Perhaps you could become a CFI; the pay is merely OK, the hours may suck, but someone else would be paying for your flying. That is, at present, my plan. I sold my airplane to buy a house; looking back, I could have probably kept it, but the prices have skyrocketed since then.
Unless you get shanked and left in a ditch like someone who's older, doesn't speak the language fluently, doesn't understand the culture, and hasn't spent a lot of time in other countries might have happen.
You watch too much television. I've traveled extensively in Central America, have relatives living in Guatemala.
And you don't even attempt to comprehend. Your final two statements provide you understanding of the culture and language, the lack of which I specifically pointed out as some of the things that increase the risks. If you think the average American shmuck that never moved out of their home state can move down to South America without knowing the language or culture and not risk serious things happening, then your head is in the sand. Even moving to America could be dangerous if the things I noted apply to you.
I like to visit other places but, I am an American. Born here, die here.
Yes, people likely to do this are likely to not have those problems. People likely to do this are also likely to not need him to tell them to.
This is a long goal for me with aviation....
That's what uninformed people like you said about my first motorcycle trip to Mexico, when I went from San Diego to the Mexican Caribbean. I was going to be robbed, beaten, killed and Odin knows what else. Instead i found n utterly wonderful country full of hard-working and friendly people. I would travel there in a heartbeat. Mexico might be poor, but it is a great land full of great people. The only real preparation was some courses in Spanish, and I did OK. That was it. And the bike was going pakita pakita and training blue smoke the whole way. I don't think I've ever had as much fun and am itching to go back.
A long time ago, in the early 90s. Doesn't matter, places really don't change. Yeah, los Narcos moved form Columbia to Mexico. It isn't hard to stay out of their way. We have tons of violent drug crimes here, heck we have tons of every kind of violent crime. Would you advise Europeans not to come here because it's too dangerous?
Righteous rant bro! Has nothing to do with my point though.
This. How about finding a job that you don't hate? If you think you're close, but not certain you have the money you need to retire, you could find a job that interests you, even if it doesn't pay as much. Or you can volunteer at something you enjoy, which might lead to a job, even it it's part-time.
The trick is getting health insurance from 55-65...
