I think you should come test drive the life here for a few months before you completely commit.Living here feels different from the long vacations. You must find something rewarding to do every day if you live here.Most foreigners need to have a life outside the island to feel stimulated. This is also true in other island environments like Hawaii, but CC is smaller and the need more pressing.Building your own house, setting up the library, working for the environment, windsurfing or sailing, helping the school.Many people figure they will worry about that later and soon get bogged down in island life and after that they are gone.
Most newcomers who have succeeded in making a life here- also have a life away from here.Many stay six months a year.Another key to success is not to make a living here. Collect a check outside and spend it here and you will be boosting the hometown economy and making even more friends everyday.
[This message has been edited by keycocker (edited 01-06-2005).]
[This message has been edited by keycocker (edited 01-06-2005).]