What does it take…?
Moving to, emigrating to, relocating to Lanzarote – whichever way you put it, it sounds a big deal. For some it is, for others, which I guess we fall into the category it´s easy. Everyone has their reasons. For us it was just a change of lifestyle we wanted – less work stress, less traffic, less crime, less taxes (UK taxes are just turning into extortion!), less of a lot of other things…!
Friends were sceptical, we’re sure some were thinking “they´ll be back with their tails between their legs”, and a good number of others were very quick to say “We wish we could do that”, as though somehow it was unthinkable.
Anybody can move overseas, to here, or anywhere else – but, you do need most of the following to succeed…
- Some money behind you
- Determination
- A sense of adventure
- Resilience
- Flexibility
- Some imagination
- An open mind
- …and some balls!
If you want something enough you can make it happen! But before taking the big step think long and hard its not just a pipe dream, and be ready for a bit of a rocky ride for a while…
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