Retiring to Canada

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I know that most people would retire to a warm climate and I can see why. In your old age, you sure don’t want to have to deal with being cold all the time. But if you know us at all, you will know that we are different and that is why we are retiring somewhere different: Canada.

You see, my wife is originally from Montréal, Québec in Canada. We met when I was up there visiting my cousin, and it was an instant connection. She would have loved to live our lives up there, but I had a high-paying corporate job down in Tampa, so that is where we moved. But at that time, I promised her that when we did retire, that we could move back to her home if she wanted.

So, I find myself fulfilling that promise that I made so long ago, and we have already listed our Tampa house for sale and have things packed up. We have even been able to find a nice condo in Montréal where will will call home.

I guess that my biggest fear will be that I will have to practice my French, but I suppose that living in a francophone community will help accelerate that process, right?

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