
Originally Posted by
kidchico
I am glad to have found this forum, there seems to be a lot of interesting and fun people here!
I am 23 and currently enrolled at Oregon State University (OSU) and will be graduating after this Spring term in Business Administration. My wife and I have been married since August of '05. We honeymooned in Cozumel and Cancun, Mexico and loved it! We also went on a cruise along the Mexican Riveria (Pacific Ocean) and thoroughly enjoyed it as well.
We are native Oregonians, except we can't stand the cold or the depressing winters. Sad, huh? We love heat and easily prefer it to the cold. We'd take 100° F compared to 40°F.
I've been halfway considering a move to another location, more specifically outside of the US because of it's political and social direction, but for a good part of the reason, the weather. Over the last few months, I've been trying to think of where else in the US or the world we could live. Besides the Southwestern US, there aren't many other locations in the States.
"Why live in a place you don't like for your entire life?" I thought to myself. So I started looking for locations throughout the world. I finally came across Panama and it sounds like a great place to live!
What I want to know is if this is a place for a young married couple (NO KIDS!!!) to live.
We made a list of things we need/want/don't want. (They are not in any particular order of importance.)
Needs:
-Pet friendly
-Jobs
-Warm weather
-Internet
-Food
-Electricity
-Apartment
Wants:
-Close to ocean (warm)
-Close to medium size city (50,000-100,000)
-Somewhere to work out
-TV
-Housekeeper
-A/C
-House (Bed & Breakfast?)
-English speaking area
-Motorcycle
Don't want:
-Snow
-Cold
-Flooding
-Hurricanes
-High taxes
-To live in the middle of a big city
Does this list sound like something that can be accomplished in Panama?
I doubt we would be able to move for a few years, but we want to vacation in Panama within the next year.
Any input? Feel free to ask any questions you feel might be able to better help you give us advice! I am continuing to learn what I can about Panama!
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