Has anyone moved their family to Latin America to enrich their children's lives?

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Vick

My parents and I have lived in Costa Rica, Latin America since I was five years old. And I speak Spanish and English fluently. So some good advice, it's a good idea!

catwomanmeeeeow

That sounds like a wonderful idea!
I grew up in various countries around the world because my dad was a diplomat, and I had the best childhood ever!

Google up different countries in Latin America (there are many, and some are safer than others). When you decide on one, contact their embassy to find out about the legalities of getting a temporary residence visa. Unless you're offered employment there with an international organization or foreign service, etc, it's not likely you'll be allowed to work there. So you'd need to be self-employed or to have enough savings to get you through the year or two there.

Another thing is schools-- unless you plan on home-schooling, find out about local schools or international schools if you can afford them. Embassies pay for them, but if you're going independently they can be in the $15,000+/year range.

Aside from that, if you do your research and have enough funds to get you through your year (living expenses are significantly lower than in North America/Europe), I think it's a wonderful idea and your kids will greatly benefit from and enjoy the experience.

I am from Latin America(El Salvador), and my family lives there now, but actually it would depend on the country. Like in my country for example your either really poor or really rich. If you would like your children to expireance a new life style wheere not every one has a home or clothes than great, but all that i know is that there are diffrent point of views. Because my family is high class.

Also I have been to Honduras, which was a great expireance, so maybe instead of a year or to maybe like a week every year.

Elizabeth O

Both my parents are from Mexico and they came to live to California and I do speak and i have difficult writing and reading in spanish...but I'm Mexican American..yes i think i'll send my childer to study here

sueet2b

in my family, it was the opposite, my parents moved out from equador to live in the states, i was only 4. but it was'nt because of economical reasons or to better our education, it was more because my father being an engineer was offered a job in los angeles. i recall my parents left our house in equador rented to a foriegn family with two kids. i was little but i remember they were blonder than ever and i from what i remember, they stayed there in equador for 2 to 3 years. i think that was a cool issue for the kids, being little and growing up in latin america, learning spanish as kids.

i still go back to visit relatives, i speak spanish well enough to understand, but i prefer staying in the states because of the open possibilities and options available than in latin america.

homeless

If you have a way to finance the trip for a year or 2. I would say a great experience. You want to have enough money so your children can go to a private school and live in a good area.
You do not want to go there and work unless you are working for an American, Japanese, or European Company

Arun

I don't no

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