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Hello!
I am a Black Female looking to possibly relocate from Arkansas, U.S. to a Latin American country. I work in the medical field and when I finish school for MRI tech I want to relocate not long after. Me and my significant other will be moving together. I would like to be able to buy land (inexpensive) and have a small farm but be close enough to the city to work.
Can someone tell me the best country (ies) for me? I'm interested in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
Things important to me:
1. Safety
2. Non racist environment
3. Friendly people
4. Decent income comparable or better than southern U.S.
And can someone explain how difficult it is to mortgage lan/home in another country if you are not a citizen.
Hello!
I am a Black Female looking to possibly relocate from Arkansas, U.S. to a Latin American country. I work in the medical field and when I finish school for MRI tech I want to relocate not long after. Me and my significant other will be moving together. I would like to be able to buy land (inexpensive) and have a small farm but be close enough to the city to work.
Can someone tell me the best country (ies) for me? I'm interested in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
Things important to me:
1. Safety
2. Non racist environment
3. Friendly people
4. Decent income comparable or better than southern U.S.
And can someone explain how difficult it is to mortgage lan/home in another country if you are not a citizen.
Really curious what draws you to these specific places?
I am no expert .... but how come Panama or Brazil are not on your list. I have not been to Brazil... but both of these places seem more racially tolerant and diverse them some of the places on your list. Also I was pretty impressed with Panama when I was there in a lot of ways. I would really not overlook Panama. If I had to pick somewhere to invest in personal realty for a city vs rural mix I would strongly consider Panama. There seems to be a lot of good stuff going on there. It seems like a country really focused on it's future. Again.... I am not an expert... but I think you may want to consider Panama as well.
If you're serious about relocating and I understand why with the increasing expenses of living in the US! You better be prepared to put the work in. So be sure to study the language of your host country hard - you need to be near fluent to be taken seriously.
Now that's out of the way, Colombia may be an option as it's ranked number 22 in the world by the World Health Organization which makes it the top ranked country in Latin America re: medical system. However, competition is tough but the fact that you come from a US higher education background would be an advantage (if you know Spanish or are willing to learn).
Also here are a couple of African Americans and a British black person who have decided to make Colombia and in particular Medellin their new home i.e. Young Black Expats and Cartess Ross from Escape to Medellin, after trying out in Costa Rica and Canada respectively, as well as others.
Black in Colombia
Jubril Agoro
Fli Heritage
Last edited by Pueblofuerte; 02-20-2017 at 08:08 PM..
. If you are black, the usa is without a doubt the best country to live in America.
That is a matter of opinion. I suspect that many highly educated black people from places like Barbados and Jamaica, who don't want to migrate, might disagree with you.
I will reword your comment to say that in countries where blacks are a minority the USA (and Canada) are probably better for upward mobile blacks than most of Latin America would be. Even though racial tensions will be more evident in the USA, though less in Canada.
Having said this a black American will probably experience fewer barriers than locals as they come with the "American" label. This assumes that they are fluent speakers of the local official languages of course.
you can teach English at private schools in colombia, PLUS if you have some savings you can snatch some little farm/cottage outside a big city like Medellin and live there quietly.
better yet, you can work online with a US company and live in colombia
If you are black, the usa is without a doubt the best country to live in America.
That's disputed by the black Americans in the videos above, they moved to Colombia in part to remove themselves from discrimination and tensions in the US, they say it themselves. I think that is quite telling.
Really curious what draws you to these specific places?
I am no expert .... but how come Panama or Brazil are not on your list. I have not been to Brazil... but both of these places seem more racially tolerant and diverse them some of the places on your list. Also I was pretty impressed with Panama when I was there in a lot of ways. I would really not overlook Panama. If I had to pick somewhere to invest in personal realty for a city vs rural mix I would strongly consider Panama. There seems to be a lot of good stuff going on there. It seems like a country really focused on it's future. Again.... I am not an expert... but I think you may want to consider Panama as well.
Thank you for this. I will check into Panama as well. I'm sure Brazil is amazing and I do want to visit, but I would prefer a Spanish speaking country as I am already familiar with the language.
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