta Que Canta’ 04/17/2020

Sara Olivier ‘Esa Güera Alta Que Canta’ Sara moved to Mexico from the UK nearly six years ago and lives in Cholula. We discuss teaching English, the difficulties of adapting to a different culture and her singing and acting ambitions. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/14028578

Helping out in Saltillo 04/11/2020

Helping out in Saltillo Ann moved to Mexico from the UK eighteen years ago. We discuss her voluntary work with animals, the ministry work she does for her church and the expat communities of Saltillo. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/13943405

Educating in Oaxaca 04/04/2020

Educating in Oaxaca Christopher moved to Mexico from the UK ten years ago. We discuss his job as the head of English in a high school, Oaxacan food and living in lockdown in Oaxaca. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/13842068

Jane Ordaz ‘The Menopausal Expat’ 03/28/2020

Jane Ordaz ‘The Menopausal Expat’ Jane Ordaz moved to Irapuato from the UK six years ago. She works at and volunteers for the following groups and organisations: • Language Beyond Borders • Soliya • The Menopausal Expat /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/13736936

Youtubing in Guadalajara 03/21/2020

Youtubing in Guadalajara Rich Varney moved to Guadalajara from the UK eleven years ago. He works in real estate and runs a YouTube channel where he talks about what it's like to live in Mexico. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/13636553

Football Coaching in Puebla 03/13/2020

Football Coaching in Puebla Robert Harrington moved to Puebla over twelve years ago. I'll be talking to him today to find out what his experience has been of living in Mexico. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/13543463

Karen Allen ‘Soy Chilanga’ 03/06/2020

Karen Allen ‘Soy Chilanga’ Karen Allen moved to Mexico City over twenty years ago. I'll be talking to her today to find out what her experience has been of living in Mexico. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/13447187

Homeschooling in Saltillo 02/29/2020

Homeschooling in Saltillo Tracie Parkin moved to Saltillo from the UK eleven years ago. I'll be talking to her today to find out what her experience has been of living in Mexico. /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/13348763

Season Two Trailer 02/22/2020

Season Two Trailer /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/13255631

10 Mexican Proverbs and Idioms - MOTW5 03/27/2017

10 Mexican Proverbs and Idioms - MOTW5 Do you know what it means when someone puts cream on their tacos in Spanish? Hopefully, this episode will make that phrase and nine other ones clear to you as we look at ten Mexican proverbs and idioms. Echar la casa por la ventana. Árbol que nace torcido, jamás su rama endereza. Camarón que se duerme, se lo lleva la corriente. Colgar los tenis. Cuando el río suena, agua lleva. Echarle crema a tus tacos. Hablar sin pelos en la lengua. La gota que derramó el vaso. El mundo es un pañuelo. La misma gata, pero revolcada. Links and show notes at FEEDBACK Email MAILING ADDRESS División del Norte 2756 Planta Alta Colonia Parque San Andrés Ciudad de México C.P. 04040 MEXICO /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/5207857

7 Mexican Words with No Translations - MOTW4 03/13/2017

7 Mexican Words with No Translations - MOTW4 This episode is all about words you might come across in Mexico that have no translations into English. The language spoken in Mexico is Spanish, NOT Mexican. As a translator, it’s my job to find a way around these linguistic obstacles, but language is often so tightly connected to culture that you often end up having to explain the culture in order to translate the word. 1. Tocayo/Tocaya 2. Estrenar 3. Concuño/Concuña 4. Patatús 5. Amparo 6. Chilango/Chilanga 7. Achicopalado/Achicopalada Links and show notes at http://MexicoOverTheWall.com/4 FEEDBACK Email MAILING ADDRESS División de Norte 2756 Planta Alta Colonia Parque San Andrés Ciudad de México C.P. 04040 MEXICO /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/5164345

The Wall - MOTW3 03/06/2017

The Wall - MOTW3 This episode is all about the Great Wall of Trump. Length Cost How will he charge Mexico? Negative impacts Effectiveness Links and show notes at FEEDBACK  Email /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/5144133

Street Food in Mexico City - MOTW2 02/27/2017

Street Food in Mexico City - MOTW2 This episode is all about food sold on the street in Mexico City, or what some people call "garnachas". Tamales Tacos de Canasta Tlacoyos & Gorditas Barbacoa Carnitas Sopes Quesadillas Tortas Links and show notes at http://MexicoOvertheWall.com/2 /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/5121374

10 Myths about Mexico - MOTW1 02/20/2017

10 Myths about Mexico - MOTW1 What false impressions do people have about Mexico? Here are ten myths about Mexico debunked. 1. Mexico's like the Wild West 2. Mexico's in South America 3. Mexicans wear big hats all the time 4. Mexicans spend all day in cantinas 5. Mexican food is just tacos, burritos and tamales 6. Mexicans drink only Corona or tequila 7. Mexicans don't speak English 8. Mexico is poor 9. Mexicans are lazy 10. There are very few middle-class Mexicans Links and show notes at FEEDBACK  Email MAILING ADDRESS División del Norte 2756 Planta Alta Colonia Parque San Andrés Ciudad de México C.P. 04040 MEXICO /episode/index/show/mexicooverthewall/id/5100894

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