The Physical Aspects of a Move to Costa Rica
Guest post by Jason Mueller Jason moved to Costa Rica 4.5 years ago and is loving the 'pura vida" lifestyle. He spends most of his time working at his adventure business in Costa Rica www.jacoropes.com. Some people have asked, why in the world would a person want to...
From One Adventure to Another
Moving to and living in Costa Rica was certainly an adventure. How does one follow that up? With another adventure of course. On September 16, 2017 Jen and I summited Mount Katahdin in Maine. This 5-mile climb was the culmination of 179 days of hiking that started in...
Costa Rica Curious
You have read Costa Rica Curious the blog ... now there is Costa Rica Curious the book. After working tirelessly (read: sporadically) on the book for two years, I have just published it in ebook form the story of our move to Costa Rica. The book starts in the crapper...
Life Outside the Cubicle
Three years ago, when my wife Jen and I left corporate America for Costa Rica, we had only a rough idea of what our future would hold. We knew the treadmill of earn-more and spend-more was no longer what we wanted. We had several years of savings built up to provide...
One Fish Two Fish – A Guide to Fish in Costa Rica
Today guest blogger Steve Friedman writes a comprehensive guide to eating fish in Costa Rica. Steve blogs on his satirical site My Satirical Side. As always, thanks for providing your perspective. With two Oceans and lots of fresh water, fish is a regular staple in...
It’s About Time
I love music. I love live music. I love my wife. I do not really like Tim McGraw, but like I said, I love my wife. Because my wife loves many things about Tim McGraw, one of them his music, we had been to at least two McGraw concerts while living in Dallas. It could...
A Tamarindo Visit – Like a Bat out of Hell
It’s not that I don’t notice things, I do, but I have always been a bit lackadaisical with things that do not pose an immediate problem. This trait has blossomed in our two years in Costa Rica, so as I stepped into the shower I didn’t think much about the drain cover...
Insects of Costa Rica – What a pain
Did you know there exists an actual pain index for stings from bugs? Yep, the entomologist Justin O. Schmidt created the index that seeks to rank the painfulness of dozens of Hymenoptera stings across a four-point spectrum. His index (last updated in 1990), while...
The 72 Colones Costa Rica Moment
My dad used to always say, "learn the system." Great advice when there is a utilized system in place. Steve Friedman shares a real-life experience that demonstrates this, as well as the need for expats in Costa Rica to get a mule. You will remember, in addition to...
Living in Costa Rica – 5 Humorous Observations
One of the great things about living abroad - maybe the most fun - is experiencing the differences found in your new country. Below are a few observations I have noticed about living in Costa Rica. I find them humorous or just informative. Feel free to leave a comment...
To Be or Not To Be – A Resident
Steven Friedman guest posts today on a subject that is near and dear to me. Almost two years after applying for residency - we had all the requisite paperwork with all i's dotted and t's crossed - we still do not have our residency. I question our decision now more...
A Trip to the States
“Congratulations!” I stared back at the TSA agent who had just smiled these words to me. I was confused, partly because I didn’t know TSA agents could talk and partly because I could not connect the celebratory word to anything I had said or done. I smiled and nodded...