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What are the expats like in Yucatan: Riviera Maya, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Merida, etc?
I live in Celestún, a village of about 7,500 people west of Merida in the state of Yucatan in the Yucatan Peninsula. Most of the expats in Celestún are very friendly and very helpful towards each other.
I live in Celestún, a village of about 7,500 people west of Merida in the state of Yucatan in the Yucatan Peninsula. Most of the expats in Celestún are very friendly and very helpful towards each other. Does the ocean in Panama have dangerous animals in it?
Is it safe to drink the water in Nicaragua?
Any restaurant you go to in Nicaragua and eat something with gravy or soup or have a cup of coffee or a cup of tea, you’re drinking their water. They don’t cook with purified water. Given this, I haven’t had a problem at all, but anyone with a delicate stomach might have a problem.I don’t use the water here in Nicaragua as drinking water. I shower in it, brush my teeth in it, but I do not drink it. They have here purified water here...
Any restaurant you go to in Nicaragua and eat something with gravy or soup or have a cup of coffee or a cup of tea, you’re drinking their water. They don’t cook with purified water. Given this, I haven’t had a problem at all, but anyone with a delicate stomach might have a problem.I don’t use the water here in Nicaragua as drinking water. I shower in it, brush my teeth in it, but I do not drink it. They have here purified water here everywhere.
I had my water tested from my farm because where my farm is they have had a lot of gold mines close by for over 150 years now. I tested it for mercury and arsenic and it came out .001, while the American standard is .002
My water comes from a well. Different communities have their own wells so different cities have their own wells. The water throughout Nicaragua does not come out all from one well or one location, like it does in many parts of the US. Each area has its own well it pulls from. The city of Matagalpa pulls its own water. I’m in a place called La Grecia and they have their own well. Then the next county has its own well.
Can I receive my Social Security checks or benefits abroad, as an expat, outside the US and if so, how?
What would my neighbors be like in Belize?
If you bought a house in the Cayo district in San Ignacio or in Santa Elena, your neighbors would probably be poorer than you, but they would be very friendly. Everybody remarks on how friendly the local Belizeans are. They would make you feel at home, do anything for you, and they would enjoy having you as their neighbor. They wouldn’t, however, have your sort of money and be able to do the types of things you do.
If you bought a house in the Cayo district in San Ignacio or in Santa Elena, your neighbors would probably be poorer than you, but they would be very friendly. Everybody remarks on how friendly the local Belizeans are. They would make you feel at home, do anything for you, and they would enjoy having you as their neighbor. They wouldn’t, however, have your sort of money and be able to do the types of things you do. How are women and girls treated in Portugal?
My experience as an American woman in Portugal 30 years ago was not good; at that time I found it a frustratingly "macho" country. However, this has definitely changed, perhaps as Luis da Silva mentions in an earlier post, this is due to most women now working, better education, and greater exposure to global influences.
My experience as an American woman in Portugal 30 years ago was not good; at that time I found it a frustratingly "macho" country. However, this has definitely changed, perhaps as Luis da Silva mentions in an earlier post, this is due to most women now working, better education, and greater exposure to global influences. Recently Posted Expat Stories
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