traffic laws are only suggestions
yield to the faster car or the bigger cojones
meat is so expensive, people are having to buy chicken and fish
dancing starts at 1 AM, but my friends and I don't arrive until 3
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Casey's project
I had been following Doug Casey's Argentina property development for a couple of years, but never felt the urgency to get involved in a new project just getting off the ground. The grand opening was in November, 2009 and the main club house was completed.
On a weekly basis there is an email published that is a conversation between Doug Casey and one of his investment newsletter authors. In February there was an extensive conversation about Argentina that included news of a wine harvest celebration at the Casey Argentina property in March. On February 10th I asked for additional information about the harvest celebration and after getting an introductory email the following day I began discussions with Carol about checking it out. Once we realized this could be our next big adventure we began the investigation.
On a weekly basis there is an email published that is a conversation between Doug Casey and one of his investment newsletter authors. In February there was an extensive conversation about Argentina that included news of a wine harvest celebration at the Casey Argentina property in March. On February 10th I asked for additional information about the harvest celebration and after getting an introductory email the following day I began discussions with Carol about checking it out. Once we realized this could be our next big adventure we began the investigation.
Why not Argentina?
Two months ago I was sitting in my chair in Hawaii when Mike said, "Would you ever consider living in Argentina?"
"Sure," I said. "Why Argentina?"
"You know I'm always trying to diversify our assets, and this looks like a good opportunity."
And so the conversation began. Mike began researching, and I went back to my reading.
I was curious but not particularly. We've had these conversations about moving elsewhere since our early days together. We've considered (and in most cases visited) the Oregon coast, Costa Rica, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Panama, New Zealand, Mexico, and Nicaragua. In 1996 we made our first move, to Hakalau, Hawaii, where we lived full-time for eight years and currently spend four months of each year.
Why we do this isn't an easy question to answer.
Maybe it's because we started moving early in life. Before we met, Mike lived in Washington, Germany, Oregon, and California; I lived in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, at least eight different towns/cities in Massachusetts, Switzerland, Greece, and California. Together we've lived in California, Hawaii, and both Carolinas.
Now we're planning our next move. We've traveled to Argentina, bought a lot, begun the house design and building process, and hope to move in the second half of 2011.
"Sure," I said. "Why Argentina?"
"You know I'm always trying to diversify our assets, and this looks like a good opportunity."
And so the conversation began. Mike began researching, and I went back to my reading.
I was curious but not particularly. We've had these conversations about moving elsewhere since our early days together. We've considered (and in most cases visited) the Oregon coast, Costa Rica, Belize, the Dominican Republic, Panama, New Zealand, Mexico, and Nicaragua. In 1996 we made our first move, to Hakalau, Hawaii, where we lived full-time for eight years and currently spend four months of each year.
Why we do this isn't an easy question to answer.
Maybe it's because we started moving early in life. Before we met, Mike lived in Washington, Germany, Oregon, and California; I lived in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Georgia, New York, New Jersey, at least eight different towns/cities in Massachusetts, Switzerland, Greece, and California. Together we've lived in California, Hawaii, and both Carolinas.
Now we're planning our next move. We've traveled to Argentina, bought a lot, begun the house design and building process, and hope to move in the second half of 2011.
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