Taking online classes thinking of moving to latin america?

Question

im 19 just really bored i just signed up for online classes for my community college. so im thinking of moving somewhere in latin america and taking the online classes in a apartment there. i want to go somewhere tropical and on the beach, but not brazil or mexico or belize. ive been to panama and brazil and suggestions?

Answer 1

Foe most gringos Costa Rica is not too foreign.  But it is really expensive if you try to live a gringo-like life and diet.

I loved living and working in Ecuador and it is still relatively cheap in many spots.  But its Internet service is a bit shoddy.  When you try to pick the area you want to live in you better test out the Internet first, and not just believe what the phone company tels you..  (In a lot Latin America the quickest hookups are really low 128/ second and a lot of down time).

I liked Honduras but again you may have problems with the phone service.  Plus you are likely to have a lot of problems with theft and worse.  Still the town La Ceiba was great for me.

In all these countries you are going to have some hassle over visas.  And the central American countries that have stupidly signed into the Free  Trade Act are becoming (again) more and more anti American.  This will increase quickly too, I suspect

Answer 2

Moving to another country is not that easy. Do you speak Spanish or Portuguese? A little or enough to survive? Would you like to live in a tropical area, rain season or in the mountains? A big city or small city?

Puerto Rico might be an option, is not technically Latin America, is a US territory. However, it has the Latin culture heritage and the convenience to be in the US: work legally, cheap flights to mainland (domestic flight). In addition, it's a beautiful island, and it's really fun.  

The cost of living might be cheaper than major US cities, but good places to move are not a bargain ($$$).