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Paulina
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Registered: 8-31-2002
Location: BCN
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Bajagypsy,
I taught in the private school sector in Los Angeles for 22 years prior to moving to Baja. We chose Oak Meadow School and were very pleased with the
results.
www.oakmeadow.com
Oak Meadow is accredited by the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation CITA. In addition, Oak Meadow is fully accredited in
grades K - 8 by the Middle States Commission on Elementary Schools (a commission of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools) and in
grades 9 - 12 by the Commission on Secondary and Middle Schools (a commission of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools).
Good luck, and feel free to U2U me if I can be of any help.
Paulina<*)))><
\"Well behaved women rarely make history.\" Laurel Thatcher Ulrich
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longlegsinlapaz
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Posts: 1685
Registered: 11-18-2005
Location: La Paz
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I liquidated all my assets, packed up & moved full-time to La Paz in Nov. 1999 and haven't regretted it for a moment!! My now 89-year-old mother
came down with me, and we lived off her $800 Social Security for two years until my early retirement kicked in. The proceeds of the sale of my home
in the states build my first beachfront casa. My mother decided after 2 years that she missed her friends & the heat was too much for her and
opted to move back to Oregon (there IS a God!). Living under the same roof as my mother after 35+ years on my own
was.....Uhhhh....'errrr.....stressful, to put it mildly!
Once housing was covered, I've lived on $800-$1,000 a month for 7 years, two of those years were two persons & two dogs. And I've lived well
& eaten well! I'm currently renting & it's costing me more to live until my "FINAL" Resting Place is built because of rent, but I absolutely love it here & wouldn't move back to the states for love nor money!!
It is a huge lifestyle & cultural change, but if you've all loved it vacationing here, then you'll love it full-time. Depending on the age &
temperament of your kids, it might be a harder adjustment on them (missing friends, fast food, faster-paced life style, etc.), but if the entire
family is for it...I'd go for it! I'd say you need to be sure that the area you decide to live has or is near all the individual needs of the entire
family.
'Tis better to have loved & lost, than never to have loved at all! My personal philosophy is that it's better to regret the choices you made if
need be, than it is to regret opportunities not taken! Research the hell out of it & GO FOR IT!!!!! 
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windgrrl
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Registered: 9-2-2006
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Thanks for asking this question and to those who have shared their experieinces. I imagine doing this everday! We are now getting serious. I imagine
this is like planning for an expedition. I have a sticky note in my wallet that says "will I need this in Baja?" We have a chart whereby we are
marking off the days. I'm selling uneeded stuff on ebay, consolidating document and photo files. I've printed off the Baja Nomad essentials lists. We
are paring our windsurfing gear down to the perfect quiver for Baja.
I think I have bought the last of the shirts and suits needed to get me through the last 2 years of work ahead. There's no need to buy housewares for
the house after 30+ years of collecting. I am having a hard time imagining actually selling the house, but then with the planet going down the tubes,
it will propbably be an advantage to be mobile.
Happy Easter!
w
When the way comes to an end, then change. Having changed, you pass through.
~ I-Ching
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Marie-Rose
Senior Nomad
Posts: 894
Registered: 10-2-2003
Location: Victoria, B.C. and Todos Santos
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Wow Bajagypsy, I sense "you have it bad"!!
I sympathize. I fell in love the first vacation in 1997 but was in trouble after spending 3 months in 2004. After that trip my husband did not know
what to do with me as my answer to all problems was "let's sell the house and get out of here". I had a terrible time re-adjusting to life at "home".
I still get panic attacks when I think of leaving here this time but know that now that we have taken the leap with ownership, I will be back.
I am envious of all the nomads that have known Baja in the earlier years but, in a way, am grateful that I have not had to wait too many years to make
the move.
I think longlegsinlapaz said it elegantly, "Research the hell out of it..." If you have the opportunity of an extended stay in the area you have
chosen, I would highly recommend it.
I know that here in TS there are a group of families that have hired a teacher privately. Sometimes the class size ranges from 5 to 14. Both Mexican
and gringo children. I could get a contact for you to discuss this further if you u2u me. I have met some of these children and am amazed at how
well adjusted they seem. My husband is a middle school educator and the thing that struck him the most was watching them "play". They were making
up a game...apprently not seen much on the school grounds anymore.
Good luck with your soul searching. I know that this board was a lifeline for me for a few years...just brought me back for awhile!!!
Remember, when in Mexico, yes may be no and no may be
maybe!
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Lee
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Posts: 3508
Registered: 10-2-2006
Location: High in the Colorado Rockies
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Don't limit your options
There are different levels of living in Baja for different age groups. For about the past 20 years, Colorado has been home base but my time has
been spent between other places including Hawaii, California and Baja. Though I'm preparing to build in Baja, the question of where I'll spend my
time has had little to do with building. Baja can't touch the Colorado Rocky Mountains in the Summer. Colorado can't touch BCS in the Winter.
I don't think living in Baja has to be at the exclusion of El Norte unless nothing is working up there. Summer in BCS doesn't bother some people.
I'd no more be there in the Summer as I would in Florida or the East Coast in the Summer.
Lifestyle, too, is an issue, along with culture and language down here. I think when people move down here, they should have spent time down here
and know the up and down side to being down here. I'd recommend renting somewhere and seeing if it works. This might take years. As a
retirement area, Baja is affordable.
Like anywhere, there's a price to pay. Keep your options open.
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jack
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Posts: 148
Registered: 12-21-2005
Location: Kamloops BC
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"Lifestyle, too, is an issue, along with culture and language down here. I think when people move down here, they should have spent time down here and
know the up and down side to being down here. I'd recommend renting somewhere and seeing if it works. This might take years."
In my Baja experience (coming down since 1986) this is the best advice thats been posted so far.
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Bajagypsy
Super Nomad
Posts: 1416
Registered: 8-31-2006
Location: BahÃa Asuncion BCS
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Mood: Living the dream
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Wow I didn't expect so many wonderful pieces of information!!! Thank you all. We are currently tring to figure out if it will be feisable in the
near future, as my spouse has children with an ex, that we need to see if she will alow to move there. The weather here is warming up, so I don't
feel such urgency to move down (at the moment!!).
Thank you all for your information! Oh yeah and Hoppy Easter!!
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shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13048
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
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Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
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Hey gypsy amiga...oh yeah, you've got the baja bug like I had 20 years ago.I struggled for years with that sickness and finally succumbed to it when
my daughter convinced me...she WANTED to go to school, I was homeschooling her...the schools do differ but they are very good and healthy and teach
the kids to adapt and speak spanish and supplemented with homeschooling would be perfect. I have never regretted our move here and you won't either!
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jorgie
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Posts: 430
Registered: 8-25-2006
Location: on another road,again
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Mood: on the road....again,again
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Hola Gypsy;
U2U Shari, she'll give you my thoughts . The biggest thing is leasehold and the process needed to achieve it.
jorgie
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