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Expat transition
We did not have such a huge change, moving to Costa Rica in 2003, as we came from rural Northern New Mexico, which often seems like a country other than the US. We found the pace, the culture and even the corruption to be similar to what we had experienced.
We did, however, learn to be much more patient and have an even better sense of humor. If one cannot develop serious patience and laugh about what did not get done or did not work out the way you planned, you will most likely leave.
It is all a growth experience, if you allow it to be. Doing without is also a growth experience. Maybe you will never be able to purchase some of your favorite things, but there are new things to try that may well take the place of old favorites. Flexibility is so important.