Comments on: Take My Breath Away! http://futureexpats.com/take-my-breath-away Create an Untethered Life Overseas Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: Megan Fitzgearld http://futureexpats.com/take-my-breath-away/comment-page-1#comment-23 Megan Fitzgearld Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:14:23 +0000 http://futureexpats.com/?p=144#comment-23 I've visited friends and family who have lived in gated communities in other countries - it was for safety reasons. It's a hard call - trading experiencing local culture with safety. If you don't have safety, then you can't experience anything because you are living in fear. One has to work to create opportunities so you are not living in an mini-country of expats....would be interesting to hear how expats living in gated communities are getting out there.... Thanks for topic! Megan I’ve visited friends and family who have lived in gated communities in other countries – it was for safety reasons. It’s a hard call – trading experiencing local culture with safety. If you don’t have safety, then you can’t experience anything because you are living in fear. One has to work to create opportunities so you are not living in an mini-country of expats….would be interesting to hear how expats living in gated communities are getting out there….

Thanks for topic!

Megan

]]> By: Sharon http://futureexpats.com/take-my-breath-away/comment-page-1#comment-22 Sharon Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:35:42 +0000 http://futureexpats.com/?p=144#comment-22 Hi Future Expat You bring up a very interesting point. Personally I haven't lived in a gated community, and I don't think I would like to. What will be the point of relocating overseas, if you do not experience the country, people, culture, language? You better stay in your own country, and just travel 2-3 times a year. I have been living in the U.S.A as a kid, and in Venezuela and Canada as an Adult. For me a huge part of the expatriate living is about experiencing the local culture, and making friends with the local people. I still have very good friends in Venezuela and Canada, who are not from the expats community. I hope this helps. Sharon Hi Future Expat

You bring up a very interesting point.

Personally I haven’t lived in a gated community, and I don’t think I would like to.
What will be the point of relocating overseas, if you do not experience the country, people, culture, language? You better stay in your own country, and just travel 2-3 times a year.

I have been living in the U.S.A as a kid, and in Venezuela and Canada as an Adult. For me a huge part of the expatriate living is about experiencing the local culture, and making friends with the local people.

I still have very good friends in Venezuela and Canada, who are not from the expats community.

I hope this helps.

Sharon

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