Phoenix Rising wrote:
SOSUA is the bomb...GO!!
But be careful...you COULD fall in love there too...

Been with the Spratt for several years...living with her family on and off for the last two years.
And all I will say is that there are some very good times and then there are some very bad times
See I learned a long time ago that it was more then I bargained for and I excepted it..
Just like Hurricanes...
But I will say...You'll need more than money to make it work.
Especially living in the Dominican or Costa Rica
Ah Life under the Mango Tree...with the chickens and pigs
First ya'll need lots of patients and understanding.
Second, ya'll need to forget home.
Home is where she lives, and that is not the States.
Then there are all the Ch*ldren...LOTS OF Ch*ldren
And everyone of em needs/ wants food & shoes...
Groceries, clothing, electric, rent, cars & moto-concho payments
Ya know...Life itself....
Now for the job
You'll need that too...but ya better be ready to Hablo Spanish and only Spanish
... because you cannot live on pescado & plantains' even though I tried ...
I've laid tile, been a mud-man on a stucco crew, labored on job sites, driven dump trucks in the mines, hustled gasoline on the street, and ran a jitney putting up with eco-tourism
Basically you become the lifeboats for all involved...Mother- father- sister & cousin
So how do you survive....
By keeping both your wallet and your mouth shut...
Never promise anything and never open your wallet freely
And that's the Truth