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You have no idea how wonderful it all sounds, the bad roads, the bad TV , the slower pace of life, the resemblance to USA in the 50.s, It is just what we were looking for. Maui is fast becoming another California.
One more question how hard would it be to eventually get perminant residancy in CR. Would we have to have jobs there or just money in the bank and then how much money would be enough to allow us to stay. I am 55 and my husband is 48. We can live off what our website provides would that be enough. how does it work.Hi Terry
Thank you for your instructions and again my husband and I are not in a real hurry it is just amatter of cost. The longer we go on vaction the more it would cost us but there is no other way. I teach yoga at a resort outdoors next to the beach here in Maui. I am so spoiled that teaching indoors would be such a let down but the mosquito problem is something I take very seriously. The land here is being developed at a phenomenal rate and they are bringing in a ferry system that will run between islands in September, this is sure to make things even worse. I have visited the Bahamas and the British and American Virgin Isand and found them too small and not as beautiful or majestic as Hawaii. I.m just hopingthat Costa Rica has the combination of attributes that will keep us there for a long time. i will heed your advise and thank you again for your time. AvaThank you everyone for your very thoughtful responses. I understand the nessesity of taking a look for ourselves. There is no rush really I meant that it is hard to take off work to explore and very expensive but I realize there really is no other way. The misquito thing is daunting I admit but as you said it needs to be experienced. I am in love with the old world nature of Costa Rica at least what I can gather from web sites and other reserch I have done. Thank you again and maybe my husband Steve and I will embark on aa trip to Costa Rica as soon as 6 weeks from now. I am thrilled to have your frank emails because it reenforces my feeling that we should go and explore. If anyone has any questions about Hawaii I would be happy to help in return. Warm regards AVA
Hello David
SO nice of you and alvero to respond to my questions. I am a yoga teacher and I sell yoga dvd from my web site. It generally costs me 1.31 for stamps to mail from here to mainland USA. and the envelope is can vary in cost depending on where I buy them. It takes 4 to 5 days to arrive in USA. I ship all over the world but it varies then how much time it takes. I do not recieve much mail so that does not concern me. We would sell the car and purchase there. May I ask could we get a decent used car there for $3000 to $4000. We also were just ooking on a site that mentioned that there is Malaria and other mosquito delivered diseases in Costa Rica, is this so. I am very much loved by mosquitos I think they like my fruit feed blood so I am a little concerned.
The old world atmosphere that seems to exist in Costa Rica is what appeals to us because Maui has become impossibly expensive and housing is going to become almost none existent in the very near future for those who are not rich. Costa Rica seems like a more affordable yet naturally beautiful enviroment. The weahter in HAwaii is almost perfect and so the proximity of Costa Rica to the equater is a little troubling The extream heat and humidity but everything is a balance of attributes and no place on earth is perfect. I am simply trying to find out the real conditions we will face when we get there. Of course it would be better to visit first and then decide to move there or not but we may not have the time to do that. AvaoHello Alvero
Thank you for your kind responce and good information.
may I ask you as well how is the malaria in Costa Rica and the Dngea Fever. I know it exists but how much should I be worried . Do you always need to wear mosquito rpelant and is that even a reasonable way to live. Does it occure on a regular basis. Thank you again. Ava?
