Hello. My name is Elena.

I'm a 49-year-old woman, single, with no family.

Two years ago, after breaking up, I sold my apartment and invested the money from the sale and the rest of my other savings into a piece of land on the island of Ko Phangan,in Thailand.

Right now, the island is experiencing a construction boom; rentals are quite high, but construction is still quite cheap.

I bought 4,500 square meters of land with the idea of ​​selling most of it within a year, because land prices here have doubled in recent years. This way, I thought I could recoup all the money I invested, leaving me with 1,000 square meters to build a small house and three bungalows for a small rental business. And so, I had a retirement plan: to spend the rest of my life on a peaceful island, dedicating myself to meditation and yoga. The plan seemed perfect. There were already interested buyers. But before the purchase contract was finalized, it was discovered that the island government had been leasing the land 25 years ago and using it for human waste. They then covered it with earth, and 10 years later, they put it up for sale. And I was the unlucky one who bought it.

I promise you that at the time I bought it, the place seemed like paradise, a beautiful green jungle.And the price was quite low (now I understand why)

I've always dreamed of living in the peace of nature. Dreaming that one day I'll be able to have a small yoga retreat in this place. When I discovered that I had bought a dumpster, investing all my life savings in it, I went through a very strong shock, which led me to a depression with suicide attempts.Only yoga is helping me right now.

The lawyers explained to me that I wouldn't be able to win any lawsuit because it's an illegal dump of island's government, and that I'd likely lose ownership of everything if I tried to fight it. Because I'm a foreigner here in this country.

That the only way for me to get my money back is to use this land or sell it.

To buy land in Thailand, I had to open a company with other Thai people. Now every year I pay taxes for this company.

And I can't build on it because I don't have the money to continue, nor can I sell it because I will be judged by future land buyers. I'm not the government. I can't sell it by lying, nor do I want to deceive anyone. I am a human being with a lot of spiritual faith.

The situation has me completely trapped.

After talking to a good construction company here, we came up with a possible solution: cleaning up the trash, hauling it out with trucks, filling it with good soil, dividing the land into five smaller ones, and putting them up for sale. This way, I have the opportunity to recoup all the money invested over time.But this would cost me approximately 60 thousand euros.

A year after severe depression, surviving on the island earning very little money with yoga classes, living in a very simple wooden bungalow in the jungle with my cats, which I brought with me from Europe, I now find myself in a rather complicated situation for myself. And I don't know where I can get the 60,000 euros to save my life and be able to continue. And I hope to save my savings.

Also, last week they broke into my bungalow and stole all my valuables: my computer, my jewelry, and my sound system.

I'm left with very little savings in my Spanish account, which I'll be able to keep there for a few months. And now I won't be able to return to Spain because I've moved here, transporting all my belongings and cats. I don't have enough money to transport everything back to Europe. I have nowhere to go back to either. And working on this island doesn't offer good wages.

I have no choice but to pray and hope something happens and I can get the money I need to clean up the trash on my property. And hope I can eventually sell it.

I had invested 240,000 euros in it, money I've worked hard to earn and save.

A friend gave me the name of this app, explaining that I could tell my story here and that it might even get someone to help me.

Please help me