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In reply to the discussion: Anybody else no longer love this country? Hesitated to post, but gotta get this off my chest. [View all]LakeArenal
(28,673 posts)Our application has recently been completed and sent to immigration. Nothing is certain. Sometimes takes six months sometimes years.
It is a much bigger undertaking than we thought. Read lots of books. Lots of YouTubes in living wherever you choose.
Believe nothing you read. Including me.
Once here we realized everyones experience is very different yet very much the same.
You have to be a patient person. Where ever you go there will be expat groups. Ours teaches Spanish for free. Find them.
If you can find one Ex-pat that knows everything its a godsend. We lucked out tremendously on that. Them we made one Tico friend that speaks excellent English. Those two and an expat group are the best avenue into the culture.
Edit: LIVING in a new country is 100% different than visiting for a week.