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I own a home at the other end of the Yucatan, near the northwest coast (Merida & Progreso) rather than the Maya Riviera where Puerto Morales is located. Everything in this book rings absolutely true! I wish I had read it 4 years ago - Jeanine would have saved me a lot of learning from experience!

I haven't been to Puerto Morales yet, but I hope to soon. Now that I've read the book, I have to see it for myself. I highly recommend this book to anyone considering buying beach property, or buying in Mexico, or moving to the Yucatan.

But, beyond that, it is a wonderful story told in a personable, casual, easy-to-follow style that draws you right into their adventures. Wonderful!!!

From the jungles of the Yucatan to the jungles of border patrols and immigration authorities, from pristine beaches to ancient ruins, Jeanine Lee Kitchel's story is a spellbinding, chilling, and humorous adventure of her impassioned effort to realize her dream of "Living in the Land of the Maya."
Beginning with a serendipitous meeting with a man toting a yellow umbrella, Jeanine follows her intrigue to the ends of civilization as we know it, and back. Refusing to be exiled to the land of the "gringos," she links the otherly world of the Mayas with today's Mexican societal peccadilloes and reconciles the differences such that she (as well as we) better understand the fusion.
This book will make you feel as if you've watched a movie where the characters are either so despicable or likeable that you're sure that you've met them somewhere in your life, where the scenes are so enticingly vivid that you can't choose which you'd like to visit in real life. This is a story of hope, perseverance, survival, and love-love for the Mayan people, their rich history, and the place in which they live: "Where the Sky is Born."
No less than a south of the border "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil," "Where the Sky is Born" effervesces comedic characters, ancient ruins, history, culture, mystical beliefs, as well as promise for an end to the frustrations Jeanine experiences along the way. You will not be disappointed! This is a beautiful story.
Donna Lee Gorrell, author, "Perfect Madness"

For a first time published writer, Jeanine Kitchel does a wonderful job of narrating the trials and tribulations she and her husband experienced in realizing their dream ... building and owning a home in Mexico's Riviera Maya. Her book is factual, delightful, easy to read and hard to put down. Reading it anywhere is fun. Reading it in the Riviera Maya lying in a hammock under a "palapa" with a "cold one" on a tray next to you would be sheer delight.