Where the Sky is Born: Living in the Land of the Maya

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Summary: Purchasing property in Mexico, a true story
Review: Firstly, I have to say for those of you who have not stayed at Casa Maya in Puerto Morellos, do it just once in your life, it is an amazing home in a breathtaking place and that is an understatement. Both my wife and have read this book and both found it compelling. There are so many things I can recommend, the drama's of buying a home in a foreign country, the intrinsic simplicity and beauty of the Mayan people. This book is truly an excellent introduction to so many things.

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Summary: Great insight on dreams and how to realize them.
Review: 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.

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Summary: "Midnight in the Garden . . ." South of the Border
Review: 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"

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Summary: True-to-life story!
Review: 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!!!

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Summary: True-to-life story!
Review: 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!!!

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Summary: True-to-life story!
Review: 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!!!

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Summary: Great Adventure!
Review: What a great adventure Kitchel takes us on! This is a real page turner, with something for every reader,. She blends history with humor, and frustration with the pleasure of accomplishing something extraordinary that makes a dream come true. Reads like smooth fiction.

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Summary: A genuinely engaging combination travelogue & autobiography
Review: Where The Sky Is Born: Living In The Land Of The Maya is the personal travel memoir of Jeanine Kitchel and her husband who left the rigid drive of their Silicon Valley jobs in order to pursue a more relaxed life and fulfilling life in Mexico. Despite various conflicts and diverse upsets (including the Mexico government's seizer of their land by eminent domain and a category-5 hurricane), the Kitchels' finally succeeded in building a home, and eventually traveled into the depths of the Yucatan to see Mayan ruins for themselves. Where The Sky Is Born is a genuinely engaging combination travelogue and autobiography of following one's dream "down Mexico way".