Expat Files - 04/20/14

-Ten good reasons why you should never eat tortillas… even if they smell, look and taste terrific.

-The Spanish words “rica” and “encanta” are two of the most commonly repeated words you’ll hear Latins use when expounding on the good or excellent qualities of this or that. Now of course you know that Costa Rica has the word “rica” in it… meaning “rich” coast. But “rich” as in, chocolate cake rich, not wealthy rich, is only a small part of the various intended meanings of rica. Their word for "rich" is more akin to our brain-numbing, almost meaningless, English filler words “cool” and “awesome”. That said, “rica” is one of the most heavily overused descriptive words in the Spanish vocabulary.

-Gringos can brainstorm great business ideas up in Cleveland and still miss their projected Latin target market by inches or even miles (I mean kilometers). Now here's a real-world example of why you really need “boots on the ground” to gauge the potential of any prematurely brilliant Latin business idea that might have sprouted while munching Cheetos on the sofa in the hood.

-My upcoming JULY, 2014 "Expat Wisdom” seminar is set to go so. The dates will be Saturday, July 12 thru Thursday July 17. The agenda and complete signup details are on the www.ExpatWisdom.com website main page. Just click the Latin American Seminar link on the top of the main page and check it out.

-Follow the link on the main page at www.ExpatWisdom.com to schedule a private consultation with me. If you want to discuss the details of living, working, playing, doing business and/or retiring in Latin America, now you and I can talk about your situation one on one.