Health insurance
Would like to travel in Mexico but there is a good chance we would need to use private hospitals and/or doctors while there. I'm a retired federal employee and can choose from several carriers, includ...
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briansue wrote:
So many Puerto Ricans "voted with their feet" that there are now more Puerto Ricans in the US than in Puerto Rico. Puerto Ricans on the island keep themselves in a sort of limbo by close to half wanting to stay as they are (they call it "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico", "Free Associated State of Puerto Rico") and another close to half wanting statehood (51st state - part of the US) - and then a small percentage voting for independence. The vast majority are very politically involved and active with a very high percentage turning out to the polls.
We loved living there but it was tough for a number of reasons. We had to get most supplies by boat and the boat did not always get the supplies there on time. The weather is perfect but it is also hard on house and yard maintenance. Great for a vacation but a lot of work for full time residents. We loved it there and thought we would be there until we died but then things changed and we knew it was time for us to go. We had some really great years there and made some great friends.
We felt the same in the Dominican Republic. Had a condo on the beach life was but all things change don't they
