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things. If we did not have imagination, we would plod along each
day, seeing the same old things, going through the same old thoughts.
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Solarte ~ In The Bocas Del Toro Archipelago ~ Panama - Family
Living the Dream - Shephard Johnson is no ordinary, developer
of dreams. The Roseville man is taking 25 years of California real estate
experience and using it to build his dream development in Panama on an
island called Solarte. Johnson, 48, and family – wife Monte, an Encina
High School teacher, and young daughters Robin, 13, and Halley, 9 – got
their feet wet in Costa Rica, where they lived from 1992 to 1995. Isla
Solarte is in the Bocas Del Toro Archipelago on Panama's Caribbean Coast,
a place where numerous Americans and European expats are relocating.
Looking
Down the Barrel of My Second Irish Winter - Settling
In - Lori is the mother of two living in Dublin, Ireland,
going on two years. For Lori, the thought of settling in, planting
roots in a foreign land, starting anew in every aspect, began with apprehension.
Lori's concerns deeply reflect on the concerns shared by all people of
a postmodern culture. We're a transient people, moving on average every
five years. Lori is about to experience her second Irish winter, a prospect
made more foreboding by the strange land she's trying to settle into. But
now, after a year, she says, "All of my realizations have persuaded
me to get past my American - Expat - anthropology lovin’ cut-and-dried
preconceptions and start understanding the real Ireland."
Living
in Mexico for about $350 per month: Balancing Wants and Needs
- Spartan but
Sublime - Jerry Draughon is a 66 year-young retiree from
the University of Florida. He lives alone, likes to fish, dance, write,
and sell items from Mexico on the Internet. "It helps my income, but it's
not needed to get by," he says. "I have fun and enjoy as much as I can."
Originally from North Carolina, he has lived most of his life in Florida.
Other than his army travels for Uncle Sam, he hadn't been anywhere until
he discovered Mexico ... great weather ... great people ... great times
... always something going on. "These are a fun people!" says aka Mexicojerry.
" Just love it!!" There's also an Editor's Note on Medical Services.
Overseas
with a Toddler: Traveling in Italy - Mama
Mia - This timely article by Maura Madigan dispels some
of the misconceptions and fears surrounding life outside the USA. Maura's
article focuses on the benefits for children living an international life,
such as increased cultural awareness and tolerance of differences and indifferneces.
She says, "It’s the chance for them to experience life, not prefabricated
kiddie fun." Why not show them the world. Maura, her husband, and their
two-year-old daughter are on the road again after living in Dubai, United
Arab Emirates, on a three year work contract. By the time their daughter
was 18 months old, she had lived in three countries. Maura writes that
many people, including friends and relatives, think it's outrageous to
move and travelabroad with children. They keep urging them
to settle in the US, but they don't feel that travel and fun need to end
once children enter the picture.
The
Other Place ~ Un-touristy Ukraine - Like
the Wild Wild West - Jeremy Cornam has just returned
from his fourth visit to Western Ukraine, what he would describe as the
'forgotten heart of Europe'. One of the attractions of Ukraine for him,
at least the region he visits, is the almost complete absence of
tourists. "It's all strangely liberating. Maybe that's what the Wild West
was like," says Jeremy, "Like finding a restaurant bill ten times less
than expected. Doubtless, after a number of ebb and flows, the tide
of rising Western standards of living will cross Poland to reach Ukraine."
He's written another article titled 'Land of Giant Empty Houses', which
appears in the latest edition of the EscapeArtist.Com Offshore Real Estate
Quarterly. Jeremy Cornam says it's the best real estate bargain going in
this yet undiscovered corner of the world, one steeped in culture at the
farthest end of Eastern Europe.
Your
House is My House: How I Became a Free Professional House-Sitter
- Volunteering
Kindness for Travel - It's a different kind of job. It
pays in kindness, and it allows her to see the world. Her name is maïa
and she's been a professional house-sitter for five years. She didn't sign
up for the job, she wasn't seeking the job, she just fell into it. She
asks for nothing in return except groceries and a wall socket to enable
her to plug in her laptop. She writes ... but not for pay. She's lived
in 36 States and all but two of Canada's provinces. She just got back from
France. She says, "It’s the perfect thing for me, ‘cause I can’t charge
for anything I do, being provided with all my needs by the good force
of the universe I seem to be working for. House-sitting to me, is just
another of the many ways in which I’ve been enabled to do my work." And
she's able to travel because of it.
International
Jobs Marketplace ~ The Only one of Its Kind - The
Overseas Job Search Tool - After five 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.
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University
of Northern Iowa ~ Office of Overseas Placement Service - Teachers
on the Go - The University of Northern Iowa (UNI) is
pleased to announce the 26th annual UNI Overseas Recruiting Fair.
The next Fair will be held March 1-3, 2002 in Waterloo, Iowa. More
than 100 American international schools from around the globe attend the
UNI Fair, the oldest event of its kind in the world. All registrants
must be certified elementary or secondary educators, (or will secure certification
prior to Fall 2002). Candidates average 6 interviews each during
the event. Teachers in all disciplines are needed.
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Investing,
Business & Real Estate
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The
Fastest and Cheapest Way to Send Money Back Home - Transfer
Money for 5 bucks - The cost of an international bank
wire runs between $20 and $70 and may take up to two weeks to clear. A
Standard Transactions Instant World Account costs $4 a month, plus $5 for
each ATM withdrawal. Funds can be transferred to another Standard Transactions
Account instantaneously. The recipient can then log onto the Standard Transactions
web site and move the funds to his or her ATM card. The funds are available
for withdrawal on the card the following day. This means that you can move
money across the globe in 24 hours and convert it into local cash, for
a maximum cost of $5. Compare that to Western Union!
Possible
Increased US Effort to Track Offshore Assets as a Result of Terrorism-
Don't
Tread on Me - This
commentary, submitted anonymously as a Letter the the Editor of Escape
from America Magazine, reflects a growing concern among American citizens
that their right to invest abroad and take advantage of lower taxes in
foreign markets may soon be compromised under the ruse of international
terrorism. Earlier this year, the US Government approached several tax
haven nations in its effort to crack down on citizens rights to invest
overseas. Rumor has it that the US Government even threatened to freeze
US assets of foreign banks if those banks continued to withhold investment
information concerning US citizens in those countries. Some believe the
US government will begin using the ruse of terrorism in increasing their
efforts. Escape from America Magazine invites readers to send comments
to the Editor and voice their opinions on this volatile issue.
Hollywood
to Paris: Making the Move Now - From
Glitter to Intrinsic Reward - Quarkscrew Jones is the
chosen pseudonym for a former executive assistant at a major Hollywood
studio. Just before September 11, Quarkscrew decided it was time to return
to childhood dreams and escape that madhouse she'd been led to believe
was everything. Existence as she knew it no longer sustained her. Deep
within the fraz and glitter of Hollywood, she'd begun asking the question
we are all asking, "Is this all there is to living? ... On Sept. 11, 2001,
we watched the Twin Towers disintegrate before our eyes, like Snow
White's kiss, naptime was over. We felt helpless that day, and despite
what the media tries to sell us, we feel helpless now. I want to hear at
least one happy story come out of a world like this. I figure, might
as well start with my own. It is not a crime to be an American, and
we shouldn't have to give up our dreams just because someone, somewhere
out there doesn't like us. I am living again and I wouldn't trade this
feeling for anything."
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- What Does That Mean? Very Exciting Real Estate Profits In The First Two
Decades Of This Century ~ The Dominican Republic Revisited ~ Barge Shopping
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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
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to post new listings, and with the click of a mouse, job hunters can now
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