
Work and Retirement
- Top 9 Mistakes People Make When Moving To MexicoOne of the best things I’ve done is move to Mexico. One of the most exciting things I’ve done is move to Mexico. One of the most challenging things I’ve done is move to Mexico. Packing up and moving across the border wasn’t just about relocating, it was also about rebooting my life, which basically…
- Podcast 28: Retire in Mexico: Buying Real Estate Tips in Puerto Vallarta and other coastal Mexican CitiesOvercome your fears and retire in Mexico! The guest on this episode of Modern Aging is real estate agent Taniel Chemsian. You may have seen him on HGTV’s House Hunters International! Taniel shares tips on how to buy a house in Mexico and most importantly, things you need to be aware of before you purchase…
- Best Places to Live in Mexico for your Dream RetirementDoes the idea of living in Mexico excite you? Sure, you’ve been there on vacation a bunch of times and love it. But now that you’re thinking about moving there, it’s a whole different ballgame. Mexico is massive, and you can have any kind of retirement you want. But where in Mexico makes all the…
- Podcast Ep 19: Moving to Boquete, PanamaOn this episode of Modern Aging, we chat with Jim White of Route to Retire about retirement in Boquete, a small town in the mountains of Panama. Jim retired at age 43 and moved to Boquete, Panoma with his family in 2019. If you are looking for places to retire to, this episode is a…
- Penthouse Tour in Puerto Vallarta + Retire in Mexico!While most of us are in our winter coats and probably shoveling snow, Risa is in short sleeves enjoying Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Risa has been Puerto Vallarta since December 1st where she has been working with real estate agent Taniel Chemsian on Modern Aging’s upcoming Dream Retirement in Mexico program (launching in 2021!). After receiving…
- Podcast Ep 14: Best Place to Retire: Moving to Playa Del Carmen, MexicoIn this episode of Modern Aging, real estate agent Susana MacDonald shares why you should consider retiring to Playa del Carmen and what to expect if you decide so. Susana lived in many different places. Before she moved to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Susana lived in South Florida. She started coming to Playa del Carmen…
- Podcast Ep 2: Top Reasons To Retire in Puerto Vallarta, MexicoIn this episode of Modern Aging, host Risa Morimoto chats with her friend and real estate agent Taniel Chemsian in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. They talk about the top reasons why you will want to consider Mexico as a retirement spot. In November 2001, Taniel visited Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for the first time. He was living…
- Business Guide to Recovery: 7 Recommendations on how to Rejuvenate and Grow Post-Lockdown. Part 2“The purpose of life is self-discovery.” – Darel Rutherford One thing I find very meaningful and rather surprising during this period with COVID-19 is that many people are showing up more real. As we experience a massive pause from the constant bombardment of highly produced advertising, live entertainment, sporting events, fashion shows and more, we…
- Top Reasons to Retire in Costa RicaIt’s never too early to scout for the best place for you to retire to. On another casual day in sunny Costa Rica, Manu and Dane share why they love Costa Rica. Manu was born and raised in Costa Rica and Dan was born in Queens, New York. When Dan was a little boy, he’d…
- Covid-19 Era – Tips and Tools to Find Financial Freedom and FootingRisa: “Manisha, thank you so much, how are you?” Manisha Thakor: “I am great, thank you so much for having me on.” Risa: “I’m super excited to talk to you. This is a super stressful, yet very important topic and I think if we have some takeaways and some planning that we can do in the next…
- Best Place to Retire: Why You Will Want To Retire in Boquete PanamaBoquetes, Panama is a small little town nestled in the mountains on the western side of Panama. It boasts 75 degree (or 24°C) weather all year long because of its altitude. That sounds pretty good to me!! I sat down with Jim White who recently retired there at the ripe old age of 43 with…
- Blue Zone in Okinawa Japan: Keys to Longevity, Happiness and Living a Healthy LifeGetting a dementia diagnosis is one of the moment you hope never to experience. Although usually by the time you get to the doctor’s, you pretty much know as there are signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and signs of dementia along the way. Families need to know the diffences between vascular dementia, lewy body dementia, frontal…
- Reasons You Will Want To Retire in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico – Video Interview with Real Estate Agent Taniel ChemsianGetting a dementia diagnosis is one of the moment you hope never to experience. Although usually by the time you get to the doctor’s, you pretty much know as there are signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and signs of dementia along the way. Families need to know the diffences between vascular dementia, lewy body dementia, frontal…
- Happy Retirement Living: Cohousing with Friends in Mexico – Hacienda StyleGetting a dementia diagnosis is one of the moment you hope never to experience. Although usually by the time you get to the doctor’s, you pretty much know as there are signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and signs of dementia along the way. Families need to know the diffences between vascular dementia, lewy body dementia, frontal…
- Live Your Dream to Move Abroad and Retire – Video Interview with Real Estate Agent Taniel ChemsianGetting a dementia diagnosis is one of the moment you hope never to experience. Although usually by the time you get to the doctor’s, you pretty much know as there are signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and signs of dementia along the way. Families need to know the diffences between vascular dementia, lewy body dementia, frontal…
- Reasons You Will Want to Retire in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico – Video Interview with Real Estate Agent Susana MacDonaldGetting a dementia diagnosis is one of the moment you hope never to experience. Although usually by the time you get to the doctor’s, you pretty much know as there are signs of Alzheimer’s Disease and signs of dementia along the way. Families need to know the diffences between vascular dementia, lewy body dementia, frontal…
- Where To Live and Retire in Puerto Vallarta Mexico: A Tour of Neighborhoods Before You Move – Pt 1
- Where to Live and Retire In Puerto Vallarta Mexico: Tour of Neighborhoods Part 2
- Retire in Mexico: Buying Real Estate TipsHave you ever dreamed about buying real estate in Mexico but were too scared? Well, you don’t need to be scared anymore. The process is a lot simpler and straightforward than you would imagine. I have been to Mexico a million times (okay maybe not a million but close…) to film episodes of House Hunters…
- Amazing Japanese Retirement Home and Senior Living that You Will Want to Live in NowMy parents are artists. They are also Japanese so it is no surprise that beautiful, simple design and aesthetics were emphasized in our upbringing. In fact, to this day we often hilariously quote my father when we see something ugly. “Why so uguri uguri?” he would ask. Haha. Yeah, my sentiments exactly. Why as we get older and we need more assistance, does the design often have to be so ugly and institutional looking?
- How Can We Improve The Way We Live as We Age for a Healthier Life?I think we can all agree that we would prefer to live our later years in comfort and independent as opposed to living in a fluorescent light filled, smelly nursing home where every minute of the day is structured and the food sucks. It makes me super sad to think that is my father’s existence…