Posted in Azores forum
I am considering moving to the Azores in the near future .I am traveling to the Azores in early march and would like to meet with UK expats who may be able to introduce me to in Azores!!
Shea Ryan
posted by Deleted user in Azores forum
Dear Shea,
Read your post and it seems you can be an example for many, keep up the great spirit!!!looks like you are a fighter and will accomplish what you are looking for...I am actually thinking of moving as well to the Azores and
it seems that like you I have to cross over some obstacles but wow you seem determined and nothing will stop you...I would love to hear if you finally make it overthere and what you find...I am a Cuban American in Miami Florida, I can have my current job travel with me since I work from home online I like to know what Internet Services and facilities are in the Azores, can I do a rent to own, do anyone in the Azores do "owner financing" ? i.e., offer a mortgage? Also Shea, let me know what the average rent for a two bedroom apartment goes for..I will be retiring in two years i.e., begin my SS retirment..which while not much it will be I think enough...I have also some savings...and possibly if I can be assured of high speed internet then I can continue my job from the Azores....any one with any ideas to help me will be appreciated
moving to the Azores from US
posted by Alan Lorden in Azores forum
So what are the immigration/emigration requirements for someone who wants to move to the Azores from the United States? I noticed that there are a few Americans here that have done it and am curious about what the process is. Are you just there on an extended visa? If so what are the rules? Can someone on a visa actually purchase a house or property? For reference my grandparents on my mother's side came to America from Terciera and located in Stonington, CT where they hunted lobster for a living which I suspect is what the did back in the Azores (or were fishermen. Not sure if there are lobsters in that area.) The family name in the Azores was Pimental.
Terciera Living
posted by Norman Newhouse in Azores forum
All,
Although my living experience was many years ago, we found the small towns and villages to be very accepting. We lived in a village called Fontinhas. Its very simple there and you will make friends for life. I think alot of people want to go over there and make it their own little slice of America by being a flag waiver. Portuguese are very proud of their country and Azoreans love their Islands. Weather can be tough in the winter with it being wet and temps in the 50's most of the time. Lajes field can be a good source if an emergency arises and you need to get home. However, you would have to coordinate through the Consulate for any assistance. The people are wonderful. The food is amazing and the beaches and summer weather are beyond compare. EnjoyHealth, and living in the Aaores
posted by Dr. J Everyman in Azores forum
This is just a suggestion, Shea, but have you ever read the Azores Journal of a rather prickly woman, named Inge? Her situation reminded me of yours, and her observations on life, health, and expat living in the Azores, are on her website. http://www.ingeperreault.eu
FWIW, you understand...
RE: Update on US/UK Expats in Azores - to Dr. John Muir
posted by Deleted user in Azores forum
Hi, John,
I'm guilty of following this site and community most often via brief email updates, I'm afraid, so this is the first I've been back since anyone else last posted (last year it looks like). Obviously, I WISH things HERE were much busier and active. As it is, I have spent most of my time researching elsewheres for answers to my Azores questions...
I ALMOST had a little house on Pico, set up to rent with the option to buy later. But somehow, someway, that little pink house on Pico (that had languished in listing limbo for almost 3 years) suddenly went * poof! * just WEEKS after I began sorting my ducks to a row, so to speak. I was dumbfounded and devastated. And had to pull back on my plans and regroup, ending up spending yet another winter in Illinois. The weather here is murderous on my condition, which starts with the excruciating non-stop pain of severe spinal stenosis (which limits my mobility to about 20% of what it used to be, but I can still get around using a cane and a lot of pre-PLANNING) and includes the more recent dx of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and resulting partial-vision loss in my right eye, nd the whole host of symptoms that have made my life that more difficult (so watch for my typos and I apologize in advance for my fat-fingers or spastic mis-types). I need to be in BETTER PHYSICAL HEALTH in order to better weather the progressive symptoms of the MS, but it's a conundrum, a paradox, here, where the weather conspires to keep me shut up indoors 90% of the time: I can't get out to take a walk or get much-needed exercise because it is either too cold, too hot, raining heavily, or snowing or... whatever; the temperature is the worst for my MS, I overheat easily, so the Azores climate is what I am most after, being a quite-consistnt and moderate 'cool' climate. This is become too long again, I'm afraid. You ASKED... lol
This past month I found the apartment I've been looking for: cetnrally located near Ponta Delgada shopping and services, clean, modern and completely furnished. The drawback is that it's a second floor walkup (stairs are HARD for me), BUT, I'vedecided that I plan to get out once or twice a day for a good walk anyway, so I'm only going to be tackling the worst part of them twice a day -the two times UP-at most. And I can afford it, on my fixed income. I've gotten my passport paperwork addressed, this time, and will be putting the first months rent and deposit down in exchange for the keys in the next week or so!
So it's looking VERY GOOD, this late March of 2013, that I will be living in Ponta Delgada and reporting here, FROM THERE, by the start of this summer! ;-)
For me it will be a trip that's taken YEARS (not hours or days, on the bus then planes) to complete. i'd be lying if i didn't tell anyone else this: it would have been sooo much easier if i'd had a friend or roommate to share in the planning, travelling, moving, etc. Being so restricted, mobility-wise, has certsinly made it mofe difficult - but NOT IMPOSSIBLE!
I have determined that I will be using my little cam-corder to vid me as I embark (via bus) that day to Boston, then fly to Ponta Delgada, and from then on, and sharing my experiences online, because I want others who are similarily disabled - those of us who have LIMITED physical ability and health that can be made marginally to markedly BETTER with CHANGE in climate, exercise, diet and spiritual GROWTH - to know a change like THIS - making a huge leap to another country, to another LIFE of beginnings NOT slow, terminal 'ends' - CAN BE DONE!
I certainly don't want my days to simply 'get worse and worse' as my condition is ALLOWED. by restrictions of climate, geography, whatever, to worsen, towards complete invalid status, a nursing home address, a tragic and early end. I - and I know OTHERS - want to do whate ver it takes to facilitate IMPROVEMENT, to ADD YEARS to our lives, to RECLAIM OUR LIVES not let our conditions and/or disabilities claim us to an early end...
THAT is where I am now. I am starting, as I speak, to sell off EVERYTHNG, in my current apartment here in the States, because the one I am moving to is furnished, AND because it is too expensive for me to take along a lot of tchokes and knick knacks. Of those I want to keep, I am pre-boxing for my family to SHIP to me via FedEx later. So it will be hard, condensing myself down to a carryon and 1 suitcase, at least initially... The financial end of all this is coming up with a couple grand of cash in less than 30 days, in ADDITION to the small benefit amount I receive monthly, in order to fund all this. So I'm praying my 'possessions' will be of enough value to others, as I shed them, that I will be able to pay the landlord her rent and deposit THIS week, and the vet (for my cats vaccinations and travel-sedatives), my plane tickets and the extra amount for my catsfare, any cab/bus/etc. costs, NEXT month... ;-)
Will share updates here and/or on my facebook page!moving to azores
posted by pat ong in Azores forum
had any of you took the step and really moved to azores?
if you haven't yet, you should. this subject was posted almost 3 years ago. doesn't seem there were many replies in order to help you getting answers to your questions or raising new ones. azores are still a very well hidden secret. all islands have their pros (many) and their cons (few), but my favourite island is Santa Maria, also known as island of the sun. beautiful landscape, from mountains with dense florest to desert land, high cliffs to white sand beachs, you can find everything in those amasing 96km2. it's the warmer island with the warmer sea water.
saw some of you have some concern on property prices, either for buying or rent, let me tell you that most deals are done by people passing on the word, so, advertises on the internet are not the only deals nor the best ones. also there are huge price diferences depending on the island and on the region in the islands. most populated areas tend to be more expensive, locals don't like to drive too much to go from home to work and back. too much means 10km in certain cases.
if any of you need help on more informations about living in azores, let me know, i'll be glad to help.
Hello, Jefrey
posted by Deleted user in Azores forum
I am mortified... I JUST NOW, late this evening, visited 'Just Landed' to catch up on things and found this post you made in November!
I now remember where it was I heard you say 'Pico island' before: sometimes I'm in a hurry and just have a minute to 'skim' the headlines of my updates/messages, and apparently I forgot to come back and READ the body of those 'headers'...
I am so, so sorry that you have such a major condition (cancer) to deal with... Jef, I know this disease personally, as well, as lost my beloved mother to it (Pancreatic cancer), 20 years ago now but it still feels like the loss happened yesterday...
My sister is a registered Nurse, and has remarked that if my mother had lived to present day (she'd be 80-ish now) her cancer might've been better treated and even vanquished! So much has improved in cancer research and treatment, just over the past decade, and enormously over the past 20 years!
I hopre you are in good spirits, and that your health improves with every passing day of treatment and positive encouragement of your family and friends. Funny, isn't t... you are moving away from the Azores, back to Cali to be near your family and friends, because of your illness... and *I* am moving TO the Azores, because of my health... It is so bad right now I am told it could add 10 years to my life if I lived there (the milder climate) than the harsh Illinois winters/sweltering summers that are hastening my illness...
I promise, if I'm in the market to buy instead of rent, I will buy YOUR house, no other, when I get there later this year... of course, I'm expecting a big Lotto win will have to happen in my life, first. But it's still a promise. ;-){{{HUGS}}} to you and Eglis
Shea
COISAS - STUFF
posted by Ben Brandao in Azores forum
This is a great DIY classified ad service in the Azores. Not quite craigslist, but a lot of users. We have it featured in the member section of AzoresNation.com
Teaching in Azores?
posted by Alana C in Azores forum
Can anyone tell me about any of the schools there in Azores, specifically Kindergarten through Grade 12? Is there a website for the school there? Tennis courts? Art classes?
I AGREE
posted by London Gray in Azores forum
I want to be in a small community also, I hope you are living in Azores! I want to move there also, are you there yet?