--- title: Merida Teens Club Blog | Jenita Lawal description: Jenita Lawal was born in the Midwest but was raised as an Army Brat living in Hawaii and Savannah, GA. A transplanted Southerner, she made her home in Nashville, TN for 16 years before embarking on life abroad in Mexico. Jenita is also freelance writer for Aging.com and Yucatán Magazine. When she’s not writing, she can be found having conversations with interesting people, journaling in a coffee shop, or herding a gaggle of teenagers. Jenita currently lives in Merida, Mexico with her three teenage sons and is the founder of the Merida Teens Club and the LS Learning Studio. --- [Skip to content](https://www.meridateens.club/blog/author/jenita-lawal#main-content) [![MTC logo](https://www.meridateens.club/hs-fs/hubfs/cropped-Modern-Brand-Name-Initials-Typography-Logo.png?width=150&height=125&name=cropped-Modern-Brand-Name-Initials-Typography-Logo.png)](https://www.meridateens.club) - [Home](https://www.meridateens.club) - [About Us](https://www.meridateens.club/about-mtc) - [MTC Blog & News](https://www.meridateens.club/blog) - [Events & Classes](https://www.meridateens.club/events) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Home](https://www.meridateens.club) - [About Us](https://www.meridateens.club/about-mtc) - [MTC Blog & News](https://www.meridateens.club/blog) - [Events & Classes](https://www.meridateens.club/events) - [Contact us](https://www.meridateens.club/contact) [Contact us](https://www.meridateens.club/contact) # Merida Teens Club Blog We're up to great things in and around the Merida, Yucatan community! We are a group of families with kids ages 13-17 who are dedicated to creating a space where expat, immigrant, and native Mexican teens can connect and find belonging. As parents, our goal is to help them feel connected to this city and this community in a way that helps them grow into global citizens.  We do that by offering meet-ups, cultural explorations, classes, and social events. ### Subscribe to our blog [![Photo by Georg Arthur Pflueger on Unsplash](https://www.meridateens.club/hubfs/georg-arthur-pflueger-ukfrgATPD4Y-unsplash.jpg)](https://www.meridateens.club/blog/is-diverse-teen-community-possible) [Culture](https://www.meridateens.club/blog/tag/culture) ### [Can We Do This? 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