Experiencing International Living
聽 Well, yes we are new to the scene as far as International Living is concerned, and even though we have not moved as of yet, we are very excited about doing so. But聽 first聽 a small bit about us. We are a 23 yrs young married couple..(meaning we have been married聽 23聽 years.. i wish we was聽 23聽 again聽 HA!!!!).聽 Kids,聽 yes聽 been there done that 6 times over.聽
聽 but now have the empty nest syndrome going on聽 and聽 聽we love it
聽 Well聽 does that describe聽 us聽 enough.....No/Maybe?聽 Here is the way聽 we see it. This聽 is about the most聽 we want to pour our minds back into that part of life. Not saying it was bad,聽 but now it is our time. Just聽 the wifey and me聽
. Yeah I know that is not correct grammar but hey time to let down聽 what hair i got left on my head. So for right now聽 my wife and I are focusing on our move to Belize.聽 Not sure exactly聽 where as of聽 yet. but聽 we are searching聽 diligently.聽 We are looking to meet聽 聽a lot of great new聽 friends. Hey聽 because you took聽 the time to read this聽 you have just聽 become one of them. This is what we are going to do,聽 we are going to post here our experience聽 from start to finish as a sort of online聽 journal. Yeah聽 i know i could write this in聽 a lot of other places and ways.聽 but聽 remember I am letting down the rest of my hair.聽 So聽 for you the reader check back with us each聽 week聽 for any new developments聽 on our quest to experience international living. Remember聽 if you read this page this week聽 you are at the start of our journey. Pray聽 and聽 wish us聽 wellCHSR53
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On behalf of everybody here at Expat-blog, welcome on board.
Thanks for the very interesting and humorous intro, I thoroughly enjoyed it. As an English Language teacher I didn't find your lapses in grammar inappropriate at all, they only added to the value of your statements.
Looks to me like you've got just the right attitude to be a big success as an expat! It's not easy to do, but it has great rewards.
I wish both you and your wife much luck in your future plans now that the young have flown the nest. Let your hair down and enjoy!!!
Hope to see more postings from you soon, we need all the interesting people here that we can get!
Cheers,
William James Woodward, Expat-blog Experts Team
Well I thank you for your outstanding response. I聽 am not a English teacher as per say but I am a teacher of the Martial Arts. I must say after raising 6 children letting my hair down is聽 a wonderful thing. ( what's聽 left of it聽 Ha ha!
) I also聽 look forward to hearing from聽 you as well. Again thank you for the kind words and I guess we can say through this part of the website we have met another friend
...well until next time ... safe travelings to everyone聽 CHSR53
I invite you to check out the BRAZIL FORUM, the one I am most active on. I'm sure you'll find it quite interesting.
Do keep in touch, I will be watching for further postings regarding your expat quest!
Cheers,
William James Woodward, Expat-blog Experts Team
CHSR53
. This is聽 very exciting for us
聽 meeting people with the same mindset.. A Lot of things are happening, so before I get into聽 all the logistics of it I will let each one聽 truly unfold more before I let out the聽 outstanding details
... so聽 until聽 then ..聽 聽just聽 聽hang聽 out聽 and聽 chat聽 with us聽 for awhile.CHSR53
聽 or vacation villa type
? We was hoping to find a nice open floor plan one level home聽 in the聽 open country聽 around the natives of the area but yet聽 still close enough to be involved in the community area with out having to live there. We never considered the Panama area. At first it聽 was just Costa Rica until we found wonderful Belize
聽 I feel that we are totally settled with the future move to Belize. But聽 we do thank you for your suggestionThanks for your interesting introduction.
You made me curious and I will follow you on the adventurous path of living abroad.聽

聽 Well in the mist of聽 our continued process of the big聽 anticipated move, we have come across a new idea
聽 and that is to have a home built there the way we want it. We found a company that builds wonderful round homes and also Net Zero homes. Yeah聽 they are prefab and can be shipped anywhere in the world聽
We checked with them and they can ship to Belize with no problem. ( good聽 for us聽 we are doing聽 our聽 research
)聽 I guess we聽 will start to look at some聽 land areas聽
聽 to see what may be suitable. Well聽 either way it will all work its way out聽 because the bottom line is聽 in this process we are going to have fun doing it
. You go through life you know with so many issues that press you聽 and you tend to get stressed out聽
,聽 well we say聽 the HECK聽 with all that nonsense..聽 we are going to enjoy everyday聽 with fun and a good laugh ( yup even about the serious stuff.. life is to short ) You see even as i am typing this聽 my wife is making a sandwich while dancing around.聽 聽(yeah聽 she jammin' big time.. for those of you who understand the lingo of the 70's)聽 Ha.hahahaha
聽 聽What聽 I find聽 very interesting is that you can come on here and give great information聽 on some very useful topics and that is cool
聽 聽i thank each of you for giving the wonderful info and time you spent doing聽 so, but i have decided to take a different approach and that is one of聽 fun, simplicity, and聽 energetic encouragement.. For聽 each one of you who we have had the extreme pleasure of meeting here, We will have one big house warming party bash聽
聽 聽when we get there for good. Well for now we are going to go...
聽 but聽 we will be back聽 shortly with more so stay tuned聽 聽for more fun and adventure with our聽 crazy聽
聽 move聽 聽 SEE YA !!!!!!
.聽 so have we.... If聽 you could聽 in box me聽 i would like to connect with you on Facebook as well okWe are back for another installment on our journey to Belize.
聽 Well it may seem to be a strange way聽 of making this聽 transition, but there is a method to my madness
聽 See I like to really know what聽 I am getting into before i make a major plunge like this. To me everything has a cause and effect,聽 so聽 i聽 gotta make sure my "because" has a very positive action on the "effect"
聽 So here is the latest. We found out some very useful info from those expats that live there on what to expect and聽 the聽 do's and don't's of living there. No聽 excuse for being stupid聽
right? Well聽 we also found out some聽 great info on the housing market聽 that would make our journey easier.
See It's all about the connecting with the right people聽 and making good quality friends before going to where ever you may decide to聽 go. It's like聽 knowing and enjoying who your neighbors are before you get there so then聽 it will really feel like聽 you just聽 walked around the corner.
聽 Again like i said before聽 if you are going to do it聽 聽have fun with聽 it... even the serious stuff. life is too short for the ridiculous pressures that we allow to dominate us.By聽 way of聽 encouragement to any one who may聽 read this post i have something to share聽 that hopefully if you really take the聽 time to think it over you will grab hold of your life and learn to enjoy even in the hard times.聽 Peace and Blessings
聽 because we want it all done聽 to our personal聽 taste.聽 It聽 really has to fit聽 perfectly. It is said that after you do all that聽 work some times you sit back聽 and聽 say聽 " oh聽 wow, we should have聽 done聽 this聽 or聽 that"聽 聽but聽 we are going to just sit and聽 evaluate聽
聽 聽the present聽 and聽 the long聽 term future of our聽 every day聽 living聽 to make sure聽 they聽 mesh together like as glove.聽 I will be adding聽 more to this聽 over the weekend so聽 stay tuned for more..聽 until then聽 be聽 blessed!!!!聽 (聽 Oh聽 聽by the聽 way聽 the picture that i had聽 on my聽 last聽 post for those who may聽 have seen it聽 may聽 have聽 offended some聽
聽 by聽 the statement聽 at the end of it, so聽 for the sake聽 of聽 just being聽 the person聽 of聽 integrity that聽 i am聽 聽i聽 took it聽 off. )聽 lets keep everybody聽 Happy, happy ,happy 
.聽 Well we been away for a little while finishing up on a few more outstanding items聽 that we wanted to have聽 completed prior to our move. One聽 thing that we have considered聽 is the rent-vs -buy option. We have looked very closely into this.聽
聽 聽I feel the best way to go is to do both. Rent first to feel everything out聽 and聽 then move in to purchase. This way聽 you get a good feel of聽 all that the land聽 has to offer.聽
聽 we are even considering building our own home聽 ourselves ( at least a large portion of it ). The challenges have been rather interesting over the past聽 few months as we build up our income to get to Belize. Some聽 come聽 after retirement聽 and some have聽 life savings聽 set aside and some聽 just聽 have it like that. Well our聽 goal is to build up business聽 聽
聽 to be self sufficient, and聽 make our slow transition.
聽 聽 Either way聽 this whole process is fun and exciting.聽
聽 Well we will be聽 back聽 with more聽 soon.聽 OH聽 wait聽 did i say...聽 that i actually just completed College at age 53. SUMMA CUM LAUDE !!!!聽 ( way to go dude聽 better late than聽 never). 


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