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Moving to Oslob May 2019

6 years ago
Hey guys and gals, another Canadian moving to the Philippines. I have been living in Colombia for the last 9 plus years and it is time to make a change. I met a gal on FB and we have been chatting for just over 3 years now so it is time to make the jump and see what is what.

I am 64 years old, work online as well as I have been teaching English here in Colombia. Many of the posts about the Philippines can be true of Colombia, Venezuela, Peru and virtually all of South and Central America. Women and men who con, mosquitoes, dengue, cold areas and HOT areas, tourist traps and more. With FARC and the more than 50-year war that is still ongoing here, it can get very dicey as to where you are safe. We have bomb blasts in Bogota and foreigners getting kidnapped in the Cafe Triangle. So, I could be just moving to more of the same and that is okay.

Looking more towards renting and wondering if anyone there has a few figures to pass on as to costs in Oslob. I am used to living with very little, I know about Internet issues, brown outs, ticks and fleas. I am used to keeping my nose to myself and out of others business and I can handle myself if needed although I know from experience that I will be hurting the day after. The body just does not work as good at 64 as it did at 21 and I have to keep reminding myself that I am not 21 anymore.

So, any thoughts on Oslob would be greatly appreciated.

Blessings all,

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