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Copyright 2018 Zac Friedman First Edition All Rights Reserved, Including Copyright 2018 Zac Friedman First Edition All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever. For information, address the publisher at: [email protected] Visit the author’s website at wheretheroadforks.com ​ The Complete Guide to Moving to Tijuana Table of Contents Introduction…...3 Things You Will Need Before You Go…...5 Do You Need to Speak Spanish?......5 Before You Make the Move…...6 Getting to Tijuana…...7 On Foot…...7 By Bicycle…...9 Park and Walk…...10 Driving to Tijuana…...12 Flying…...13 The Visa: Staying There Legally…...14 Getting Around the City…...15 Walking To and From the Border…...15 Walking Around the City…...16 Taking a Taxi…...16 Taking an Uber…...16 Taking a Colectivo Shared Minibus…...17 Driving…...17 Cycling…...18 Crossing Back to the Border…...18 Getting Back to San Diego…...18 Crossing Back into the United States…...18 Sentri Pass…...19 Where to Live…...20 Downtown…...20 Zona Río…...21 5Y10…...21 Mineral de Santa Fe…...22 Playas de Tijuana…...23 Soler…...23 Rosarito…...23 Ensenada…...24 How to Find an Apartment…...25 Temporary Accommodation While Searching for an Apartment…...26 1 Moving Your Things…...26 Money…...27 Cost of Living…...28 Employment…...29 Entertainment…...30 Staying Safe in Tijuana…...32 Common Scams…...32 Beggars and Homeless…...33 Tijuana Police…...34 Violent Crime…...35 Stories…...37 Final Thoughts…...40 2 Introduction First off, I would like to say thank you for purchasing my ebook. I have tried my best to gather this information and to compile it into an honest and easy to read guide to help you in your decision to move to Tijuana. Hopefully you find it useful and informative. I have been living in Tijuana off and on for almost a year now. In the time that I have lived here, I have fallen in love with the city. I have made friends, experienced the culture, and discovered some real hidden gems of restaurants and bars. At this point, I feel like I have gotten to know the city well enough to write about living in Tijuana as an American. Initially, I decided to move here to save on rent. Living costs are just getting out of hand in California and it is getting worse every year. With my income, I was just unable to save any money. Moving to Tijuana has given me the opportunity to get ahead financially in a way that I couldn’t have done in the US. This ebook is designed to give you a full step by step guide on how to move to Tijuana as an American. Everything you need to know will be outlined so you can make an educated decision of your own whether or not it is the right move for your circumstances. It will cover getting to and around the city, finding an apartment, and getting settled. I will also give helpful tips about money, the visa, and more to make the moving process as easy and comfortable as possible. Finally, I will talk in depth about crime and staying safe in the city. There is a lot to take into consideration when making the decision to move to a new city, even if it is just a few miles down the road. Let this book guide you in the right direction. I will update this guide if there are any major changes and at least once per year to keep everything accurate and up to date. Check back on wheretheroadforks.com occasionally for updates. You can re-download 3 this guide and any future updates any time for free. If for whatever reason you are not happy with your purchase, please contact me at [email protected] and I will issue you a full refund. No ​ questions asked. I would also like to note that I do not make any money off of any businesses mentioned in this guide. If I recommend a business it is for no other reason than the fact that I have been there and think that what they offer is worth the money. 4 Things You Will Need Before You Go Passport Before you move to Tijuana, You will need a passport. Either the book style or card style is fine. In the past, documents were not checked when entering Mexico. You could get away with just a drivers license or birth certificate. This is no longer the case. Your documents will be checked both entering and leaving Mexico. Money You will also need some cash. I recommend you bring some pesos. People will tell you that this is unnecessary but I disagree. While dollars are accepted pretty much everywhere in Tijuana, you can usually get better deals by spending pesos. There are ATMs and currency exchange booths at the San Ysidro trolley station. You will pass through here every time you walk across the border. There are also banks, ATMs, and currency exchange booths on almost every street corner in Tijuana. Most businesses accept credit and debit cards. Do You Need to Speak Spanish? No, you don’t need to speak any Spanish to live in Tijuana but it will certainly come in handy. My Spanish is better than the average gringo but I still have trouble understanding some people. Especially older people and children. I am able to get my point across in most situations just fine though. Many people living in Tijuana speak English or have lived in the U.S. so you can get along just fine without speaking any Spanish. With that being said, you might as well try to learn if you are going to be living here. It is fun and people will respect you for attempting to use their language even if you aren’t any good at it. To help you get started learning, you can: 5 ● work your way through the free apps Duolingo and Memrise. ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Use the program Anki to make flashcards of new words that you ​ ​ learn every day. ● Watch movies in Spanish with English subtitles to practice your comprehension. ● Read books in Spanish. I recommend you start with children's books and work your way up. Eventually you will be able to read the Spanish translations of your favorite novels. ● Make friends in the city. This is the best way to practice your Spanish.It is also fun and free. ● Take Spanish lessons if you have the budge. Private lessons can be had for $5-$20 per hour depending on the credentials of the teacher. When learning a language, it is recommended that you do short, daily study periods. Usually of 1 hour or less. This way you won’t burn out and will be less likely to forget what you have already learned. Before You Make the Move Before you take the jump and move to Tijuana, I recommend you just make a trip down for the weekend. Stay a couple of nights and get a feel for the place. Walk around and explore the city. Go to the grocery store. Try a few restaurants. Just get to know the city. This is the place where you will be spending a big chunk of your time. You want to be comfortable and happy where you will be living. For this trial trip I recommend you stay downtown. That makes for a good base where you can also travel all over the city and visit a few potential neighborhoods or ‘colonias’ where you would potentially like to live. For hotel recommendations see the section ‘Temporary Accommodation While Searching for an Apartment.’ 6 Getting to Tijuana After spending almost a year living in Tijuana and working in the San Diego area, I have made trip across the border hundreds of times. It can be a bit intimidating the first time or two because this is literally the business border crossing in the world. For this guide, I will assume you are starting in downtown San Diego and traveling to downtown Tijuana. Most people, on their first visit, choose to travel on foot across the border. It is much easier to just leave your car in the US and walk across. The reason is that you don’t have to worry about the risks of driving in a foreign country. You also don’t have to worry about insurance. Another benefit is that the wait to get back to the US is generally much shorter if you are walking across. If you decide to travel by car, skip down to the section ‘Getting to Tijuana by Car.’ On Foot To get to the border from San Diego you need to make your way to a trolley station. Get on a blue line train heading south toward San Ysidro. Ride the train all the way to the end of the line. This will cost $2.50 for a one way fare. Trolleys leave about every 15 minutes during the day. At night and on Sundays they operate less frequently. Maybe every 40 minutes or so. The trains do run all night so you won’t get stuck if you miss one. You may just have a long wait. The ride takes about 40 minutes from downtown San Diego San Ysidro. From San Ysidro to Tijuana From the trolley station, simply follow the signs to the border. It is a well marked path and everyone is going in the same direction. Follow the crowd. It is about a 2 block walk to the Mexican immigration building. You will walk through a metal turnstile and into the building.
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