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01-03-2011, 07:57 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tampa,Fla | | | Mom dropped a bombshell last night
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Turns out my mom dropped the mother of all bombshells on me last night.
She wants to move to Margarita Island Venezuela by the end of the year.
Shes talked about this before, but now shes talking about visas and learning spanish.
The big thing is she wants ME to go with her. I think it could be cool. I know the cost of living (for americans and other tourists) is quite cheap. A beer will run about 20-40 cents and DSL on the island is around 35 bucks.
What I really want to know is. How much are guitars and basses in Venezuela? anyone know or have an idea?
Other then that I want to go, I just need a change of scenery so bad and I'm about fed up with Florida.
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01-03-2011, 08:10 PM
|  | (No Longer) Tradin' My Hours for a Handfulla Dimes | | Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boston | | | Bring your bass with you....
One problem you'll find with an economy that charges 20-40 cents for a beer is that jobs pay 2 bucks an hour.
Get Rosetta Stone for learning spanish.
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01-03-2011, 08:29 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bothell, WA | | | What would you (and she) do for work? How old are you? Any significant savings? What is the political climate/access to medical care/quality of medical care/crime rate for silly gringos etc like? |
01-03-2011, 08:50 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tampa,Fla | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Balog  What would you (and she) do for work? How old are you? Any significant savings? What is the political climate/access to medical care/quality of medical care/crime rate for silly gringos etc like? | She wants to buy a small hotel with cabana houses. My mom is about to retire and im 35.
I know the hospitals are fantastic, the political climate on the island is fine. We both have researched all of this before.
Crime is pretty low, not like the mainland.
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01-03-2011, 09:02 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bothell, WA | | | So, would you work for her or do your own thing? Hotel with cabana houses for tourists I assume? |
01-03-2011, 09:12 PM
|  | *******er Emeritus(does anyone remember that? No?) | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Houston, Texas | | If you're seriously going to move there, then if I were you I'd flat out take as many Spanish speaking courses (in person courses, as well as Rosetta Stone) as I could.
Moving to a country and not speaking the language will not get you very far - 6 months in you'll feel completely alienated and will not have anyone to talk to other than your mother.
Of course, you could always stay in the US. Just think....parents are in another country and you don't have to worry about them breathing down your neck anymore! 
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01-03-2011, 09:14 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Galveston,TX/St.Pete,FL | | | Tampa is cool.
Instruments in Venezuela will run you a pretty dollar.
What will you do for work?
Do you want to start all over?
Any experience with Spanish?
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01-03-2011, 09:15 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Indianapolis, Indiana | | | All i have to say is. South American Women. Go. Don't look back. |
01-03-2011, 09:23 PM
|  | I Know Nothing | | Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Columbia River Gorge, WA. | | | A lot of my friends used to go to Margarita for the windsurfing. PM me and I'll see if I still have any contacts there. There used to be a substantial English speaking community, and lots of European tourists; not sure if that still holds though.
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01-03-2011, 10:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Alucard817 Turns out my mom dropped the mother of all bombshells on me last night.
She wants to move to Margarita Island Venezuela by the end of the year.
Shes talked about this before, but now shes talking about visas and learning spanish.
The big thing is she wants ME to go with her. I think it could be cool. I know the cost of living (for americans and other tourists) is quite cheap. A beer will run about 20-40 cents and DSL on the island is around 35 bucks.
What I really want to know is. How much are guitars and basses in Venezuela? anyone know or have an idea?
Other then that I want to go, I just need a change of scenery so bad and I'm about fed up with Florida. | I just went ahead and bolded, italicized, and underlined the most important things. |
01-03-2011, 10:49 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: SF Bay Area North CA | | | Sure will be fun but if you are going to open a hotel, expect little time for leisure, mostly work. |
01-04-2011, 09:27 AM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Southern New Jersey | | | As someone who has worked in the hotel industry, 2 years as a chambermaid and then 19 as a head housekeeper, I should warn you - running a hotel is NOT easy. Lots of messes to clean up, lots of broken stuff to mend / fix / replace, lots of complaints about 'hair here there etc.' followed by 'I want all / some of my money refunded!' (and at least half the time this will be said AFTER they've spent several days in the room...) and all sorts of other lovely experiences. If neither of you has been in the 'hospitality' industry before, you need to take at least a few courses in hotel management, etc. Otherwise you're going to end up making the sorts of mistakes that can sink you, but which could have been prevented if you'd taken a few of those management courses...
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01-04-2011, 09:31 AM
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01-04-2011, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by sandmangeck All i have to say is. South American Women. Go. Don't look back. | Agreed! There's a good reason why Miss Venezuela always wins the Miss Universe contest!
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01-04-2011, 11:09 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London UK | | | I was so sure this was a thread about your mum farting in front of you. Disappointed.
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01-04-2011, 01:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tampa, Florida, US | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Alucard817 Turns out my mom dropped the mother of all bombshells on me last night.
She wants to move to Margarita Island Venezuela by the end of the year.
Shes talked about this before, but now shes talking about visas and learning spanish.
The big thing is she wants ME to go with her. I think it could be cool. I know the cost of living (for americans and other tourists) is quite cheap. A beer will run about 20-40 cents and DSL on the island is around 35 bucks.
What I really want to know is. How much are guitars and basses in Venezuela? anyone know or have an idea?
Other then that I want to go, I just need a change of scenery so bad and I'm about fed up with Florida. | The big question is, are there elite users in Venezuela?
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