Hi there,
My husband and I are in the process of buying a home and "semi" retiring to PR.
We have been to the beautiful island before and fell in love with it and the warm friendly people.
For now, PR will have to serve as our "escape to" place as we own a motel on a very small island in Florida. Just when we were ready to hit the road...Hurricane Hermine hit us. We lost 14 rooms downstairs and half of our pool was in the city street.
I finally got uncomfortable on my "pitty pot" and pulled my big girl britches up and got busy.
We are now on the road to recovery and even have rooms open to rent. Finally we are getting to the point where we can turn the business over to the kids and let them have all the fun that goes along with owning a business. (wink)
I lived in Mexico for ten years, my husband, most all of his life. Together we lived in the jungle of Yelapa Mexico, a beautiful place accessible only by donkey, horse or panga. This is where I learned how to calm down and have patience. At that time, "dial up" internet was a blessing and something to be very thankful for. ( a prime example of learning "patience"!)
I am familiar with going without electricity and water and not having a fan for days and days. From everything I have read, we won't be dealing with that situation very much in PR. I am glad that I found Expat and look forward to reading and learning. Blessings and Happy New Year to all of you.