A Year in Oaxaca

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Mexican Bureaucracy: Birth Certificate Edition

Mexican Bureaucracy: Birth Certificate Edition

On the exceptionally lengthy process to get Leo’s birth certificate: Part 1.

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The exterior of the office of the Civil Registrar in Oaxaca.

For us, the journey to becoming parents was guided by our willingness to learn and read, take advice from friends and family, but overall, not to fret too much as we figured we would never be perfectly prepared for parenthood. One of the many things that did not occur to me to research ahead of Leo’s birth was the process in Mexico to get his birth cert…

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