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Tacoboy and I came here once for a vacation and fell in love with the idea of moving here.

We are not fond of winter and being cold so we knew island life was something in our future.

It took us a while to make it back (maybe we were on Belize time before we got here lol)

If you plan to move here be prepared to wait. If you can do waiting periods for stuff then you can get through anything.

People make some good points in this thread. This life is not for everyone but for many it is the right choice.

(we had a friend in Canada who was thinking to come here and she could not wrap her head around how the rules and pretzel logic work here)

collyk - brilliant. This post should be advised for each time the question is raised about moving. Granted, I haven't a clue what I'm talking about, but it is the most down-to-earth and practical post I've seen on the topic.

lizard: I've been visiting Belize for several years. I've visited San Ignacio, Placencia, Hopkins, spent some time in Belize City - San Pedro gets the bulk of my time by a landslide. I took my daughter there on vacation with me ~2 years ago, within months she had a job & has lived on SP since. She is living the life I haven't been able to figure out how to get to. My trade is not as marketable as her trade. Dag nabbit !! Now I just have more reasons to get to Belize more often, tho.

As many have already said, Belize is truely unique.
Visiting vs living-in Belize are two very different things.
Here is an extremely helpful ebook (free):

http://belizefirst.com/documents/SanPedroCool_eBookV10f_000.pdf

I love all the advice so far and I have to say the only reason I worry about safety is because I will probaby choose to stay on the mainland I live in a city but on a very small 10 acre farm we have a nursery greenhouse business I work full time at a local factory and my husband runs the farm he is retired from the postal service. I have 2 beautiful teenage daughters so with this in mind I have to think of their safty I am kinda old I don't think they will want me. haha. I did order some books the grays wrote I hope they are helpful as well.

In 1988 my parents and I spent 8 months in Cayo, they went home, I stayed. I'll be buried here. On the otherhand, it's not for everyone. Spend some time here without burning any bridges to see if it is definitely for you. Eating at your favorite restaurant is sure different from working there.

SIN

tacogirl thanks for the advice I know this is a move I will make there are so many reasons why it will be a good move and just a few cons, Hey I am from Kentucky we don't do anything fast here I went to new york and swore I would never go back saw it twice way to fast paced for this farm girl. what kind of jobs are ther for people? could my girls go to college there without a lot of red tape?again thanks so much

that is something that is driving me and my hubby to coming there we both lost our fathers and moms in the last 3 years all siblings live out of town anyway we just have our kids our parents only live till their mid 60's so if I only have a few good years left I don't wanna work for the man till then I wanna lay by the beach doing nothing if thats what I choise.

sure I wouldn't drive in downtown Louisville in the daylight! But, Here if someone breaks in my house I can shoot them and I would be in the right, there I don't know? I am not sure of all the rules and if I would be safe thats all and why I am asking you guys for info. I ve looked at all the pics read almost everything on the threads I adapt easily to change laid back and I wanna make a difference no matter where I call home. especially to the kids.Knowing how I am I would probaby perfer the mainland because I like to explore things. and I would like a small piece of land.