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davechile · Joined: 17 Mar 2006 Posts: 87 Location: San Francisco, CA

I know people get sensitive about this subject on the forum but, I think there are just few women on these forums that are single in relation to the guys. I am a single guy heading down south to start my new career in TEFL. I love the latin culture and the warmth of the people. I would like to do a homestay but, I am driving my self down from CA with my 100lbs Lab and that would be a very accepting family to allow a dog in your home. I diagress. But, I would be delighted to hear from the whole population of the Latin American teachers forum on your experiences with the Latin Ladies. Guys, your dating experiences + culture Married guys - when your were single and now have latin wives; Ladies your experience of being an expat gal making friends with the latinas and embracing the culture.
My faith is important to me and chasing skirts isn't my bag. I'm no backpacker nor a middle aged divorce (no offense intended).

Much love - looking forward to this new phase in my life.
Dave

John Hall · Posted: Sat May 26, 2007 10:14 pm Post subject:

davechile,

A wonderful Tica is going to get a ring on your finger! It happens to almost every single guy (except the gay ones) who come here to Costa Rica.

OleLarssen · Joined: 26 Apr 2006 Posts: 337

That's something I've seen several times but can never quite fathom .. people marrying each other even though they can barely communicate properly. Obviously some who marry are both fluent in either English or Spanish, but I've seen a number of marriages with no great fluency in the same language between the partners.

On topic, though - Tica ladies strike me as pretty cool. Latin American culture is (as far as I can see) a lot more obviously machocistic than in most parts of the West (exluding Texas and some hillbilly areas in Norway, of course), but the women might both talk and smile to you even if they don't know you, which is a rarity in Norway (and the US, according to second-hand sources).

John Hall · Posted: Mon May 28, 2007 8:04 pm Post subject:

Let me say that there is English, there is Spanish, and then there is the universal language of love!

And then, as the saying goes, where there is a will, there is a way!