My husband is being deported. If it comes to it in the future and we have to move to Mexico I want to be somewhere close to the border so I can come back to visit. I've heard lots of bad things about Tijuana, but also some good ones. What is it really like? Are there any good parts of the city? How much is rent? What kind of jobs could my husband get if he doesn't speak English? Anyone have any advice???
2006-10-02 06:00:19 · 5 answers · asked by tiece20 2 in Travel ➔ Mexico ➔ Tijuana
Hi Tiece.
First of all, Tijuana is just a another mexican-border-to-us city, so there are a some very bad places to live and some very good ones. There are lots of shopping malls, parks, movie theaters, supermakets, you name it. We even have McDonalds, BurgerKing, CarlsJr, Costco, DominosPizza, PizzaHut, and soon a Walmart store if you get homesick.
Some good residential areas are more expensive than others but are worth it, like Hipodromo, Cacho, Aguacaliente, Chapultepec and Playas de Tijuana. An advantage of these is that they're not that far from the border or downtown. Rent for an appartment on these areas could come up from $300 to $700 USD.
There are all kinds of jobs. From choufer to systems engineer. The languaje is no big problem but it helps to speak English if you plan to work attending clients.
The biggest problem that we have right now is insecurity, to the point that sometimes we don't even count on the police.
On the other hand, there's Rosarito beach, just a 30-45 minute drive from the Tijuana-San Ysidro border. Rosarito is smaller and with more turistic activity. It is very calm compared to Tijuana and the rent range is wider but in some places is lower.
Good luck.
2006-10-02 06:53:54 · answer #1 · answered by tijuanaguy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I used to party my tail off in Tijuana when I was stationed on Coranado/ North Island. I remember it being pretty dirty but it was fun. You were in Mexico but it seemed there was always more Americans down there because it was so cheap there. I don't know about work. They say to really see and enjoy Mexico you had to go beyond Tijuana, farther down south. I never made it any farther.
2006-10-02 13:13:28 · answer #2 · answered by crazyasianofpa 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
For that you do not do this question in channel in Mexico?
you asks in this way!
Que es lo que realmente te gusta de vivir y trabajar en Tijuana?
mi esposo ha sido deportado. si eso eso pasa en el futuro me tengo que mudar a México! quiero saber de algun lugar cerca de la frontera asà yo pueda regresar facilmente a USA, eh escuchado muchas cosas malas de tijuna, pero algunas tambien. que es lo que realmente te gusta.....hay algunas buenas partes en la ciudad.. cuanto es la renta, y que clase de trabajos puede mi esposo conseguir no habla español.........Alguien que me aconseje????
Luck!
2006-10-02 13:09:49 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to a public restroom, pull back a trash can, watch a cockroach scurry into the sickening crevices to avoid the light= living in tijuana
2006-10-02 13:02:48 · answer #4 · answered by RamsGod 3 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I do not know.
Buena suerte.
2006-10-02 13:01:54 · answer #5 · answered by MaryBeth 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋