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Author Topic: Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis II  (Read 14414 times)
MikePastore
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« on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
Cali or Bogota? Latin Best or All Colombian Girls? North Cali or South Cali? DCF or Fiance Visa? Bala or no Bala? Cartagena or Islands for Honeymoon? How long courtship? SHHHHHHHEEEEEESSSSHHHHH!!!!! Just GO! On the job training. Quit waiting until you have all the "details" worked out & GO! I have been lurking on this board for a long time and here are the rules as I have learned from the experts on this board. I will be going next year.
1. Learn enough Spanish to be basically conversational.
2. Take salsa and meringue lessons.
3. Get all your papers together.
4. Beg,borrow or steal enough vacation time to take 3 trips within 6-  9 months.
5. Budget 15K to 20K for the ENTIRE PROCESS including wedding cake
6. Settle the "foreign aid" issue beforehand.
7. Make the first trip the longest and meet as many women as you can.
8. Never buy a life time agency membership.
9. Don't be flashy with money - if that's all you have going for you, you are in trouble.
10. Think with the big head.

Read my posts/threads in archive 52 or 53 - Paralysis of Analysis and Some Cost Estimates for the Process, Please.
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FenixRises
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« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis ..., posted by MikePastore on Dec 6, 2001

Hi Mike,
I would add this as #11 to your list.
11. Know how to be a man without being a Ricardo Cabeza.
Fred
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Hoda
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis ..., posted by MikePastore on Dec 6, 2001

nuff said...

Peace...Hoda
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Patrick
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis ..., posted by MikePastore on Dec 6, 2001

I think a lot of guys are really into the planning of every small detail because when it comes right down to it, they really aren't going to go.  Planning at least keeps the fantasy alive for those who aren't going.

By the way, I'm an engineer myself...... We get no respect!
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Aaron
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« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analy..., posted by Patrick on Dec 6, 2001

Patrick,

My whole philosphy about this is "Go whenever the wind blows, and while your away forget about everything back home."

Aaron
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MikePastore
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« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analy..., posted by Patrick on Dec 6, 2001

I have great respect for engineers, I work with a bunch of them (I am the sales guy), in particular, when I ask what time it is...they tell me how to make a watch!
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jim c
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« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis ..., posted by MikePastore on Dec 6, 2001

wonderful post. Those are the minimum requirements and about covers it. My three suggestions are: 1. just go now and when you come back your ego will be larger and less concerned about rejection here. 2. If you pay attention the cost will be much less if you just go.  3. Every person will have a different perception of the experience (you take your own baggage with you) but the approval rating is in the 90 percentile so just go.  JIM C
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FenixRises
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« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis ..., posted by MikePastore on Dec 6, 2001

n/t
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Kenfer8
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« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis ..., posted by MikePastore on Dec 6, 2001

n/t
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Pete E
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« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis ..., posted by MikePastore on Dec 6, 2001

And save us the posts about all the things you fixed in your novia's house and the analysis of the bus system.Some post I have read were so full of frivilos detail and lacking on emotion or experience.They were so boring I couldn't even finish them.
I guess the ones I am thinking mostly of were by Europeans on the Latin Women List.

Pete
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Ken Power
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analysis ..., posted by MikePastore on Dec 6, 2001

K15 -K20?       How so?

Ken
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MikePastore
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« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analy..., posted by Ken Power on Dec 6, 2001

You should have that amount of money available, I am not saying you should spend it foolishly. I can not think of something more hard to take then to have a beautiful Latina be ready for you to make it happen for the both of you and then not have the resources to see it through. I think there is more than enough brainpower on this board to crunch the numbers realistically. You could get lucky and do it in two trips for 3-5 K, but that's cutting it way too close.
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Kenfer8
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« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Re: Engineers in Love/Paralysis of Analy..., posted by Ken Power on Dec 6, 2001


n/t
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Hoda
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« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to Unfourtunately, this is not a poor man's..., posted by Kenfer8 on Dec 6, 2001

But even men with limited resources (time & money)can take part. They (we) have to plan a bit longer in advance. Take on additional work to pay for your trip. See if your employer will allow you to swap over-time for vacation time. Believe me, if you really want to go...YOU'LL FIND A WAY!!!

No doubt about it....Hoda
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Aaron
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« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2001, 05:00:00 AM »
... in response to So very true...., posted by Hoda on Dec 6, 2001

Howard and Kenfer,

I'm still a student. I started my search as a student. I can only afford to go to Colombia once every year. And I really have to sacrifice valuable time to go.

But, I'm glad I have travelled there, and spent money that I could have used doing other things here.

Really, these are the best times for me to travel because my schedule is not as demanding as it will be during work. When I begin work, I'm likely going to have to work 50 to 60 hrs a week regularly, with one extended month long vacation for myself. Even though, I will be making a little more money by then, I wont have the time to travel. What I will gain in money and professional responsibility, I will lose in time for personal things.

So the few trips that I have taking so far helped me to decide whether or not this is something I could do, marry a foreign woman. And now, from experience, I'm convinced that I can marry a girl from Colombia. All I need to do now is to be patient for a couple of months before I return again, start working, and have the finacial means to start a family.

All though money does play a role, it is not as critical as other factors that are needed to find love, and lead to happiness.

Aaron
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