We Live Inside a Construction Site — Noise in Mexico | This Might Be a Bad Idea
We thought we were moving to paradise… but apparently, paradise comes with power tools. 🌴💥 In this episode of This Might Be a Bad Idea, Erica and Jeff uncover what no one tells you about noise in Mexico — from 8AM cement mixers and construction chaos to barking dogs, crowing roosters, and an entire town that parties until sunrise. Living in Mérida has been a crash course in patience, humor, and questionable noise tolerance.
We moved to Mérida for sunshine and slower living — but nobody told us we'd be living inside a construction site. From nonstop jackhammers and giant drills to goat, rooster, and stray-dog soundtracks (and a town party that shook the house until 5 AM), this episode is our loudest one yet.
We share what it’s actually like sleeping, working, and dating when the soundtrack of your life is cement mixers and roosters. We talk coping hacks, whether you can really “tune out” the noise, and how to decide if the tradeoffs of expat life are worth it.
Topics: noise in Mexico • construction noise in Mérida • expat life • living abroad • roosters, dogs & town parties • coping with loud neighbors
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