Hi Trader Friends
I was chatting with BM recently when I realized that we both seem to have similar interests outside of just trading of course. He suggested that I post some info that perhaps some of you may be interested in knowing so that all of the members of this forum could benefit. I hope I have chosen the correct area in which to do so, so here it goes.
I have been trading for nearly fifteen years now and I like many traders was drawn to the industry because I wanted to be Free and Independent. I did not want to answer to a boss everyday and I like the idea of virtually unlimited income. As I have grown as a trader I have been fortunate enough to finally achieve consistent success as well as the independence that I longed for when I stumbled into my first trade back in the late 90's I think that part of the profession really does appeal to me more than the money part, but a couple of years back my whole world changed when I lost my beloved wife of 11 years due to Ovarian Cancer.. That was indeed a low spot in not only my life, but it also created a huge change in me that caused me to really start to reconsider alot of things. Now I don't really care to get into politics here, but lets suffice it to say that after a nearly three year cancer battle and dealing with doctors and insurance companies I came to the conclusion that just maybe there could be some things about life here in the U.S. that could be better. like perhaps a less stressful lifestyle, healthier food, cleaner air, less politics, less government, etc., etc.
I was forty years old had no children, no siblings and nothing holding me back from going out and seeing the world and perhaps finding that perfect paradise where I could set up shop as a trader. Of course the ideal location for me was somewhere with water, sunshine and freedom. I went to the Cayman Islands first and checked it out pretty good, but quickly decided that Island Fever would set in quickly and at the time, the infrastructure down there was just not conducive to my needs, so that one was marked off the list almost instantly.
After that I toured the entire Yucatan Peninsula but ruled it out because of safety issues.
After that my search took me to Belize and it so happened that I had a tremendous opportunity in the field that I have always moved in and out of when it made sense which was Real Estate Development. So, after carefully considering it for FIVE MINUTES :sarcastic: I loaded all of the important things I needed you know things like fishing poles, scuba gear a good mountain bike and enough trading gear to do whatever I needed into my Suburban and I drove down into Mexico and right down the coast into Belize.. Now that was pretty scary at times as Mexico was already really heating up with the whole Drug War, but three days later I made it to the other side alive and dropped down into Corazol Belize.. WHAT an Armpit!! I was not impressed to say the least, but I had seen pictures of the place I was going to live, so shrugged off what I saw there and continued South down into what I was told was the nicest place in the Mainland of Belize which is a little fishing village in the Stann Creek District called Placencia.. Well it was pretty there and I was able to find an incredible Condo right on the beach that was really quite a good deal considering what I got there for the money. When I leased it I was assured that the internet there was BLAZING FAST........ha ha ha they forgot the part about WHEN IT WORKS.. They also left out the part about the fact the in Belize there is no Power Grid.. so what that amounts too is that if one major link goes down ANYWHERE in the COUNTRY, that the WHOLE COUNTRY gets disconnected until it is fixed... ok so when the internet worked the electricity didn't.. I also found out that The so called Blazing Fast Internet actually ran at about three times the speed of SMELL for a few hours a day and then it would slow way down... not to mention, SKYPE is BLOCKED due to low bandwidth and capacity.. yep it got pretty bad, pretty fast...
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