Move to Guam?

do you mind if i ask what you will be doing to make a living?

 

Cons: I've read form military folk the place sucks hard. Nothing to do. People not too friendly. Hot, muggy, mosquito and snake infested. Violent crime. Sounds alot like South Florida (with a few less people and a lot more waves) ---OK, now that I think about it, I'm all IN!

 

Here ya go:

https://www.hireguam.com/vosnet/Default.aspx

 

lol. Before your 4th sentence, im all like "Sounds like schitty florida"

 

so why not vietnam or the philipines ?

 

Sounds like you got it pretty good were your at. never leave waves to find waves dude. Then again maybe that's just my perspective from my corner of the east coast wear its been flat for almost a month. Another plus has got to be the cost of living compared to Socal.

 

you were wrong.
You wear clothes.
Where is your head at?
You're killing me!

 

I only spent a bit of time on Guam. It's a big island from what I remember, so you're not driving from north to south easily...this was a long time ago, but that's what I remember. It seemed bigger than Oahu.

Not as much surf as Hawaii. Lots of cliffs and non-surfable spots...more than the coastline would suggest.

It's still expensive, although not nearly as bad as Hawaii.

From what I saw, I wasn't inclined to move there voluntarily. If I had to choose between Guam and Rhode Island, purely for surf, I'd go with Guam. But for everything else I'd go for RI, eg. schools, cost of living, etc.

I'll bet the diving is really good.

If I had to choose, today, between Ventura and Guam, I'd go Ventura.

You'll definitely want to do your own homework on this. Sorry, I guess I'm not much help actually.

 

Living on an island gets tiring; even as a kid, at age 18, I wanted OUT of PR, to go to greener pastures.
Oh, short term (under 6 months) it is fine for many. But then comes drugs and alcohol, and you will not surf much anymore.
Been there, done that, and will NEVER do it again. I travel to islands, for 7 days or LESS!! Surf what is left of my brains off, then come home to mama and the kids. Life is good here in the USA compared to Guam, PR, etc.
just opinion.

 

Guam

I was stationed in Guam in the mid 80's and there is good surfing there...Some of the most beautiful clear water you will ever see.
Like most of the Pacific, it is a Coral Reef break. You have to be careful and get some good reef shoes to wear.

There is also a ton of snorkeling and diving you might want to check out. Lot's of WWII wrecks.

There has been a few posts saying how bad the people of Guam are, but I can tell you in the 80's if you took part in their culture they were totally cool with you....It was usually the dumb "Squids and Jarheads" that caused the problems and they did get their A$$e$ kicked.

Guam is also a big Japanese tourist spot, much like Hawaii is to Americans.

I would go back to Guam in a heartbeat, but it is a long way from the U.S. and the Island isn't huge.

Good Luck to you if you go, I think that if you are into the Outdoors, you will like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8C6KHKeY5E

 

Good advice.

 

Seems like a place that "Island Fever" would kick in pretty hard. Especially being so far away from everything. It's one thing to live on an island and take a 2-3 hr plane ride back to home. But Guam is about as far as you can get from the US. Maybe that's a good thing, maybe not.
Seems like something would you want to try for a year or two, then come back.

 

I keep trying to convince my wife that we should sell the biz and move to Costa Rica. Lots of ways to make a living there and not too long a flight to visit the U.S. on a fairly frequent basis. I love the people, climate,and of course lots of breaks to choose from Just my own little fantasy/dream.

 

I'm guessing that the ol' Bumpster is somehow tied to the military, and surfs Magoo on the reg.

 

Went there is March. Based on what I experienced, I suggest you travel some more and experience other places because you will then see CR for the puke hole it is. And the waves are BRRRRRPPPP next to other places.
just opinion, based on having traveled many other locations, etc

 

If you don't like surfing reefs then Guam is not for you. It is mostly long paddles out to reefs (or grab yourself a little trolling motor canoe). PNG is just to the south, lots of good surf there as well (again, lots of reef). The experience gained from a 2-yr assignment would probably make for good career progression depending upon what side of the program you work.

 

Barry, what other places? I've done Rica twice and I sorta feel the same way about it haha.. looking to broaden my horizons. As for Guam.. no idea!

 

Well, if waves are to be the goal, there are too many to mention, but I can tell you Baja California has a lot of great breaks, very large waves, and nice water temps. Also, crowds were not too bad when I went (20 years ago). Also, PR to me is way better than CR. PR has great reef breaks, better beaches than CR (opinion only), no fvcking pesky crocks, etc. Barbados also. Too many to mention really. Of course, there is always Belmar......