On Sunday, 4 police officers showed up at our door, looking rather intimidating I have to say, and not a word of English between them. I however got the general gist it was about Martin, who at that time was playing in our back yard with Pica, along with numerous kids. Luckily Greyvin was visiting …

I have 3 young guys who call in every week, supplying us with the majority of our fruit. They are so sweet, if a little crazy with the driving of their truck!!!!! This week I had no change, but they gave me the fruit anyway, 3 mangoes, 1 watermelon and 2 pineapple for 3000c ,(about …

Friday is market day. Kids get out of school at 1200, we walk to the school to collect Luca and then down to the market. A friend of Luca’s came with us… The market is more than a place to buy food, it is a big social gathering too. The kids all run off and …

Last night we had an international families pot luck supper at the school. They will be a regular thing, a chance to connect informally with the teachers, to socialize and support each other. As we ate the sun was going down and a rainbow appeared, this photo does not do it justice, it was really …

It has been a busy, but fun week. The first week of school is over and has gone very well. Here are Rich and Luca going over some Spanish after school.. On Fridays before school starts, everyone ,(except high school), meet for a singalong and some action songs. It is lovely, the kids love it, …

Monday the school held a meet and greet for the parents, teachers and admin. This is typically done to start the school year off, a wonderful idea! It was separated into 2 meetings, one for the expats held in English, and then later for the Tico’s held in Spanish. All the expats brought their kids, …

I have had a few email queries about the cost of living for those considering doing something similar to us. Everyone’s needs and wants are different, but I will give you a rundown of our budget. It helped us to read others bloggers budgets in our planning for the move, so hoping to pass on …

Day 3 started out with a healthy breakfast I had been speaking on and off with our neighbor in the hotel, (the one who had recommended the first restaurant), she currently lives in the US, but originally comes from Kyrgyzstan. Another incredibly inspiring, lovely person. She told me about her travels through Kyrgyzstan , it …

Day two began with a swim of course, then down to the village for breakfast. We had a typical Tico breakfast at one of the many cafes… We had heard about an amazing jungle walk to a nearby waterfall, so off we went. The entrance was just up the road from our hotel so very …

Well we are back from the Nicoya Peninsular, and what a trip it was, absolutely WONDERFUL! Here is a map of where we went, Monteverde – Puntarenas – Paquera – Montezuma We were up at 4am on Saturday morning, packed and walked into town to catch the bus, it takes about 25 minutes at a …