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For Volume Three - Issue Number Ten - September 2001
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Homage
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Message From Roger Gallo Regarding Recent World Events - A
Message From Roger Gallo Regarding Recent World Events -
Images
of Sorrow ~ The World Weeps ~ Photos from Around the Globe - Photo
Essay - The images included in this photo essay were gathered from
the magazine's subscribers all over the world and from Internet resources.
They depict with understated clarity the sorrow felt the world over in
the week following the terrorist attack on US citizens and citizens from
over 80 other countries who were in New York and Washington D.C. on the
morning of September 11, 2001. The photographs also demonstrate the ability
of a world of people to stand together united in concern for the welfare
of others. Let peace throughout the world finally reign. We invite
all readers to contribute to the contents of these pages by sending their
photos as JPEG attachments to the Editor of Escape from America Magazine
so they can be shared with others.
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Ex-Ex-Pat ~ Even Cowgirls Get the Blues - Home
Home on the Range? - Libby Royster returned to the US after two years
as an instructor of English as a foreign language in Madrid, Spain. Those
two years were the best, most challenging, of her life, she says. Returning
wasn't an easy choice. She left a lot behind. Her observations show that
expats can return home, again, but not without leaving much behind. She
says, "Life does not end when you come back. You just have to try harder,
rage against the known, and mix it up a little. And you can always go back…"
Top
Tips for Expats - Making
the Move - Chris Westphal and his family of four moved lock, stock,
and barrel to Prague in the Czech Republic. They learned a lot, so much
they wrote a book about it. Chris writes, "Most of the millions of U.S.
citizens who live abroad are either single people getting a taste of adventure
while teaching English abroad, or career expatriates. We fit neither of
these categories. What's more, we had no family ties and no cultural ties
to the Czech Republic. In fact, we had never even visited the country.
If you've ever considered living abroad with your family, here are some
of the most important things to keep in mind before you go, while you're
there, and when you return.
Putting
Wheels on You Dream Wagon - No
Fear - Just Do It - Roger Van Parys with wife Carol left the USA for
a job assignment in Turkey to oversee a $50 million construction project.
They were in for a surprise. In this article, Van Parys tells escapeartists
what they learned. Now, years later, Roger is currently serving as a program/country
manager for a major international engineering and construction firm. In
38 years of marriage, the couple has managed to spend 10 years overseas.
Current plans call for at least another ten years of globe trotting before
settling down.
Adapter
Kit: Belize ~ Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Living, Retiring
& Investing In Belize ~ by Lan Sluder - Adapter
Kit: Belize - Belize is a favorite of those seeking a calmer lifestyle
in close proximity to the wonders of nature. It's a place where Big
Brother isn't looking over your shoulder and you can set your own building
codes or own a flock of chickens. It's a place where you can spend the
day fishing without trying to keep up with the Jones's. It's also become
one of the hottest expatriate destinations in Latin America. In a world
that cries out for 'how to' books, a 'how to' book on moving to Belize
was sorely needed. That need was recently met by Lan Sluder, with the publication
of his Adapter Kit: Belize from Avalon Travel Publishing.
10
Tips for Linking Up with a Job in Paris - Using
a Parisian Escalator to get to the Top - Finding work is a full-time
job, as anyone knows. For expats in France, it can be a 24/7 proposition.
Face it, we're battling against our cute accents, Anglo-Saxon mannerisms
and lack of connections. Fortunately, the job market is thawing. And the
long-range forecast is tropical. Here are 10 tips for weathering your hunt.
by By Rose Marie Burke - writing from Paris.
International
Jobs Marketplace ~ The Only one of Its Kind - The
Overseas Job Search Tool - After four months of operation The Jobs
Marketplace is fast becoming the center for job postings and job searches.
Job listings in over forty countries currently exist. Last month over 60,000
users accessed The Jobs Marketplace, and over 300,000 pages were used.
It's the best source for job listings on the Internet. The fully automated
feature allows employers to post job listings as they arise. It also allows
people to search for the job of their choice at the salary they need to
live wherever in the world they choose. EscapeArtists can communicate directly
with the employer, send resumes or curriculum-vitaes to the appropriate
people, be the first to apply for the position, and receive confirmation
when they are awarded the position.
Touring
the South of France - Paris to Vichy, the Cevennes, Arles, the Camargue
- Out-of-the-Way
Places in the South of France - Linda Thalman from Paris In Sites Newsletter
discovers great places to wine, dine, shop, and taste the culture that
is the South of France. She and her traveling companion, Pierre, are ahead
of the pack in this article that takes you to the best known and the least
known places of
Arles and
Vichy. They beat the tourist season and got great deals. She writes,
"Zooming down the auto route on the last lap home we knew we wanted to
explore more of France. Treasures await you. Don't miss them."
Warm
Milk and Closed Windows - Ethiopia!!!
~ Take Me Home Toto! - As a Peace Corps volunteer recently returned
from Ethiopia, Gina Perfetto’s stories are varied. She has had authentic
human interaction in foreign cultures as the following story well illustrates.
The story records an encounter with an irate passenger on a bus in Ethiopia.
Gina writes from the hip and tells it like it is: of dusty friends on a
back road to nowhere, of dominating males in an archaic society, of a longing
for logic and sense ... a return to sensibility. |
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Editor's
Note
"Bali Ha'i, will whisper,
On the wind of the sea.
Here am I, your special
island. Come to me, Come to me."
Rodgers and Hammerstein
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a time there was joy, there was song, there
was perfect harmony... it was 1958, the movie South Pacific was on the
screen, and waltzing was in everyone's heart.
Over the last 50 years,
America has undergone many changes since the days of consensus politics
and Kennedy's Camelot. The process of change is evolution, and the changes
that have occurred have bettered the world. The world will get better,
yet, but the elements of war must give way to the elements of peace.
Those elements of war
were again reiterated last week by the Secretary General of the United
Nations. Kofi A. Annan said the elements of war have remained the same
throughout recorded history ... they are power, discrimination, and
greed.
A global consensus of
humility, acceptance, and sharing are the elements of global peace.
We, as a global community,
must endeavor to make these elements a way of life. Only then will factions
of outlying extremists bent on destruction, mayhem, and the annihilation
of human life be swallowed up by the good inherent in all humanity.
Thomas Paine, the great
American patriot and clear thinker, the man who first proposed and first
wrote the impressive words, "the United States of America," said it best
in the 18th century, and says it best in the new millennium:
| "Independence is my happiness,
and I view things as they are, without regard to place or person; my country
is the world, and my religion is to do good."
Thomas Paine |
In this
issue of Escape
from America Magazine, we bring you a photo essay of images from around
the world of people caring for others in time of trouble and sorrow. A
commentary by Libby Royster recounts her desire to return home to the United
States of America after two years living and working abroad in Madrid,
Spain.
Chris
Westphal tells us how he moved his family of four, lock, stock, and barrel
to Prague in the Czech Republic. He has pointers on how to make
your move successfully. In a similar article on setting aside the jitters
and just doing it, Roger Van Parys with wife Carol left the USA for a job
assignment in Turkey. They're still on the move, and enjoying life.
Roger Gallo reviews a
new "how to" book entitled, Adapter Kit: Belize. The book tells you everything
you ever wanted to know about living, retiring, and investing in Belize.
Rose
Marie Burke gives us 10 tips on how to land a job in Paris, France. If
you've another destination in mind, check out the International Jobs Marketplace,
the best search tool on the Internet for working abroad.
There
are articles on unique travel from France to Morocco to Ethiopia. Some
filled with elation, some stricken with woe.
For
those interested in buying property in Panama, five easy steps will have
you living comfortably and securely in your dream house. It's as easy as
ABC. Anyone interested in a life at sea can choose the Fantasia del Mar,
a 117 ft motor cruiser, or the Papillon, a 31 ft. ocean going Cheoy Lee
design sloop. Check our Classified Section for more great EscapeArtist
deals.
This
issue of Escape from America Magazine reminds us of our individualism,
our right to liberty, our freedom of choice. The world is a good place.
Let it be our home.
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The
King and I ~ Lost in Fez - Mazing
it in Morocco - J. Marcia Night has lived and worked in virtually every
corner of the world. She recentlty visited Morocco. "Hopelessly lost, unable
to find my way through the maze as the light is becoming dimmer, I search
for a way out from amongst the ancient medieval structures that seem to
go on forever, perched along cobblestone streets. Houses have closed their
shutters, and the deserted alleyways are beginning to fill me with a sense
of intrigue mixed with awe; a bit of fear is admittedly beginning to creep
in. It is my first evening in the city of Fez. The King arrives tomorrow."
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Investing,
Business & Real Estate
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Money
Maker ~ Your Ship has Come In ~ The Fantasia del Mar is Up For Sale
- Fair Winds and
Following Seas - Not fit for everyone's pocket book, but certainly
everyone's dreams, the owners and general managers of Argo Tours has put
their 117 ft., steel constructed, twin screw, Detroit diesel powered, four
decker Fantasia del Mar up for sale. They're asking an unbelievably low
price for this vessel that's become the jewel of trans-isthmian waterways.
It's an unbelievable opportunity for any individual or group of like minded
entrepreneurs in search of a sound offshore investment, maritime career,
and high seas adventure at any cost savings.
Simple
Steps to Buying Property in Panama - Panama
Property Easy as ABC - Our EscapeArtist friend from Volcan, Panama,
writes to us on how simple, safe, and secure it is to purchase property
in Panama. The five steps William Hemingway outlines are the basis of purchasing
property in Panama and much of the rest of the region. Volcan, Bocas del
Toro, and Boquete are featured. "The Chiriqui Provence and Bocas del Toro
Provence offer buyers the best choices in the world for beautiful, ideal
highland properties and tropical island properties," writes Hemingway.
"Anyone can buy and fully own property without being a resident of Panama.
All you have to do is show your passport upon purchase." And, your purchase
and ownership is protected
OACC
Workshops ~ Solutions for Leaders ~ Caye Chapel, Belize, October 26th-28th
and at Cancun, Mexico, November 23rd–25th, 2001 - Shhhh
- Learn about Corporate Structures and Ownership Solutions, Operating Offshore
Structures, Secure Communication, Banking and Investments. You are invited
to one of two exclusive and intimate learning experiences that are limited
to 12 participants each in order to ensure a real personal experience.
These are truly unique opportunities to learn directly how to structure
your business and private affairs so as to greatly benefit from an offshore
solution from Lic. Steve Saemmler-Klein and his team. Be sure not to miss
out. Choose from one of two small group weekend retreats located in two
wonderful tropical locations. The first is at the exclusive and luxurious
Caye Chapel Golf Resort, a small and private tropical island situated on
the Belize Barrier Reef and surrounded by the turquoise tropical waters
of Belize. The second is held at the world famous Ritz Carlton Hotel in
Cancun, Mexico’s tropical Caribbean playground.
Offshore
Opportunities 2001 Conference ~ Panama City, Republic of Panama ~ October
3-7, 2001 - Shhhhh,
too - International Living and The Sovereign Society have organized
this three day all inclusive conference to show you how you can manage
your money safely and privately in the Americas’ most sophisticated offshore
haven. Top legal, financial, tax, asset-protection, and real estate experts
from around the world reveal their secrets for building wealth, reducing
taxes, protecting your privacy, and living well overseas…in the Republic
of Panama. Join others in Panama and learn how you can take advantage of
this country’s sophisticated and private banking infrastructure to guard
your hard-earned wealth and reduce your tax burden.
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Real Estate Quarterly - Index - Fall 2001 - Offshore
Real Estate Quarterly - Fall 2001 - Offshore Real Estate - What Does
That Mean? Very Exciting Real Estate Profits In The First Two Decades Of
This Century ~ The Dominican Republic Revisited ~ Barge Shopping In Europe
~ Try Out a New Country the Easy Way – Swap Homes! ~ Owning a Piece of
Paris - Adventures In Parisian Real Estate ~ International Property Investment
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that allows you to list your property. You have the power to create
and update your website. You can store up to 20 images along with a full
discription. There's a statistical counter for you to monitor Internet
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