12/10/2026
AFTER THE STORM: RECOVERY CONTINUES LONG AFTER THE WEATHER CLEARS.
Living full-time on Mexico’s Pacific Coast has taught me that some of the hardest parts of hurricane season come afterward.
As tourist season begins, visitors and seasonal homeowners naturally want to know which restaurants, stores, and services are available. Please remember that behind delayed reopenings are people with LIVES to put back together. ❤️🩹
Some losses happen in communities you may never visit. Families may be replacing furniture, children’s clothing and schoolbooks, repairing homes, or finding transportation to return to work.
The people helping RESTORE YOUR COMFORT may still be living without theirs. 💔
Carry that CONSIDERATION into your conversations and ONLINE comments & posts. Ask with patience. Respect delays. AVOID pressuring people to meet your personal timeline. ⛔️ Be considerate.
Our Mexican neighbors read these posts, too. Complaints about inconveniences and demands for reopening can make people who are facing real losses FEEL THAT THEIR SUFFERING MATTERS LESS than someone else’s vacation or convenience. PUBLIC criticism can also hurt businesses already struggling to recover.
Mexico is resilient, but recovery requires money, labor, and time. Government assistance may help, but families cannot assume it will arrive quickly or cover everything.
💲💲💲BEFORE sending money or starting a collection, establish WHO you are helping, what they need, and how funds will reach them. Coordinate with people already doing the work, and FOLLOW THROUGH beyond the initial appeal.
Facebook can bring tremendous support. DIRECT contact and ACCOUNTABILITY help it reach its intended destination.
If you call Mexico home, as a tourist, part-time or permanently, please LOOK beyond your own immediate needs.
The STORM may be over. For many of our neighbors, the hardest work has only just begun. México - ¡¡Sí, Se puede!!
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