-First, on the lighter side: many gringos and expats find watching a bit of Latin TV every day helps them improve their conversational Spanish skills (sure it’s mind-numbing, but that what gods invented tequila for). Do note that as your Spanish improves you will notice strange gaps and odd discrepancies in the way most familiar English programs(ones you have up grown with) have been dubbed. True to form the Latins in charge of TV production often can’t even get the storyline or translations right. Thy even screw up simple childish cartoons like the “Flintstones”. In fact, gringos...
-First, on the lighter side: many gringos and expats find watching a bit of Latin TV every day helps them improve their conversational Spanish skills (sure it’s mind-numbing, but that what gods invented tequila for). Do note that as your Spanish improves you will notice strange gaps and odd discrepancies in the way most familiar English programs(ones you have up grown with) have been dubbed. True to form the Latins in charge of TV production often can’t even get the storyline or translations right. Thy even screw up simple childish cartoons like the “Flintstones”. In fact, gringos who know their Spanish well swear the morons doing the translating/dubbing don’t know enough English to get it right so they just invent storylines as they go along.
-Part 2 of a recorded interview with a recent Expat Wisdom seminar attendee who has been going through the residency/passport process in Paraguay. For now, Paraguay offers one of two or three least expensive and easiest routes to residency, citizenship and ultimately a passport for gringos. Hear him explain some little known facts about Paraguay, how gringos are regarded, and what it’s like for expats who choose to live there. And hear about the necessary step by step process for gringos who choose Paraguay as their country to live, play, retire and /or do business.
-This same expat traveler from California with quite a lot of Central American “boots on the ground” experience “off the gringo tourist trail” reports on his own experiences with crime and security issues. An adventurous type, he’s traveled multiple times through Guatemala, Nicaragua and El Salvador and is not afraid to trek alone through even the dodgy parts of big Latin cities. Hear about crime and security from a guy who’s been in the thick of things.
-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.
-Do follow the link on the main page at www.ExpatWisdom.com to schedule a private phone, Skype or Mumble consult 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.
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