Hi Guys,

Any chance there is a need on the Island for a Licensed Massage Therapist?? I know there are a few already there.I have been in Florida for the past 14 years and I am over it,to crowded,traffic is nuts and its waaaaaay to touristy.I don't do Foo-Foo (relaxational)massage I do Deep Tissue and Injury Work and have for 17 years.I am looking for a more laid back,no traffic light kinda of place but alas I still need to work (dosen't that just sux)any help is greatly Appreciated,I was directed by a few Sources to AC so what do ya think??

I think if this doesn't work out for you (and I don't think it will), and you are female, I need a massage, and have no traffic lights in my home, and it is extremely laid back.....

Shame, would like to help sassnfun but I really need one of those Foo-Foo things.

I would think that the island could support another massage therapist. I got "worked on" during my trip in October and the girl did a great job...so great that she was booked up for the rest of the week. Just don't forget about those damn work permits. Budget plenty of time for Belizean red tape.

I heard the Work Permits were the kicker and being careful not to RUB them the wrong way (pun intended) :rolleyes: I Appreciate the feedback and yes I am Female and mean't Ladies also when I said "Hi Guys" Denny ALL men prefer Foo Foo...Streechie so your massage was Deep Tissue??

Well Denny. I think you were foo-foo'd.

....laugh..........

I wish... laugh

sassnfun, I love your avatar.

Thanks Seashell everyone can just call me Sass or Sassy ...my Name was already taken by some trucker with "0" posts so I improvised :>P

I thought the avatar fit for both Florida and AC...same type weather both places except we are being run out of here by tourists and old people that shouldn't have licenses....thats why I am looking for a new place to hang my hat...

There is a Canadian girl that has just bought a house that used to be a spa and guess what she is planning to open it again (as a spa).-she is interested in hearing from people who really know how a epa works!!!!

Pedro1 Sounds like she needs a Manager with experience..BUT,If she is looking for a Good Deep Tissue Therapist I am her girl and I can do a few of the other things like paraffin baths,watsu (if there is a pool)hot stone massage etc....If you can get an e-mail addy for her maybe we can work something out... Thank You

sass, as an aside, you did realize that the occasional hurricane hits Belize . . .didn't you?

Um, not to mention that Pedro might be trying to give you a hint in the opposite direction.

Pedro says: she is interested in hearing from people who really know how a epa works!!!!

seashell says: Oh yeah, and Pedro . . .grammar, grammar, grammar, spelling, spelling, spelling

Or did you mean to say? . . .opa!!

hmmm, sass, I see that you are being directed to AC, and here I was trying to direct you to my house! :p No really, I still have trouble with back and leg, injured in an accident. Best of luck when you get to AC, maybe I can look you up there.

yeah yeah db... the old back and leg routine. I'm ahead of you pal. I have major problems and need them massaged out first. You have to wait your turn.

Good one seashell, I think Pedro wants to konw how your diet is going because he wants to go on one.

Cheezy :rolleyes:

Too true Silk.

Now Pedro1 SHAME on you!!lol..I should have known that was not a spelling error...thats OK.Its all part of the territory in this business..but any LEGITIMATE Jobs are appreciated...my gremmies won't work on this computer so :>P...

Seashell I am aware of the hurricanes there but Florida has a bullseye on it...LMAO..and its right over MY house! and they still keep building it hasn't stopped the q-tips (old people) from migrating from the north...

Doberman and Denny...as long as its not the 3rd leg! I have a client of 13 years asks everytime..I said why do you keep asking?? he says one of these days you will say Yes,hope springs eternal

sass, just as a friendly new-poster kind of thing - you might want to watch that word, the one that starts with o and that describes some people who migrate to Florida. I nearly had my hammock removed the first few days I was here for using that word. Somebody, I'm not tellin' who, but somebody might get a tad bit grumpy when the o word is used. Just for fun, search the o word and see what you see.

I'm with some of the other guys. I'll take a Foo Foo or a Deep Tissue. But I'm a Floor Whore. My back allways hurts. I love a good Deep Tissue that just hurts so good. I want to be a drooler when I crawl out of my message. Maybe we can talk someone into donating messages to the San Pedro Social Club for raffle prizes

yeah yeah skully... your back hurts also... well buddy, you get in back of the line with db and all his afflictions. I'm first.

Now now boys...... let's remain rational.

rational? Let's get this clear... I am NOT rationing out my back rubs from my close, personal new friend sassnfun.

Thanks for the heads up Malibu.I tried the search but no luck so I will take you word that it is a B*A*D word...

Skully if I can swing it and get down there I will gladly donate to the cause of the San Pedro Social Club Raffle. :)BTW I know a few Table Whores but what the heck is a Floor Whore..Do you lay tile?

I was wondering if the barter system is alive and well on the Island and is that considered income? here in the US it is considered income,anybody know?

Denny no one is ever rational after getting off of a Massage Table :p

Sass

Forget what the uninformed and wannabee say.
Nadaj is just having her house built and she is buying another house that was previously used as a spa -her plans are to reopen it -work permits are not a real problem -she is looking for consiltants etc.

OK Pedro I would love to connect with her and help if I can. I have run a Massage and Tanning,Gift Shop etc... for years so I have some experience I just hate bookwork.Is Nadaj registered on this Board?

Pedro, I know you are a perfectionist when it comes to spelling and the English language. So could you please enlighten us on what is a "consiltant".

O i know what that is.Its someone with a sore BACK. (consiltant)I spell the same way no prob.

So what is the scoop on the work permits?? can you apply prior to getting to Belize? what is the approx. timeframe?I am Glad to hear they are not a problem,I had heard they were difficult.

"real" being the operative word

consiltant: they know about dirt and sand and stuff. They must want to do them mud treatments at that spa there

Sass, FYI a Floor Whore is a Flooring Contractor. Knees & back allways hurt. I guess I must be a consiltant too. Bartering is OK with me, will trade foot rubs for back rubs. But I'm thinking it should be at the hot tub party in May.

[make mental note to self: do not get in hot tub with skully at party]

you'll get liquored up and forget anyway, so you might as well bone up with some helpful info.....

dont tell my wife you are going to try and do the massage business. she is an esthetician and will want to stay and go in business with you.....on second thought tell her(i didnt mean that as if i wanted to get rid of her)i want to stay also.i could help rake seaweed at ramons.

What Denney, you mean the hot tub party was not good for you last year.

LOL

HEY I wrote that Book!! lol...I wish

Skully I figured thats what it was, my Uncle used to lay floors but he got tired of not getting kissed.. :p Its not a bad idea to get a "spa" going, if they don't dive or get drunk they can soak up the seaweed you rake up and dive into some mud and bake on the beach and when their hubby wakes up hungover the next day they can scare the crap out of them..yeah thats the ticket! :p

Skully??

And so Sass, what if it is the wife that wakes up with DTs??

she would be one scarey looking thang, SS! Cover her in seaweed and let her bake on the beach at 98 degrees for 10 hours, remember to turn half-way thru baking. :p

*groan* I am really needing a massage today, have pity, sass. The way I see it, I posted to you first, so that should have set the order of assistance. Don't listen to Denny, he just wants to add you to his list of nurses, women in floozy dresses, etc. I, on the other hand, have a genuine need! :rolleyes:

you might have a genuine need db, but I've got the money! laugh

Sass, LMAO. I walk just like that, But I can't get me knee that high.

DB but at least Denney has good goals

Hey Hey!! I was the one who warned her about the o word! I should get a message first. AND, since I am of the same sex as ms sass, I ain't talkin' no funny foo foo stuff like these guys.

When hubby wakes up in NOLA feelin like crap, it is the perfect opportunity for me to get my daily beinget (sic) fix. Who's going to open a Cafe du Monde on AC???? sassy, could you please put one next to the spa?

LMAO you guys are my type of Peoples!! now Denny floozy nurses??? hmmmmm since you have the money you can finance this Spa and Cafe'...then you can have all the Massages your tired body probably needs I wonder why the first spa DIDN'T WORK...ANYONE KNOW??? Pedro1?
Whoever lands on the table first wins!! I also have a chair to do massages on..might be able to find a nice busy area and do that too!Hmmmm... The Island would seem to me the perfect place for a Spa retreat I need to check into the work permit first...

Poor Skully!! yes the knee's are the worst on you guys..Use knee pads and try this creme it works wonders for me... http://www.jointflex.com they will send you a free 1 oz tube and its available at WAL*MART..but made up the street from my office.

Ok who on the Island has Long term rentals at a good price? or needs a caretaker? I just need somewhere to lay my head with no bed bugs and A/C would be nice for the hot months at night..

Yes Malibu you are the First if you are in AC when I get there!
I may just Pop down there and talk to this spa lady from Canada if she is serious about doing this...checkout the diving and the Lobsters..YUM..where is the Best Lobster Dinner found?

in my kitchen

Wow Malibu... I LOVE going to NOLA and the mornings just don't start without a coffee and beignet from Cafe du Monde... I could sit there all day and people watch.

Hahahahaa OK Denny so your cooking up those tasty morsels huh?

I have lived on an Island before but they had a 15 car ferry running out from the Reservation in Washington State Fresh Salmon..YUM and Whale Watching are the pastimes there.

I'm confused. You were on a Reservation in Washington State called Fresh Salmon?

Sorry my punctuation sux.. I was on an Island off the Lummi Indian reservation (tribe is not well known) it is called Lummi Island. it is outside Bellingham Wa. my brother and his wife and my parents are still out there on the Island.It is very close to Canada.

why am I having such a problems with the smilies??do i have a setting wrong?

Denny: I LOVE beignets. I have made them at home several times, have to cook them outside or all that oil stinks up the house

I remember one particular morning in NOLA, and I hope I am not repeating myself here - especially since it isn't even the cocktail hour yet, Mr Gouto and his friend infiltrated a dry cleaning convention to get at the free booze and oysters and other goodies they had. We were staying at Royal Sonesta there on Bourbon. This dry cleaning company had a suite of rooms w/balconies on Bourbon street. Boats full of oysters, open bar.....etc etc. The guys literally had to act like they knew about dry cleaning. The friend said he had a route driving a truck for them; can't remember what Mr Gouta pretended to be. I had gone to bed early, had to read my book ya know. The next day they couldn't get out of bed. I must of sat at Cafe du Monde for 4 hours people watching. When hubby finally got up he couldn't stop laughing telling me about how they pretended to be these dry cleaning people!!

sassy no problems with the smilies. They just look different before you click on 'add reply'.

We went to all the little islands up your way, San Juan, Orca, Friday (? Fidalgo?) um um um??? Can't remember them all.... Beautiful! Loved it there and the stay in Seattle for the last 2 days brought some of the best eats I have ever had. Fo Sho. Went to Canada as well, the Garden place there close to Victoria - Butchart Gardens I believe. Beautiful place well worth visiting.


You know the fresh salmon tribe of the North West. Saw a PBS special on them just last night. They used salmon skins for clothing. Ain't nothin' better to protect your feet from those NW Pine cones than salmon skin slippers.

Malibu Washington is pretty Country with BIG Ferries that can carry 18 wheelers and tons of cars to all the Islands you mentioned ...I have lived and travelled all over the US and I dooo love NOLA those crazy cajuns are a whole lot of F*U*N !!

the smilies show up as words to me like instead of the face till I edit...very strange but I will figure this out sooner or later... :rolleyes: will see if that worked..

I saw apost on another thread about lodging so I will look there for a rental but anyone with info please leave it for me...thanks

Hmmmmmmmm strange. Didn't realize you were editing the smilies each time. Sorry can't help you there.

Maybe Marty or someone will see this and email you with the solution. I am VERY surprised that it didn't happen to me - I am severely technologically impaired...laugh.....

Ah yes, the old Lummi people....

The Lummi people traditionally lived near the sea and in mountain areas and returned seasonally to their longhouses located at a number of sites on the present reservation and on the San Juan Islands. Smoke-dried seafood, camas bulbs, sun-dried berries and all species of shellfish, crab, salmon, trout, elk, deer, and other land and sea mammals made up the traditional Lummi diet. The Lummi people continue to speak the traditional Salishan language. They expressed their language and religious traditions through elaborate carvings on totems and ceremonies.

The Lummi Reservation is seven miles northwest of Bellingham, Washington, in the western portion of Whatcom County 95 miles north of Seattle. The reservation is a five mile long peninsula which forms Lummi Bay on the west, Bellingham Bay on the east, with a smaller peninsula of Sandy Point, Portage Island and the associated tidelands. The Lummi Nation signed the treaty of Point Elliot in 1855 ceding much of their aboriginal lands in western Washington. In return they received a reservation that originally covered 15,000 acres. Today, approximately 12,000 acres remain in Indian control. In 1948 the Lummi Nation adopted a Tribal Constitution, amended and ratified in 1970, which created the present government structure. The Lummi Reservation is governed by an 11 member tribal council. All tribal members are members of the General Council which meets at least once a year at which time one-third of the Tribal Council is elected. The council appoints tribal members to serve on committees that oversee tribal enterprises on behalf of the Council.

Are you part Lemmi??

Being 1/4 Ogalala Sioux, I am interested in all original peoples.


As far as the little faces, in your postings you will see the word eek, etc, but when you click Post, the message board turnes the words into the little object.

AAAhhhhh Very Good Denny! No I am not part Lummi but we did own property on the reservation for a time and had some "interesting" conversations with the tribal council over water rights and us wanting to dig a well and them wanting us to hook onto their water system.My brother is a Fireman/Paramedic in B'ham and was volunteer Fire/Rescue on the Res. and my S/in/law taught at the tribal school early on,it was all resolved finally.Now everyone in the family lives on the Island.You have to go thru the res. in order to get to the Island by ferry,it is around 20 miles or so to the Interstate from there. I have been on MANY reservations in the US and the Lummi's have the prettiest one,alot of waterfront properties are being sold off tho,kinda sad to see the developement but It's better then deteriation I guess.

NOW about dat Lobster!!! ..

Whooo hooo the gremmie's are fixed I had them disabled!!

ok I did my homework.. Someone PLEEEZE correct me if I am wrong...

If you own your own business you DON"T need a work permit and that would include Sub-contracting out to say..a SPA! If you hire they must be Belizean (good rule) unless you can prove the training isn't available for that particular job and you need to hire from outside.

****What DO you need instead of work permit as an owner?? I am sure the goverment wants some way of tracking income...

***Bring MONEY*** as you won't get rich in Belize ..OK I am happy at this point in my life with eeking out a living and hanging

Anything else I need to know as I alway prefer to go into things with my eyes wide open...

In reading the back posts I feel lucky that their is actually a possibility of Massaging out a living in Paradise, thanks for any and all info from y'all I hope I can swing this venture

You DO need a work permit even if you are self-employed. In addition you need a trade license for your business.

Thanks Jesse..:)So you need a work permit and a trade License is it easier to get because your self-employed? maybe that is what the person was saying....