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I used to do a lot of skydiving.

I had to learn that:
1  When you turn on the light switch you may or may not have power
2. No place in the country can you drink the tap water
3.  There are  no traffic laws that make sense or are obeyed/enforced on a regular basis
4.  Not as cheap to live here as I  originally thought
5.    I LOVE the place even more than I thought I would and despite the above have enjoyed my 8 years here and have no plans on leaving.

Bob K

globetrotter wrote:

What do you find special or different about your new country?

(By the way, Globetrotter, I can't access your website at all. Is it really secret, or is there just something wrong with the connection?)

In my long life - and I'm old enough to be your grandfather no matter how old you are! - the new countries I've racked up have been England at age 23, Canada at age 26, Bahamas at age 27 and newly married, New Hebrides (now Vanuatu) at age 32 and Cayman at age 38 with a young child in tow. The last three of those countries were tax-havens that levied no income tax. That was special, and different, and very welcome! I would find it impossible to go back to paying any kind of income-tax, after all these years.

Now we're toying with the idea of living in Mexico. We don't speak Spanish, but we identify with the Hispanic culture, and never have any real problem with the language. The only other option is Norway, where our son and his children live. We don't speak Norwegian, either, but we can always get by.