Considering moving to Honduras...Any advice would be appreciated!

[chillinbliss]

My husband was arrested more than a year ago...and deported to Honduras 9 months ago. Every day I wake up and he's not here I feel like my heart breaks all over again. My children are suffering without their father. Now the house we used to share has burned down. My children and I have been forced to share a little one bedroom in a relatives home where chaos is norm here. I'm tired of feeling hopeless, confused, and most of all lonely and longing for my husband. So I have come up with a plan to move my family to Honduras (Tegucigulpa).

Does anyone know anything about the process of moving there? I know we will need a visa after staying there for more than 90 days. DO I need a work visa? How easy is it to get a job there if I have a college degree? I'm looking into becoming an English teacher, is there a surpluss of jobs in that field? Is it an okay country to raise kids? Has anyone been to Honduras? How different was it from America? Was it hard to adjust?

Any info someone can give me about moving to Honduras, or personal stories... I would appreciate it.

[kantp]

I'm retired military, and I was station there for one year, Soto cano. Honduras is a third world county, and it was more of cultural shock for me because I have never seen people that poor. But after awhile I got use to it. But the people there were really nice to me. Where your talking about, is the capital of Honduras and it looks more like the united states. But it is a beautiful county. I wanted to live there. But for schools and teaching I don't no much about that, I had met a teacher there, but that was back in 1992. And I haven't stayed in touch with her. But maybe you can go on line and Google it. But I wish you and your children luck.

[robinbanks]

I liked Honduras. I traveled there on gov't business five or six times. I felt welcome there, unlike in some of their neighboring countries. The Honduran people are very nice.

But Honduras also has a lot of violence. In other words, not everyone there is a nice guy. They have some nasty gangs, but hell, so does Detroit, and Houston, and Memphis.

I wish I could tell you how to handle their immigration system, but you will have to get with an immigration attorney in Honduras. An immigration attorney in the U.S. is going to know U.S. immigration laws. Other countries have completely different rules.

[Mrs Alfaro]

Hi, my plans were simular to you're plans. As a matter of fact I was supposed to leave three days ago, however I changed my mind. I went to visit my husband for two weeks and dacided I could absolutely live there if it would keep my husband and I together. My husband is from San Pedro, it's so bad there that he's moved his entire family (parents, four sisters and all their children) to a place thats 3/4 hrs away. Its different i don't know if you have children but i have 3 girls and they had a lot to do with my decision, if they were younger i would do it in a heartbeat but they're 16/14/11 and i don't think they would do well living there. Its a very very poor place, there's no in between either youre poor or you have money and most people are poor. The people are wonderful and most of them didne seem to know how poor they are. Have you ever visited Honduras. Tegucigalpa is a very busy place i think of it as NY and Miami put together. So living in Honduras doesnt work for me right now. I hope I was of some help. Best wishes to you, I will just keep visiting my husband every few months until hes able to come home.

[Utahrd]

Could you live on Roatan? I've heard it's nice there and there are probably jobs for people who speak English.

[chillinbliss]

I heard Roatan is supposed to look like paradise, but that's all I know about it.

My children are 5 and 9 so I was hoping it would be very easy for them to adjust to the different culture.

I have discovered there are u.s. embassy jobs and other american company jobs there. Only problem is that I would need to be fluent in Spanish. I have no clue why that surprised me...perhaps because my mother-in-law told me I didn't need to learn it before I went there.

[Michellita]

I live in Honduras. Life is possible here. The first two years were the hardest. Not speaking Spanish is a huge challenge and being so dependent on my husband for so many things. I don't think I will ever get used to life here completely, but I must try to make a home here.

[marie8899]

There is a forum on Yahoo Groups for people who live in Honduras, are thinking of living Honduras, volunteer in Honduras, etc. Many people on the forum are expats from the U.S. and/or are married to a Honduran. If you p.m. me, I can give you the web site. The people there are very informative and knowledgeable about moving families there. You can get good information and a variety of perspectives, as well.

[Michellita]

Yes, I'm a member of Honduras Living group and there is a wealth of knowledge there to be sure! La Gringas blogacito can be helpful and informative. Especially if you plan to be in the La Ceiba area.

[Solisnena]

I would love to chat with you. I am planning to move to La Ceiba with my fiance when he is released too. I have been doing tons of research.