What an amazing story. You had me CRACKING UP when you started talking about the cockroaches. Roaches are by far my least favorite bug, but at least you have a sense of humor about it. ;) @shenanigator and I plan to move to another country, hopefully soon!
Now to just figure out how to downsize and fit everything in a suitcase!
What made you decide to move to Australia?
Thank you! Ha ha, roaches are ugly. Really? What countries would you like to move to? Downsize tip number one: sell everything on Craigslist :)
I was looking at Canada, but then I googled the average temperature and decided to not go there. I also wanted to go to Costa Rica, but I figured I would have to learn some Spanish if I picked that. So Australia seemd nice with warm climate and English language.
@shenanigator's choice would be somewhere in Mexico, but I'd rather pick somewhere that would be a little safer overall -- not sure where that might be, though. Gotta do some research!
Ah, Craig's List. I love that site. Soon I'll be moving into a smaller apartment, so that will give me an opportunity to downsize and rid myself of possessions that, as you say, are owning me instead of the other way around.
As it happens, we're learning Spanish right now with the Pimsleur language method! It's going well so far, I'd recommend it if you'd like to learn a second language. It makes it so much easier than memorizing vocabulary words.