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dianemarie
Joined 2014
Posts: 9

9 years ago

Single Woman Retiring to Jamaica

9 years ago

I am a divorced New Yorke who needs to get out of "denial" and think seriously about retiring. I have travelled extensively, lived in Italy for several years, and always thought an ideal place to age gracefully would be Jamaica. I have been visiting the island at least once a year since I finished college. It is -- for all the pros and cons--one of my favorite places on earth.

Jamaica is seldom on the lists of ideal places to retire abroad. Not sure why. Maybe it is the cost. I don't need luxury--wouldn't reject it--but I do need to be near the beach. I haven't been to Kingston and not sure I am interested.

I know that visting a beach resort is different from living there as a single famale outsider. Jamaican men don't have the best reps--but then what single group of men does? At my age, it might be difficult fitting in socially, I am 65.

But it is worth considering. I want access to good medical, care, Opportunities to connect with other Jamaicans and expats. Quiet space to write. (I wrote much of my first novel in Negril and Ochi.) and a less harried environment.

I would love to know your thoughts.Women, I understand,are increasingly travelling alone and resettling abroad alone.

Do any of you expats now in JA ever run into a young at heart adventuress like me?

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