I've started my relocation plans for 2015.
Plan A:
Go to the Middle East, make good money, and get behind the veil, so to speak, of being a woman in the country I select.
A caveat: I ruled out the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. To me, that'd be like being black and going to live in South Africa during apartheid. Why would I do that? Well, I wouldn't.
Plan B:
The front-runner for today is Mexico. Here's why:
- Six-month tourist visa that I can renew for another six months by a visa run to Guatemala.
- Climate of my choice.
- I speak a little Spanish already.
- Reliable, fast internet so I can continue to teach English online.
- Affordable cost of living.
- Diverse cultures, history, language, and geography.
- The relocation cost isn't bad.
Plan C:
Still wide open, but with these criteria:
- Mild climate
- Sun
- Affordable cost of living
- Reliable/fast internet
- Visa situation is such that I can spend a year in place, with low-hassle visa run(s) in that year
About visas, I found this website that provides all of the basic visa requirements in every country, depending on your citizenship. I emphasize the word basic because it doesn't include information about visa renewals.
It's February now. So this time next year, I wonder where I'll be?
