By Lan Sluder

Over the years, I’ve interviewed, talked with or heard from via e-mail and letters hundreds of people who have moved to Belize or who plan to do so, and I’ve asked them this question:  “Why did you choose Belize?”  I’ve gotten many answers, but these are the most common:

"I like speaking English.” You don’t have to learn a new language to live in Belize, because English is the official language.  You don’t have to struggle with grammar and syntax in an unfamiliar tongue.   While Spanish and several other languages are widely spoken in Belize, and many Belizeans are bi- or trilingual, everything from street signs and newspapers to official government documents are in English.  From your first day in Belize, you can shop, dine, chat and gossip without having to thumb through a dictionary or cast about for the right verb ending.

“I love the warm, sunny climate.” It never frosts or snows in Belize.  The climate ranges from sub-tropical to tropical, similar to that of South Florida.   As long as you’re comfortable with warm to hot temperatures, perhaps tempered by cooling breezes from the sea, you’ll like Belize weather.  As a bonus, you’ll never have to pay for heating oil again.

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