.this my introduction for your site. There are "good, bad and ugly" 'ex pat' sites up on Web..yours seems to fit in the GOOD category.
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El Salvador & also neighboring Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua are far "off the beaten path" vis a vis Europe and parts of Asia, these countries not yet a Costa Rica, Panama or
Ecuador type of place to relocate, there are no "gated communities"
solely for Ex Pats here, mst all Ex Pats live among locals, many Ex
Pats have bi lingual, dual citizen Salvadorian/American/Canadian
spouses they met in USA, Canada or the EU. Some arrivals were even born and raised
abroad by 1 or both Salvadorian parents and have returned for one
reason or other..family ties very strong throughout Latin America.
El Salvadorians live and work all over the world, therefore Ex Pats here
are far more integrated into real society than places with large Ex
Pat "colonies..actually 'gringo' ghettos", such as those that exist in the gated communties
for foreigners in say, Mexico or Costa Rica, Panama also getting popular and more expensive.
Estimate maybe 2,000 "Ex Pats" here, many with Ranchos or Beach Houses
they have purchased or built themselves..also Ex Pats own or rent some fine haciendas in
the countryside....
There exists a 'Relocation Company and Realtor' here in San
Salvador that caters to newbies who do not speak Spanish, this outfit gouges and
overcharges clients, I will not now nor ever refer you to them. I will refer
you only to individuals I know and trust. I will be honest and if I mentor you will assist you to avoid Internet Relocation, Residency, Real Estate and Work Permit schemes.
I am a giver, I am giving back (although most of the services I and my local and/or regional associates provide is not free, beyond advices and some very limited research) Ex Pats, locals and long term travelers helped me out in a pinch
many years ago and vice versa, I left the USA many years before there were even pubilc faxes in this region, of course, no Internet, Cell Phones nor Cybercafes expensive and not common until well into the late 1990s, early 2000s.
Contact me via this site for my contact information, if I cannot assist you I shall try and find someone sincere in this region who is able. I reside here, locals know and trust me, I am integrated into society on all social levels, know thoroughly the culture and customs and do's and dont's from 24+ years of experience, yes, I made all the mistakes and then some after I relocated, I am neither a 'guru', nor 'expert', nor 'goodie two shoes', nor do I shill for any Real Estate speculators nor am I a relocation "Coach", merely a mentor and consultant, guide and intrpreter if you wish to take me on, you dcide after we get to know one another, I speak Spanish, the local language, as well languages other than English and have helped North Americans, Europeans and others relocate, tour and volunteer with few problems in my wonderful and still a bit wild and wooly Central American Region (does not include Costa Rica nor Panama)
D. Bloom
Retired
Ex Pat
Survivor
Sobreviviente
El Salvador. 15 years + 2 years in 1970s
Guatemala 9 years + 1 year in 1970s
Mexico City 1 year
Nicaragua 5 months
Costa Rica 3 months (too much for me!) + 2 months in 1970s..
Panama was pristine then!
Web Article: vivatravelguides.com/central-america/el-salvador/el-salvador-articles/welcome-to-cinquera/
PS
ALL countries, today in 2010 worldwide have security issues! Use common sense when traveling around.
El Salvador recently was nominated by Lonely Planet as one of Top Ten
Countries to Visit in 2010.
Click on: ca.travel.yahoo.com/guides/Other/805/top-10-countries-for-2010
Some people are just getting tired of the "Costa Rica and other
popular destination Ex Pat rat race." I am a non conformist and off the beaten path guide catering to Independent, free thinking persons, proactive, wishing travel or volunteer in the Central American Region or make the transition from wannabe to really be Ex Pat.
Most often, many of my clients have helped me more than I have helped them!
"Come as a client and leave as a friend"
"Humility is not groveling, humility is being teachable"
Yo hablo español
Deutsch
some Portuguese
Italiano
po polsku
even some Yiddish!, etc.
I am not simply an "American" residing overseas many years, I am a multi lingual, multi cultural Cosmopolitan.
saludos, best wishes, ciao, tchau, widersehen, do widzenia.
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"All the information you require to travel to El Salvador & Central
America" Just ask.
Advice is cheap.
Showing up is 80% of Life.
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