01-30-2012, 12:59 PM
IF my home were not upside down, I would move to ... southern Ireland or some place with better weather in Europe. It has to be near the sea though.
I have to say that being "stuck" in Hawai'i is a whole lot better than being stuck in, say, Yuma. [
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I looked into moving to the Cook Islands, but it's almost impossible to get status for permanent residency, whereas I have EU citizenship. (If the EU lasts, of course.)
I no longer want to be in the middle of the countryside. I want to be where I can walk to the market and stuff like that. And I only want a cottage garden, not an acreage. Too much upkeep.
Ah, dreams ...
I'm sorry that Puna didn't work out for you, Brad, really sorry. I totally understand the presence of the dark side. I personally love my community at this point, but each community has had its challenges -- including the ultra-haole community that was not local enough and felt like Arizona.
I have to say that being "stuck" in Hawai'i is a whole lot better than being stuck in, say, Yuma. [
]I looked into moving to the Cook Islands, but it's almost impossible to get status for permanent residency, whereas I have EU citizenship. (If the EU lasts, of course.)
I no longer want to be in the middle of the countryside. I want to be where I can walk to the market and stuff like that. And I only want a cottage garden, not an acreage. Too much upkeep.
Ah, dreams ...
I'm sorry that Puna didn't work out for you, Brad, really sorry. I totally understand the presence of the dark side. I personally love my community at this point, but each community has had its challenges -- including the ultra-haole community that was not local enough and felt like Arizona.