How I Came To Call Cozumel Home, A Series by Island Residents by Ing. Eugenia Olán Cázares – 1Net Cozumel

I have always felt a native cozumelenian even though I was not born here; this is because I have lived in Cozumel all my life. In 1971 my father, Luis F. Olan Luna, a Tabasco born Civil Engineer, was commissioned for the construction of the Island’s Post Office and Telegraph building, still standing on Avenue Rafael E. Melgar. At that time, he was already married to my mother, Teacher Teresita Cázares Cuevas born in Michoacán.

Both liked Cozumel very much. Back then, there was almost nothing, no cars, no businesses and, I believe, almost no people; it was very peaceful and, above all, they had been charmed by the beauty of the Island, hence they decided to stay and establish our family here.

My father continued working as a civil engineer, but now as a self-employed professional, and in 1976 founded Constructora Prodeccsa (Proyectos de Construcciones de Cozumel) still active. He has built many private projects as well as for the government, thus leaving a bit of his print in Cozumel. On the other hand, as a teacher my mother helped teacher Tepy in founding Intituto Partenón, currently closet o the airport. My mom was its first teacher and its first director. In 1973 my brother Luis was born in Irapuato because, due to the Island’s conditions at the time, my parents wanted to prevent any possible emergency. I, Eugenia, was born in 1977 also in Irapuato. Both my brother and I returned to the Island 15 days after we were born. We stayed in Cozumel and finished middle school, but moved to Guadalajara to pursue high school. My brother got his degree as Public Accountant and returned to the Island to settle down on a personal and professional basis. My sister-in-law, Ereri Maliachi, was born in Mexico City, but when they got married, she moved to the Island; they have 2 children, Lalo and Valeria, who by the way, were born in the Island.

As for me, I hold a degree as Computer Systems Engineer and came back to the Island also to establish. I have 2 children, Diego and Daniel, also the first in the family to have been born in Cozumel.

I definetely can’t see myself living anywhere else other than Cozumel; the peace we still enjoy is unique, and although the Island’s economy and safety have been affected, I feel and believe we still live in a Paradise. Time is gold and we have much of it here in the Island, we can enjoy our children, our families at all times; everything is close-by, we all know each other or, if not, at least most of the population. I am happy to have arrived here, and here is where I would like my days to end.

Eng. Eugenia Olán Cázares, owner of 1Net Cozumel, a company that services, repairs, and sells cellular phones and other electronics. Located on 5th Av, between Streets 3 and 5, phone 120-0041.

This story originally appeared in the weekly Cozumel 4 You NEWS – the island’s number one source of positive information about our island!  Be sure and subscribe to the weekly NEWS to find out all the island events!…

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An ex-Connecticut Yankee who has called Cozumel home for over 18 years, Laura ran away to the Caribbean years ago, bumped around the islands teaching SCUBA diving, lost some time in Jamaica, and finally stopped in Cozumel for a 2 week vacation that hasn’t ended yet. With a degree in Journalism from a fancy private college she convinced her parents to pay for, Laura writes, edits, and creates the weeklyCozumel 4 You news,social media, and promotional articles about the island, as well as moderates the Cozumel 4 You Facebook group, which currently has over 25,000 members. Her long suffering husband, Fabian, has long since resigned himself to having zero private life, as he’s been involved in her various schemes and plots since his arrival. Proud parents to a variety of rescue dogs and cats, Laura continues to be the bane of her traditional Mexican mother-in-law’s existence, as she muses her way through life in the Mexican Caribbean.
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Una ex yanqui de Connecticut quien llama hogar a Cozumel desde hace más de 15 años. Laura escapó al Caribe hace años, desplazándose de una isla a otra dando clases de BUCEO. Se dedicó a perder el tiempo en Jamaica y finalmente se detuvo en Cozumel para pasar unas vacaciones de 2 semanas que aún no terminan. Convenciendo a sus padres que pagaran una elegante universidad privada, obtuvo su título en Periodismo y Laura crea semanalmente Cozumel 4You, medios sociales y artículos promocionales sobre la Isla y también es moderadora en el grupo Cozumel 4 You en Facebook que actualmente cuenta con 25,000 miembros. Fabián, s umuy tolerante marido, desde hace mucho tiempo se resignó a no tener vida privada, pues se ha visto implicado en los diversos proyectos y planes que urde Laura. Son orgullosos padres de diversos perros y gatos rescatados. Mientras contempla su paso a través de la vida en el Caribe mexicano,Laura continúa siendo la pesadilla en la existencia de su muy tradicional suegra mexicana.

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