Hi Peter, I went there a year ago for a 2 week consulting trip for a friend, stayed 2 months, fell in love with the place, bought a piece of land I can build on, saw economic opportunities that I don't have here and then met a girl. I went to high school with my friend, he was literally on one of the last boats/airplanes to get out of Cuba when Castro took over. His family lost everything. They'd owned land and built factories and are still remembered there. He's a sailor (as am I) and the North shore of DR is in a "hurricane hole", the storms all go by the South side of the island I was just back for 3 weeks and was married on September 15. I'm not bringing her here, I'm going there. I can't take a car over 5 years old, which means there is no parts or mechanical support for my 1973 or 1983 Alfas, both cars I'd planned on keeping for the rest of my life. C'est la vie, n'est pas? Among other things, I'm an electrician, the electricity there sucks (you're lucky to get 8 hours of 80 to 90 volts per day)and they don't have electricians trained in the American way. I have a "maybe" to be a solar importer for a big project and make sure it gets installed correctly. I also might be able to help get financing for future solar farms. The electricity there is the most expensive in the world, close to $.20/ Kw/hr With solar, batteries and a good inverter, it's not a problem if it's set up right. I am hoping to take some old motorcycles, my 1972 Norton Commando, a 1972 Ducati 250 single (to be my everyday transportation bike) and a 1974 Ducati 750. I will keep the Italian flag flying! As America seems to be in decline economically (at least for the 99%) a lot of citizens are looking to move to various places in Latin America to retire. I can't afford to retire, and there are plenty of under-employed electricians here. The DR is still undiscovered in that regard, there are pitfalls to be sure, and I hope to help other Americans looking to escape to have an easy transition. it's good if you speak at least a little Spanish. I will miss my Alfas! Stevan Killer 1973 Berlina for sale 1983 GTV6 with 39k miles and Milano Verde Transmission for sale 1981 Moto Guzzi V50 Monza FS In a message dated 10/9/2012 4:05:31 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Stevan, I saw your posting in the alfa digest and was just wondering what was up with the move? Best regards, Pete Lundquist -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
