Why Move Abroad Instead of Florida?
Why Move Abroad Instead of Florida? – that is the question. I find myself on a beautiful beach, in the hot sun, sitting under an umbrella and enjoying an adult beverage, all while reading a novel. When...
View ArticleFigure out your personal budget now
If you’ve been thinking about retiring or just moving overseas, you’ve almost certainly thought about your household budget. However, aside from a single line item on your household budget called...
View ArticleThings We Will Miss Abroad
The Things We Will Miss Abroad: We are realists. We realize that once we pull the trigger and move abroad there will be things we miss about home and obviously these will vary slightly for others but...
View ArticleShipping A Car To Puerto Rico – The Process
Part 3: Shipping A Car To Puerto Rico – Process, Procedures, and Forms. In the last two posts, I talked about the topic of shipping a car to Puerto Rico, see posts on whether it is worth it and our...
View ArticleRegistering Your Car in Puerto Rico: Part 1
If you’re moving to Puerto Rico from the mainland, you will at some point need to deal with a car – Puerto Rico is a “driving” island. This means that you’ll need to know how to get it (re)titled and...
View ArticleRegistering Your Car in Puerto Rico: Part 2
OK, now that I’ve covered the “best” way to do this in my post Registering Your Car In Puerto Rico – Part 1, let me tell you the story of how I learned all this information through hard earned...
View ArticleGetting a Drivers License In Puerto Rico
So, you’re moving to Puerto Rico and you want to establish residency. To do so, you’ll need to get a drivers license. However, as with so many things, it’s never as simple or “by the book” as it...
View ArticleThings No One Tells You About Living Abroad
We’re one year, seven weeks, and three days in, since we officially arrived in Puerto Rico to stay. Technically, we came a month earlier, got an apartment, signed a lease, and left some of our stuff...
View ArticleThings No One Tells You About Living Abroad – Part 2
Continuing with my series on Things No One Tells You About Living Abroad, here is part two. In my last post, I established that even though some (whether it’s websites, media, movies, or friends) try...
View ArticleThings No One Tells You About Living Abroad – Part 3
The Language I saw this write-up on a Spanish website about becoming a Spanish citizen: “This may sound weird, but if you want to be Spanish, you really should learn Spanish.” Bahahahahaha! And, so...
View ArticleThings No One Tells You About Living Abroad – Part 4
Remember when I started this series about Things No One Tells You About Living Abroad? Well, as I told you then, once I started writing, it was obvious it wouldn’t all fit into a single post. Now, in...
View ArticleFirst Trip Back To USA After More Than One Year
It’s hard to believe that Tim and I have been living in Puerto Rico for one year and three months. So much has changed in our lives in that time and yet it has gone by so very quickly. Although we were...
View ArticleHealth Insurance Costs In Puerto Rico vs USA vs Spain
It seems that my last post about comparing cost-of-living in Puerto Rico to USA and Spain, sparked quite a bit of discussion. Even argument. WOW! As a result, I’ve been bombarded with questions on...
View ArticleWhat I Learned After I Quit My Job And Moved Abroad
I sit here today, reflecting on the last two years since I quit my job. I’m thinking back on the lessons I have learned about what it means to quit a job and start over in a foreign place. And I find...
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