Recent content by ilovelucy55

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I know I probably sound schizophrenic on this forum, but every day I wake up with a new thought. I think its just excitement and my own personal fear of unknown.

All of the insight and feedback is much appreciated!! I definitely still would like to see how I like things. I think Veteran made a good point about being realistic, wherever you are. No place is perfect. You just have to weight the pros and cons vs what you personally can get out of it. I...

I totally agree. I totally agree.

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Maybe I have been reading too many blogs...

I lived in the south for half my life. I lived in the mid-west for the other half. I personally never really experienced any hostile racism. I always hung around a certain crowd of people , and when I say that I don't mean a certain race, I mean people who carried themselves differently, thought...

So much great info and insight!!

Thank you for elaborating.

Yeah, I do agree that some places in the United States are worse than anything I think I'd ever encounter overseas. I am just a "wonderer" I guess and a lot of black people are afraid to travel. So I can understand when you say that its not necessarily racism but more an unknown.

It seems like money is a major hot button on this forum. Money is major, yes. Inflation is important to become aware of. But there is a level of frustration and tone behind currency issues here. I want to be clear that I am not looking to be validated or have anyone confirm my choice. I am just...

I was very happy with the initial research I did on Argentina. I originally was moving to Paris and got tied up in visa red tape. I have been wanting to teach English abroad for a while. I decided against Paris for geographical and visa reasons and wanted to find somewhere that offered the...

Yes I have noticed that, LOL. I haven't quite figured out why that is though..

Im not looking for motivational feedback on a move. I originally came here to connect with other expats and in the process of that, i have been enlightened, shall I say. That is all I am saying.

It seems as though I am getting a lot of personal messages as why not to move here, maybe I should listen...