underovr
American expat in Ecuador
Forum posts
11
About me
American
Lives in Cuenca, Azuay
Speaks a little Spanish
Registration: 11 August 2013
About
Occupation
I am Retired.
My expat journey
Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
Forex trader, exploring history culture of Cuenca and Ecuador
Retired IT Professional
Climate, people, culture, history
Pomer , Croatia
Music, writing, reading a good book, and completing work on home.
Retired
Istria is perfect climate, people are friendly, and food is good!
Governmental services are slow.
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Software Engineer
IT Specialist
Chicago is a great city! Food, sports, music, culture.
Having grown up in Chicago, there isn't much I can criticize. If you don't like snow and cold weather, don't visit during the winter.
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From America Living in Rijeka want to meet other expats by unclej
Hello to all :) . Im living in Rijeka, i like it alot. we have just brought a flat and are getting it ready to receive guest. Very nice city. Im from America, Greater Chicago Land Area, im living in Rijeka for 3yrs. im still learning the ...
My expenses are less than $3,000 HRK/mo. But I have no idea how that compares to most nationals. The house I live in is still being renovated, we use solar/generator because we can't obtain electricity until some legal issues regarding the ... Read More
From America Living in Rijeka want to meet other expats by unclej
Hello to all :) . Im living in Rijeka, i like it alot. we have just brought a flat and are getting it ready to receive guest. Very nice city. Im from America, Greater Chicago Land Area, im living in Rijeka for 3yrs. im still learning the ...
I'm sorry but I can't say how long the lead time will be. I don't believe it's uniform across all municipalities. When you arrive, you should initiate your application with the local police department; they may be able to ... Read More
From America Living in Rijeka want to meet other expats by unclej
Hello to all :) . Im living in Rijeka, i like it alot. we have just brought a flat and are getting it ready to receive guest. Very nice city. Im from America, Greater Chicago Land Area, im living in Rijeka for 3yrs. im still learning the ...
Although Croatia is a member of the EU, the currency used is the Croatian Kuna (HRK). The current exchange rate is 1 (USD) : 6.81 (HRK). I would say the cost of living is considerably lower in Croatia compared to the States. Read More
From America Living in Rijeka want to meet other expats by unclej
Hello to all :) . Im living in Rijeka, i like it alot. we have just brought a flat and are getting it ready to receive guest. Very nice city. Im from America, Greater Chicago Land Area, im living in Rijeka for 3yrs. im still learning the ...
Health insurance is provisioned through Croatia HZZO (http://www.hzzo.hr). This is required for foreigners as well as citizens living in Croatia. American citizens staying in Croatia for less than ninety days may obtain health insurance through ... Read More
From America Living in Rijeka want to meet other expats by unclej
Hello to all :) . Im living in Rijeka, i like it alot. we have just brought a flat and are getting it ready to receive guest. Very nice city. Im from America, Greater Chicago Land Area, im living in Rijeka for 3yrs. im still learning the ...
There's a small jazz club (Fiorin) which features live music on Friday evenings at 9:30. Pula does host concerts/music festivals during the summer. Read More
From America Living in Rijeka want to meet other expats by unclej
Hello to all :) . Im living in Rijeka, i like it alot. we have just brought a flat and are getting it ready to receive guest. Very nice city. Im from America, Greater Chicago Land Area, im living in Rijeka for 3yrs. im still learning the ...
Just wanted to say "hello and welcome"! I grew up in Chicago and this will be my first year (full-time) in Croatia. I live near Pula and like you, am working on getting house livable (hopefully will have electricity soon). Perhaps we ... Read More
New: Gatherings and events in Croatia by Julien
Hi, Would you like to have a coffee, organize a dinner or find people for activities in Croatia? To help you meet people and find outings in Croatia, we launched a Gatherings and Events section in Croatia: you can now follow what聮s going on in ...
I like the idea! Read More
Language school in Pula? by Claire730
Hi, I am Claire moved here 3 month ago for work. I don't need to speak Croatian at work, but still I want to study some since I am living here. Maybe can make friends in language school also, I can't find any foreigner here.and I feel ...
Hello Claire, I arrived in Croatia in June and adjusting to the lifestyle change from America. Here are two links to language schools in Pula: 1. studyincroatia.hr/learn-croatian 2. byronlang.net/En-site/index-en.html I will try to find if ... Read More