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A Year in Oaxaca

Jacob Dean, Andrea

A twice-weekly newsletter about the expat experience and life in Mexico told from the hills and valleys of Oaxaca.

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  • Jacob Dean

    Food and travel writer and editor. Psychologist. New Yorker. Immigrant/expat. I live in Oaxaca, Mexico.

  • Andrea
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