Expat Living

Little Chapel by the Lake

A free movie night and matinee is held Friday, May 26, 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, May 27, 1 p.m., featuring the 1937 classic film “Captains Courageous,” based on the story by Rudyard Kipling.

Good Samaritans are rallying to help cover emergency medical bills for long-time resident Barbara Madren, who was recently diagnosed with breast cancer.  

Lake Chapala Baptist 

National Geographic Magazine says children now spend less time outside than the average prisoner.

Three main things inspired retired diplomat Carlos Gonzalez Magallon and his wife Melania to leave Guadalajara for the simpler life of Lakeside: Retirement, no longer needing to report to an office every day and no longer wanting to deal with the city traffic. Exactly one year ago, they made the move and couldn’t be happier. “This is paradise,” he says.

Lakesiders seeking a deeper understanding of recent changes in Mexico’s criminal justice system and the roles of different public security agencies are invited to attend an open forum on the topic scheduled for Tuesday, May 16, noon, at Chapala’s Centro Cultural Antigua Presidencia, Avenida Madero next door to Banamex.

“I am very thankful for the work that Butterflies en Mexico is doing to help our youth be able to make a living wage in their future.”