There isn’t a “good” place I can go given my health issues and lack of money. The better safer more modern cities that have good healthcare are in SE Asia for expats, and I can’t live there bc of the heat and humidity.
Even 3rd world is not easy without a lot of money. Usually the cheaper the cost of living, the harder it is for a westerner to live in, bc it doesn’t have all the “basic” things we have grown accustomed to here. Like reliable and fast internet. Online banking. Online ordering/delivery. Safe drinking water. Even paved sidewalks. Dogs on leashes so they don’t just walk around biting ppl. I mean not everywhere in the US has that but generally, you do.
A HUGE part of the reason why I’m not flying over immediately is 1- I know it’s not going to be easy on my own there, new country, nobody i know there to help me, lots of unknowns, don’t know where I can get all my required health stuff (can’t pack them with me bc they’re liquids/gels) 2- hell, even step1- FLYING over there isn’t easy. All these fucking rules about luggage, and I have to be able to bring a bunch. Some airlines don’t even allow you to pay extra for the extra luggage. And then there’s the internal transfer once you get to the country. There’s all these restrictions at the transfer point too. It’s not easy to even FLY there. Hell, I have a rough time just travelling domestically, from coast to coast (due to health issues and due to just the airlines always delaying and cancelling flights and all that crap).
I’m in pain rn from being on a shitty ass mattress. It’s the cheapest fucking shit. Doesn’t hold my weight. I don’t want to buy a new mattress, or a microwave, or an electric heater to heat stuff, or pots or pans, or even some plastic bins to put my stuff in bc I don’t want to stay here and sink MORE money into this hellhole.
The other day, I went to the dollar store, which is now fucking 1.25 (1.36 with tax), and somehow, my purchase cost $81 fucking dollars!! Like WTF. It’s all cheap disposable shit. And I still don’t have the stuff I need to LIVE (no microwave, electric plate to cook, bowls, etc).
Anyhow I have such fears about going to this country on my own- it’s not even the best country to expat to but idk where else is better that I can afford. I’m sick and semi-disabled (i say semi bc i technically can still walk without aid- i just don’t go out too often) and when you’re physically compromised, it’s literally super hard to do anything- even go grocery shopping or buying essentials you need to you know, live.
Where I am right now, in the US, it’s so fucking hot and humid here that if I walk out even for 5min, I sweat all over and my fungus gets aggravated and turns bright red. Then I come home and have to spend an hour showering and then slathering stuff on my skin, all over my body. Literally has spread to every fucking part being in this shitty place / shitty dirty ass hot humid city. Yes, the streets ARE dirty and smelly af. It’s fucking disgusting here. Fuck, I guess moving overseas to a 3rd world city would be an improvement. Where the expats are at is supposedly not bad.
Can it be worse than where I am now? My only issue is not finding all the stuff I need to combat my fungus. It’s not easy finding things there. Can’t order online, and there’s very specific brands that work as most brands don’t. So there’s that. -_-