Posted by jnvn on April 24, 2002 at 20:58:07:
In Reply to: John, did you see Curitiba post above? posted by giveawayboy on April 23, 2002 at 15:57:53:
bill i have been meaning to respond to the curitiba thing as well. i have to say, i've been thinking about it ever since in a sort of somewhat-irresponsible daydreaming kind of way about moving there. i went and checked out the links you put up about curitiba. man that is freaking COOL. i had thought that you just had some pen pals there you wanted to visit, i didn't realize the depth of what you were about, the things you had found there.
i have to admit i was thinking that if i could keep my job and work long distance and live in an awesome city and save 80% of my salary (hehehe) all i'd have to do would be to learn portugese. even with all the neat stuff they are doing there i'd still be worried about political risk though, kidnappings and whatnot of americans are pretty common down there from what i hear. well there are a lot of reasons why it wouldn't be practical of course, but anyway its interesting enough to start me daydreaming. what if i started a company down there? sheesh, the possibilities are endless. i could work half the year (assuming i could contract with americans long distance) and spend the other half writing or working on programming projects i want to pursue. yeah, its a time-money equation. i'm a bohemian! i'm a capitalist! i'm a greedy american death sucker!
: Just wondered if you had seen this. It might not be up your alley, but I was reminded of this by your posts. Anyway, I have enjoyed this string immensely.
: Thanks, Bill