Repat Chronicles...(Gringo story of repatriating back to USA from South America)
03-19-2019, 07:01 PM
I have always enjoyed following Colin Post's articles, books and insights into living as an expat in South America (Colombia & Peru). His writing is honest, and in my opinion right on point. He has chronicled years of living the Gringo expat life in Latin America....Starting off with loads of debauchery, wild partying, travel adventures, settling in, marriage to a latina, business owner and eventually a family man.
His recent article describes his reason's for repatirating back to the USA from Lima, Peru. I agree with his reasoning for the move....and as he says it all comes down to MONEY. It's not easy to afford quality education, a nice home in a good barrio, and giving your family a quality life with travel and memorable experiences.
I often try to explain to new guys that arrive in Colombia it's hard to make it here longterm, especially more so for those that want to wife up and have kids. To have a good quality of life you better earn good money, be in a location indepedent job or be on a solid retirment or pension.
(Don't even start me on the other issue of taking a latina wife back to the West..that has been discussed at length and is full of TROUBLE!)
Finally, I am curious if there are other stories from Latin American expats that have wifed up and taken the family back to the West (USA/Europe/OZ) or managed to stay in South America longterm?
In my past 7 years here...I have seen both types over the years, mostly the one's that stay have good marriages and careers. With access to top notch private education for there children otherwise I think they would be gone to gringolandia like the others before them.
I will link the article below it's a good read for those guys contemplating staying in South America longterm and seeing the cost it takes to provide a quality life while trying to raise a family in Latin America....I also look forward to hearing how Colin and the family adjust to living back in the USA.
Link: https://expat-chronicles.com/2019/03/14/repatriation/
His recent article describes his reason's for repatirating back to the USA from Lima, Peru. I agree with his reasoning for the move....and as he says it all comes down to MONEY. It's not easy to afford quality education, a nice home in a good barrio, and giving your family a quality life with travel and memorable experiences.
I often try to explain to new guys that arrive in Colombia it's hard to make it here longterm, especially more so for those that want to wife up and have kids. To have a good quality of life you better earn good money, be in a location indepedent job or be on a solid retirment or pension.
(Don't even start me on the other issue of taking a latina wife back to the West..that has been discussed at length and is full of TROUBLE!)
Finally, I am curious if there are other stories from Latin American expats that have wifed up and taken the family back to the West (USA/Europe/OZ) or managed to stay in South America longterm?
In my past 7 years here...I have seen both types over the years, mostly the one's that stay have good marriages and careers. With access to top notch private education for there children otherwise I think they would be gone to gringolandia like the others before them.
I will link the article below it's a good read for those guys contemplating staying in South America longterm and seeing the cost it takes to provide a quality life while trying to raise a family in Latin America....I also look forward to hearing how Colin and the family adjust to living back in the USA.
Link: https://expat-chronicles.com/2019/03/14/repatriation/