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13 years ago
Hello everyone,

My wife and I are looking at relocating in early 2012 and Belize and Costa Rica are the top 2 choices. We have a 4 year old son and there are several possibilities on how we take the leap. We are looking for any and all info you are willing to pass along to us.

Specifically we are curious about where to move, working etc..

I will ask a few questions now but please feel free to offer anything as I will be hopefully talking to all of you for the next several months.

1) We have experience living overseas (Turkey, Hungary, Spain and Portugal) and are not overly concerned about "culture shock" of not having a Walmart etc... Having said that... for those who have had expeience in multiple countries, what was the biggest issue culturally with Belize or Costa Rica?

2) My wife is our best bet to get "transferred" to one of these countries through work. She has her teachers certificate as well a s a degree in hotel management so this is where we will look first but... if we can not secure jobs prior to arriving, how difficult is it to work once there?

Many more topics to hit you guys with so have patience with me. Just looking for as much info from experienced people as we can get prior to making final decisions.

Thanks.

Mike

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