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RE: Hello Steemit, I'm Jim -- A New Englander Suburbanite and soon-to-be Panamanian Cowboy
Yeah. There's a ton to do. We don't have internet access yet, but I'm told it's do-able with a satellite dish. There is actually a Canadian with a really nice place, big orchard, maybe a mile up the hill from the village. I ran into him at a big hoedown this spring and he said he has it. It'll probably be slow, but...
Good :) So long as you can get through...
Actually, the Internet - particularly reasonably high-speed Internet - is a real game-changer for the outback. Pre-Internet, all you had were the countryside and physical books; it was easy to become isolated.
Not any more.
Ironically, urbanization is still increasing. Not that it's deplorable, as it keeps outback land cheap. ;)