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I love so much when you continue to remind everyone that..”We are all guests and to use respect” ❤

Warms my heart to watch this video of the family discussing their experience at the dinner table

😊love love love hearing Haley sharing, being open & honest, laying bare her truths experiences and advice to help others. Such a critical challenging & wonderful stage of life & and so powerful for other teens AND adults to hear if first hand & from real-life experiences. Well done. Cartess.....possiblyone of your most powerful & important video formats yet.

This is such a wonderful video. Thank you Ross family for allowing us into your home and sharing your experiences of Mexico thus far. Cartess is always creating content that is interesting and different. Those wheels are always going. Your family is so engaging. Natural stars in their own right. Thank you all for sharing and giving us a piece of your thoughts and journey . God bless !!!❤

I am considering moving to Merida after I retire (2025) and have been watching you guys for a while. I am so happy for you all. I hope to meet you all in person one day.

First started watching this channel for information. I continue watching because Cartess is a cool dude, his family is great, and the videos have become entertaining yet remain informative.

I loved this episode so much I am telling all my amigos abroad that Cartess Ross is a pioneer and a fearless leader making a path for families everywhere in the world that Merida, Yucatan, Mexico is a safe place for families. Maybe we will see you out and about Ross familia. ❤

I really enjoyed hearing the entire family reaction to life in Merida. Love Haley’s reaction. I remember when she was very shy, but she has opened up so nicely and speak very well.

I agree about the spirit of a lot of Mexicans. From my observations I have so much respect for their tenacity and love of family. Can't wait for my journey to begin.

Loved the family gathering & everyone sharing their life experiences. Haley is doing very well. She looks fantastic! Great video 😊

I respect this family's outlook towards life. They got culture!

Peace Brother !!! I just wanted to tell you That you Have a Beautiful Family 💯 Thanks for Sharing them With us 🙏 You are a Real Man !! That's Proud of His Family !!!I Salute you for Being so Open and honest ! Out of all the Channels I have Watched on KZfaq I Have Never Seen A Real Family As Yours !! Give you and your Wife Props !!!For Showing the World A Beautiful Loving Black Family 💯 Thanks, Thanks, And THANKS 🙏 Awesome Family Award 🎉

Yucatecans have a 4000 year old culture ingrained in some local people. People live for family, they are adapting to having cars and tourists. People have a great nature. They watched seasons but were not in a hurry. Look at the me and you seats at the parks. People want to hang out and have a high sense of community. The financial system is making them lose the greatest human value they have. Now some have to be in a hurry, working two jobs etc. but they work hard to share what they made with the family. Keeping up with the Jones is not what they care about! Continue to value life and enjoy Mérida!

Such a beautiful family, so uncut so down to earth. Wishing you all the best.

Hello Cartess and family🙋🏾‍♀️. Great content. Blessings to you and your family for continued happiness and prosperity in your home in Mexico.

Beautiful Family! 😊

Beautiful family dynamic and showcase that allowed each to share their perspectives of living in a new country and their experiences along the journey so far. I love seeing this format and how you include your family in these open discussion format videos. Thanks for sharing your family with the viewers. All the best and continued prosperity and wellness to you all in Mexico

"Exactly, I'm Mexican, and I feel the same way. Here in the United States, in Mexican stores, it's the same situation. People stand right in the middle of the exit door, or if you're behind them and they run into a friend, you have to wait until they finish their conversation."

Thank you for sharing your story with the world Mexico is not what everybody thinks Yes we have a good & bad, like any other country

This was wonderful, your kids are great and this is a great experience for them. Congratulations and your continued success

Thank you and your family Cartess for all your content and making it look possible to make that big of a change to better ones life.

Awww this is BEAUTIFUL. So much family love! Glad to hear Haley, Kim and Skye speak more. OMG Skye is Kim's TWIN!

Volunteer! Tons of organizations that need your help and a great way to meet locals. No reason to be bored or lonely.

Hola familia. Great table talk!

You have such a nice family. Thanks for giving up a view of some cities and houses

Excellent. Round table with the Ross Family. Does Hailey sing? She has a beautiful tone to her speaking voice.

What a lovely family. I am so impressed with all of you. And your daughter and wife I agree with. I am sharing this channel. Your girls seem so well adjusted.

Love the camaraderie among your family, and that you're having this experience together. Thanks so much for sharing your life with us!

Going down in History Brother!One day I will come down and shake your hand. 😮

In the DMV they called it the Blue Laws when most stores were not open on Sundays at all !!!!

Thank you for giving us an honest outlook on how your 2 years have gone.

You guys are soo funny, but hella brave and adventurous! Congratulations on stepping out there and making it!! You are such a beautiful family! Peace and blessing to you!! ❤❤❤

What you guys have done is the adventure of a lifetime. I'll consider this when I retire in 3.75 years. I can clearly see my retirement dollars will go far there.

Also, after watching you all there together, I think you have the makings of a reality TV show! 😄 You should definitely find an agent that can advocate for you.

I don't blame you Cartess wait a min. I agree I hope that is her only first too.

That food look delicious ❤❤❤❤

Great video! love it...thanks for being open about your family experiences 😊

It always refreshing to see a happy family 😊😊 It will be good to hear about the education opportunities in Mexico

This is a really nice discussion. Happy that you are having good experiences

This was a great conversation. Good to hear everyone’s perspective about transitioning to life in Merida. I’m VIP so I’ll watch the new video this week. Thank you Ross Family. 👍🏾

Tk u Sky for the word of encouragement! ❤️

I loved this family interview, I learned so much.♥

Hey family, I see myself sitting at that table with you, lol anyway in all seriousness, I think you did the right thing moving your family to Mexico. I can live anywhere in the world because I am a people person and I am contented with my life. Anyway, guys enjoy your time living in Mexico. And consider it as a blessing.

This was a great video, hearing from everyone in the family! You made a great point reminding us that living in Mexico means that we are still guests in the country and that WE have to assimilate into their culture, not the other way around. Loved this conversation!

Great video! Love the concept of the family dinner. Nice to see you all and hearing from you. Like to add to a couple of your topics. Buy scented bag liners for bathroom garbage cans and don’t let the fill to close to the top 😅. The ones with the little flapper lid on top is best 👍. Bring your shopping bags with you when going to store. If walking, we bring fold up backpacks 🎒 People on the States are taught about personal space. Many other countries are not caught up in that and many hold hands from childhood to adulthood and don’t let go when walking down a street or continue walking side by side. “ the norm” keep up the great videos. Cheers 🥂

I just absolutely love your channel with information on living in Mexico. I live in Houston, Tx with my daughter and son-in-law who is from Mexico. This is a different perspective. Thanks much.

This video is also a good one because of the different age groups, interests and perspectives, and the honesty of living there. It's a must watch for people thinking of moving to Mexico.

Shout-out to Ace... I too am envious of his Spanish conversation abilities.

Okay....when I saw this was going to be over an hour, I almost didn't watch it (modern day, limited attention span issues)....but it's really interesting!! You touched on so many aspects of actual living in Mexico. Thank you!!

the stares happpen to me to and i am mexican,, anything that is out of their box is curiousity.. and the photo thing i think occurs because they find black people cool, because of the surgance of popularity in music, sports, cinema etc... you guys rule

@ Kim I hear you about grits. I get my fix with Bob Mills Polenta I purchase at Chedauri Select. 😊

Yup, Tremendo Haley Felicidades mija, te mande $5 para ti. I am so happy for all of you Ross Family. Specially Haley, she has such a beautiful smile. I have grandchildren (Nietas/os) Haley & Charlies age, so that’s how I see them. I remember when Sky got out the bus, was last time I seen her. I hope to see the Ross familia grow and succeed! Wife and I lived in ATL 27+ yrs. Pappadeoux’s /Pappasitos our favorite. I am Mexican 150% my wife is Black but she look Mexican. About people staring @ you, get used to it. I am 6’1 x 300lbs. so lil Yucatecans and everybody stare @ me everywhere I go. “Permiso , Permiso , Permiso” I always state when I am hoing thru people cuzz I know they are slow to move and I am a tank coming thru. I try to smile cuzz most people are intimidated by my size. Cartess, you looking good man , you tighten up some amigo. 👍🏾🫡🇲🇽

Have you gone over to Belize? It's wild to go from Mexican to a former British colony with mostly African Americans. Very friendly people.

Happy for your fam, everyone seems they are in their comfort zone. Are you concerned about the switch in the de-valuation of the dollar to the incoming super pesos?

The rudeness that US citizens give to people who don't speak English is a testament to our arrogance and ignorance. Most of us have never been anywhere and we only speak English. When I visit Mexico the people are so patient with me. I really look forward to spending at least a year there to work on my Spanish!

Mexicans started to get bigger when junk food was introduced. You had to work in a factory to make money and started to have an awareness of finances. Some are affected by gentrification enjoy life and don’t think fox are less than you for not having what people in the USA have. Merida is growing rapidly but people used to not have cars not too long back. Enjoy what you have and be kind to the locals. Budget in the USA: income 1000k a week. Rent 300, car 100, car ins. 75, health ins. 125, food 200, gas and utilities 200. You have a long week at the end of your money. Retirement in Mexico. 750 wk. Rent 250, transportation 50, you are healthy if you eat well and aren’t required to have insurance so you can enjoy life and spend 300 to entertain yourself and have 150 left per week.

Here in Chelem and in Progreso people exchange books at the expat restaurants but admittedly they are girly books n fiction paperbacks

oh that biggie smalls story had me crying

Believe you have good over there here in the USA this has are very hard , San Francisco is crazy here in LA people still in day light from the sores

The slowness is something so Southern México, in the north isn't like that.

Hey, y’all! You were supposed to show the food and tell us what you’re eating, lol. Look at The Ghetto Vegans for a great example about the food aspect. But I still love, love, love seeing the whole family and the update!

FYI the U.S. is experiencing alot of outages across the country right now. It is interesting to witness.

Poor Daddy, your little girls are growing up! 😂

I know several hair braiders in Mèrida. Just lmk the best way to send their info. 😊

where do you box, what club?

English is a much easier language for foreigners to learn it's much straightforward and less complicated. On average it takes at least ten years to learn Spanish fluently and age plays a role as well. Some people have a super ability to pick up language being fluent in several different languages 🌄🦍❤️

Where did y’all order your food from? It’s making me hungry and I’m about to order 😂

First kiss, first boyfriend, first shotgun for unhappy father...🎉🇲🇽😂😮

Im trying to get connected to the moveabroadandthrive family. But the site wont let me register

Hi are you able to order from Amazon if so how is the process.

Have you guys gone to the English library in Merida?

Hello, enjoy your channel. Would appreciate it if you would check out the places there that do stem cells. A lot of people come to Mexico to get stem cells to improve their health. Would you do a video on stem cells and different doctors and clinics there that offer them? Thank you!!!

Would have been informative to have told us what kind of foods that you all are eating. Im curious to know

I've moved three times in the U.S. and the next move is out the country. It takes about 2 years to get settle with moves. Every state I have lived in had different laws and times for things to be open. That is pretty normal. People who never moved far from their home state will have a hard time moving away aboard I could imagine. I honeslty feel like we got cheated in America by not learning other languages. I want to attempt to learn two other languages and get immersed in other cultures. Also for me the basics have been tampered with so much in the U.S. it is just not safe. I mean basic fresh/real food, basic healthcare, to me basics are just a minimal. I also feel the economy in America is based off of death, sickness, and violence it is hard to change the basics of a structure and so many people are so stressed they cant even enjoy daily life and just be relaxed. It is hard to see daily. Can be draining on you if your the only calm one in the room. So no matter how much money you have or not. You are playing russian roulette in America. It is so many countries with options to be safe etc.

Hi, how far is the church from your new home?

I like me some asmr tooo❤

Do you think the freshness of the food helps with there health?

Learning another language isn’t easy once you reach 18. The brain is just different. Doesn’t mean you can’t learn it, just means the challenge will be real and you may never reach the level of proficiency you desire.

The kids are too young to remember "Blue Laws"!

How could you convince your fam to move with you?😅

What will your wife and you do when your girls leave? Is this a place you see yourselves enjoying life a deux?

i want to know what kind of household insects you have to deal with, how bad is the racism? because I feel you kind of downplayed the racism especially when you were in Colombia

It’s no that they don’t known personal space, it’s just cultural,

There's a lot of kissing going on in Mexico.

Drink. Iodine.