tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post3064726430346102730..comments2023-05-24T11:58:48.800-04:00Comments on Living Dominica: It Ain't Easy HereUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-28848593793650118052007-12-19T10:19:00.000-04:002007-12-19T10:19:00.000-04:00Es lo mismo en Costa Rica! People come here for a ...Es lo mismo en Costa Rica! People come here for a week, go home, buy property from afar, sell everything, move here... then are completely surprised when life in a completely foreign land is completely foreign.<BR/><BR/>Thank God circumstances led us gently down this garden path!<BR/><BR/>I recently added a bit about consulting fees $25/hour, whether people email me separately or want to talk on the phone. I urge them to comment, any questions on comments get answered for free and at my leisure. But if they need an answer and need it now, I have to charge for it. I've gotten no more long emails with every question under the sun, most of which are answered on the blog anyway...<BR/><BR/>Love your blog - you'll get the header fixed! Been too long since I was on blogger to have any ideas! Pura vida, amiga!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-9207401695967323982007-12-19T09:19:00.000-04:002007-12-19T09:19:00.000-04:00I am always amazed at the confidence of newbie exp...I am always amazed at the confidence of newbie expats who spent a week or two at a place (without spending considerable time in other places dissimilar to their home in one way or another), or even just HEARD about it and are so sure the place is for them, they sell their houses, ship cars and belongings only to discover they have been mistaken and the place ( or the life in it) isn't at all like what they imagined. <BR/>I have worked on longer or shorter assignments in over 40 countries, vacationed in many more and would NEVER decide that anywhere is the ONE place I want to live forever - I ain't that crazy: there are pluses and minuses to every place.Minervahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434019980503946701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-82838259257829719952007-12-18T13:08:00.000-04:002007-12-18T13:08:00.000-04:00Wish I could help, but I am a fellow idiot.Wish I could help, but I am a fellow idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-8934871815006357142007-12-18T12:02:00.000-04:002007-12-18T12:02:00.000-04:00OH G.L.D. I have been struggling to figure out how...OH G.L.D. I have been struggling to figure out how to restore the rainbow to the blog. However, all attempts to diddle the html have failed. As soon as the Wiz is not running like a crazed man, I will entrap him and force him to fix it.<BR/><BR/>I am basically computer illiterate. It is only because Blogger is mostly designed for idiots that I manage to have a blog.Jen Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983513982691187598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-64767923000019676962007-12-18T11:33:00.000-04:002007-12-18T11:33:00.000-04:00BTW... I miss your rainbow, like your hammock and ...BTW... I miss your rainbow, like your hammock and love reading your blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-46467569758544624892007-12-18T11:06:00.000-04:002007-12-18T11:06:00.000-04:00Good Life, I think you are right. She may not be ...Good Life, I think you are right. She may not be crazy enough.Jen Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983513982691187598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-15459149175081789922007-12-18T10:51:00.000-04:002007-12-18T10:51:00.000-04:00This is great! I'm sitting here laughing. It's tru...This is great! I'm sitting here laughing. It's true, you MUST be a little crazy (in a good way) to live here.In fact, it should be a requirement. It is definitely a challenge, especially "projects" getting your materials. No "one stop shopping" here. I can't imagine any one calling so early or so late. Sounds like the lady is crazy... maybe not crazy enough for our little island.<BR/>No, it is not all vacation here. We "vacation" when visitors come.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-66526461552442087302007-12-18T09:34:00.000-04:002007-12-18T09:34:00.000-04:00Yes Barbara, it is not the fantasy life we envisio...Yes Barbara, it is not the fantasy life we envisioned when thinking about living a simple island life. Things in general are harder than in the Big World, and operating as a stranger in a strange land is more difficult than most expect.Jen Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13983513982691187598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6150042189719858374.post-81480434691363718242007-12-18T08:45:00.000-04:002007-12-18T08:45:00.000-04:00Good morningI hear you.Any of us have to be a litt...Good morning<BR/>I hear you.<BR/>Any of us have to be a little bit crazy to move to the Caribbean.<BR/>We have to basically be non conformists.<BR/>Everyone can envy our life style ..until they try it themselves....<BR/>it sure ain't for everyone and it sure ain't easy! LOL<BR/>Most days I wouldn't trade it for anything, but other days..well.....<BR/>you get the picture! LOL<BR/>BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com