First, examine just what is it that’s bothering you? Is it the never-ending heat, or the never-ending cold? Is it rainy all the time, or sunny all the time? Many who have gone from four -season climates to two -season climates complain of boredom. And, those who go from 12-hour sun, 12-hour night days to variable- hours- of- sunlight days may find it hard to adjust to what they would call “extremes” in heat and cold. So, you’ll have to look at the ‘sunny” side of the picture. Do two seasons mean that your flowers bloom all year round? They do, for instance, in Ecuador, thanks to two seasons. Do four seasons mean that after winter, you see the plant kingdom start to come alive? Are there other parts of the country to visit when you get tired of seeing the same climate all the time? Can you develop hobbies, in case your climate forces you to stay inside a lot? Fight off those “grey day blues”!
Is what’s bugging you the bugs? This is something you may not be able to avoid. In tropical countries, you’ll need a good pest repellant. You don’t want malaria or dengue, do you? And, of course, the size of the insects can be the real problem! If you can’t get used to them, you may have to find another, cooler location, with smaller bugs! There are electronic pest repellants now on the market, both for inside and outside. A time-tested remedy, if you can stand it, is to allow insect-eating spiders to inhabit your house. IF you can put up with spiders! Ask the native people what they use. You may be surprised at how simple the remedies may be!
One thing that gets to almost everyone who moves to a foreign country that doesn’t speak his native language is not hearing that native language, or hearing the new language all the time. Your brain just gets “fed up” with always straining to listen, understand and speak in a new language. Even if you have dealt with the language for years, there will be those days where you say to yourself, “How long have I been speaking this language?”
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