Hello from Oaxaca

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Geezer

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Brand new to this forum. I'm living in Oaxaca Mexico ... and don't speak Spanish. Very, very few people here speak English, so that's awkward to say the least. Living off my SS payments, which is plenty of money, but dealing with banks has been problematic. I'm 67, single and find life not so much difficult ... as boring.
 

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Welcome Geezer, from Houston, Texas ... So nice to have you join us! ... Are you originally from the states?
You must be down near the Mayan Ruins ...?? Would love to hear about your life down there.

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First of all, a warm "thank you" for all that welcomed me. Now, something a bit more difficult, a bit of a test as it were, to see how you respond. The subject is, "passions for life" or, more correctly, the lack there of. I'm not talking about a lack of "passionate love", but rather the things that bring joy to our lives. I have been blessed with many passions in my life, usually, a new one appeared before the previous one had died. When I was a young lad, I thought the world started and ended with fast cars. Then I got my first ride on a truly fast motorcycle ... so much for cars.I got involved with competitive shooting sports, and did well with it for 6 years, then, on a whim, I bought a bow and some arrows. Shooting a firearm accurately is largely a mechanical proposition ... shooting a bow accurately is ... well? It's magic. Slowly, I sold all of my firearms.
My last passion in life was sailing. I owned several boats and lived aboard them for 8 years. When I moved back to land (11 years ago) I wondered "what's next?". The sad answer has been ... nothing. I have enjoyed cooking for more than 50 years, and still enjoy it to this day ... but where's the other stuff? Where's the next thing? 11 years is a long time to wait!
I suppose my question is, am I alone in this? Have others experienced the same thing? If so, how have they dealt with it?
 
Welcome from Houston!. I love to garden and always had all kinds of plants, a greenhouse and a beautiful yard. Now that I live in a condo, I cannot fulfill that passion like I used to. I still have a few ferns outside, a banana tree and a Meyer lemon tree. Always loved to read so I am reading some of the many books I bought through the years before I pass them on. I am going through possessions and slowly getting rid of things that do not bring me pleasure, So I guess that is one of my passions now. I hope to start volunteering at the library and possibly working half a day at my doctor's office on Saturdays. I still keep books at home for a friend. I have been doing his accounting for 35 years and will continue to do so until he retires which will be several more years. He is like me as I like to work but not every day. Like to have time to see old friends, go to the boats with my sister when I visit her in La., spend my $50.00, have a nice lunch and visit with her. So I guess I don't have one main passion anymore but several things I like to do. I am grateful for the time I have left to explore different avenues and see where it leads. Probably have not really answered your question but its what is happening with me.
 
Welcome Geezer. I’m with Gary here in stating that learning Spanish might be a priority at this point in time if you wish to communicate successfully.

I’m a passionate person so have many hobbies but they are always changing. I think it’s normal to rotate and change hobbies. You just strike while the irons hot. You sound like the type of person who won’t have a problem latching onto a new hobby. It will come to you naturally I’m sure.
 
StarSong said:
Welcome from Los Angeles!

Question - why move to Mexico if you don't speak Spanish?
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You may have heard that the US is having a "housing crisis", more correctly they should call it a "renting crisis". That chicken came home to roost for me. I was living in Fort Myers FL. The only way I could afford rent, was by being a roommate, we shared the $600 a month rent. Then the building was sold, and the new owners decided to raise the rent to $1,100 a month. The obvious answer was to move to another building. To my shock and horror, rents had gone up everywhere in town. If you wanted to stay in the most drug and crime riddled part of town, you had to pay $900. I went to stay with an old friend in Tulsa OK. He had been in the same apartment for 8 years and was looking to move, just for a change of scenery. Shock of his life ... $1,000 a month for a 1 bedroom apartment in Tulsa? My ex-wife lives in Marina del Rey ... same story there.
Here in Oaxaca I have a very nice apartment that I can afford ... without having to have a roommate. I find learning Spanish difficult, but am amazed at how well I do with the limited amount I know. I give the credit to the local people, they're kind, understanding, forgiving and willing to work with me on communication.
 
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