As usual, another great read, dear Marlo! Finding staff to support your vision is a challenge to say the least and it sounds like you were very blessed to find perfect souls to help you! One love and Pura Vida 🩵✌️
What a great story Marlo. It IS amazing how these two people came into your lives at the perfect time for each. What luck. People who work for you are so very important, and that you can trust them. At Casa Maya since we didn't move in for literally years after it finished, we had a series of full-time caretakers. Some were good, some, well, not so much. They ran the show when we were gone and took care of the tourists. A husband and wife team, had a separate cottage built for them. There are stories to be told there of course. One thing I wanted to mention, when you said AJ took care of all that stuff (the complex plans for licenses, or whatever) and you could have learned it-- oh, so good you had him. What may seem simple north of the border can become a shambles down south. I'll go into our own issues later in the book. Anyway, very glad you had the good luck.But you guys must have been doing something right, to gain their respect. Pura vida!
Thanks Jeanine! I feel blessed to have them both when we needed them! And as you say, when you have a home, business etc in a foreign country if you are going to be away at all, you really do need people you can TRUST! You know how hard it is to figure out what others might think sounds 'simple' but yes, south of the border....no way! not as simple as it seems. I thought the same about doing the payroll, which I'd done in the US for years...well, nope, nope, nope. There's a caveat for everything! We are lucky to have had both AJ and Steven. Can't wait to hear your caretaker stories!
As usual, another great read, dear Marlo! Finding staff to support your vision is a challenge to say the least and it sounds like you were very blessed to find perfect souls to help you! One love and Pura Vida 🩵✌️
Thanks Deanna! Sometimes I think in this whole journey that finding these perfect souls was the thing going well for us! Pura vida one love!
What a great story Marlo. It IS amazing how these two people came into your lives at the perfect time for each. What luck. People who work for you are so very important, and that you can trust them. At Casa Maya since we didn't move in for literally years after it finished, we had a series of full-time caretakers. Some were good, some, well, not so much. They ran the show when we were gone and took care of the tourists. A husband and wife team, had a separate cottage built for them. There are stories to be told there of course. One thing I wanted to mention, when you said AJ took care of all that stuff (the complex plans for licenses, or whatever) and you could have learned it-- oh, so good you had him. What may seem simple north of the border can become a shambles down south. I'll go into our own issues later in the book. Anyway, very glad you had the good luck.But you guys must have been doing something right, to gain their respect. Pura vida!
Thanks Jeanine! I feel blessed to have them both when we needed them! And as you say, when you have a home, business etc in a foreign country if you are going to be away at all, you really do need people you can TRUST! You know how hard it is to figure out what others might think sounds 'simple' but yes, south of the border....no way! not as simple as it seems. I thought the same about doing the payroll, which I'd done in the US for years...well, nope, nope, nope. There's a caveat for everything! We are lucky to have had both AJ and Steven. Can't wait to hear your caretaker stories!
This makes me so happy 😊 Is Steven still the manager? Do you know?
I have worked with hotel managers like him...obsessed with the guest experience. It speaks volumes and goes endless miles.
Thanks for sharing this, Marlo!
Thanks Kristi! He is not, but he stayed after we left until this past summer and left for another opportunity. He was a gem!
Steven was the best!
For sure! Glad you got to meet him!!