I had a girlfriend move there, Australia, this spring, their winter. She became pregnant with twins and suffered from the COLD (and they were from NYC!). She said that their apartment lacked central heat. They came back and had to buy the things they sold.
So, they learned it was expensive and not quite what they expected, but they had the characteristics you described, he a finance guy, she a teacher.
I am researching places for expats and that came up between my husband and myself, but we don’t fit the demographics. Fine, their country, they make the rules.
It can be difficult to get into some of the Commonwealth nations. Costa Rica is popular. Have a friend who is retiring down there in several years.
>I had a girlfriend move there, Australia, this spring, their winter. She became pregnant with twins....<
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I would definitely not have admitted that.