Diamia
1/12/2015 20:50 EST
Since I live below the poverty level here, I see in comparison the difference and I will stay in California until I retire. Don't know if I can make a big difference in the country where my father immigrated from back in the 1940's. Our family in Nicaragua is doing quite well, they are educated and have professions. When I visited in the past, they wouldn't let me out of their sight, saying that I would be the target of crime. Unfortunatly, I stayed in the home a lot with the elders, the ones my age had to work. Would like to use my own career as a teacher assistant here in SF to help in a city or town in Nicaragua when I do get there. Still preparing and I also have a daughter who is entering middle school soon.
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elduendegrande
1/14/2015 08:44 EST
Not to worry. As you work your way our of poverty and develop job skills, Nicaragua will be growing more poor people, so they will never run out!
I understand your being locked up in the house. When I visited my Nica relatives in guate they wouldn`t let me out of the house either, plus they live way out in BFE barrio 22 or something. I never did figure out where I was. Next trip I`ll get a room downtown, see what I want to see of guate, and then tell them I`m here for a visit. Trouble is, with everybody facebookiando 24/7 its hard to keep a secret.
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wagsa
1/14/2015 16:16 EST
Diamia , you will be a great asset to this country. It is easy to point out all of the faults of a person, city , country, etc. But the ones that make the difference are those that find solutions. Nicaragua needs persons like you. This country is full of opportunities.
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firefly1986
3/15/2015 22:42 EST
I'm a teachers assistant here in NY and I love it. I get 2 months of paid vacation and I will spend it with my friends and Family in Nicaragua. I will be in Nagarote and I carry my phone outside and I wear my gold chain in public in the town only. I don't live in fear in that town because there is good security in the town and everyone knows each other. I won't recommend it if your not familiar with the locals.
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tommyhawk
3/17/2015 14:17 EST
I don't know if you have a qualifying income required for residency but if not quarterly trips to the southern border can be a fun little vacation.
I live on Ometepe Island in a small town and feel completely safe here, have never been burglarized or robbed and can walk at any time day or night. Yes, I am an elderly male but the other gringo in town is a 22 year old woman with the same feelings about the town.
There are many places to live safely and utilize your talents as my friend, the other gringo in town, recently was literally handed a school for the deaf after the previous director no longer wanted to operate it. She is funded by a US group and making an incredible difference in her students' lives.
With the large number of inadequate schools, poverty and high dropout rates you won't change the country but your talents can definitely make a difference and change kids' lives. My biggest hopes for the ones that I work with is that they will acquiret an education that will hopefully enable them to have a life better than the subsistence farming their families now have.
As an aside a year lease on my house is about 1/4 the monthly rental in SF.
Best wishes and thank you for your willingness to help here. The rewards are incredible.
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barblam1
3/18/2015 02:26 EST
Hello Tommyhawk:
I am a teacher currently working in Qatar, but looking into my place to settle down and retire in the near future. I have been directed towards Nicaragua due to the extremely low cost of living but feel it would help to have someone to give me the down and dirty as well as the perks of the country. Would you mind contacting me directly? I would greatly appreciate it.
Thanks!
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tommyhawk
3/18/2015 14:19 EST
Hi BB,
I will do so next week as I am traveling soon. I'll give you the info you want with pleasure. Nicaragua is by far the best move I ever made out of 5 countries, the cost of living being one of the minor advantages.
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