A Life of Passion and Pura Vida is Only One Flight Away
Sometimes life takes you in a direction that you could never have anticipated. This proved to be true for Cathy Carrolan Mata, when she decided to uproot and move to Costa Rica in 2003...
Sharon Puckett
This Expat Couple Achieved Early Retirement in Costa Rica
When Sheelagh and John Richards found themselves with an empty nest, they decided to use their new circumstances as a springboard for a new life. They left their jobs…packed up their belongings…and headed to Costa Rica.
Life in Costa Rica is an Adventure Filled With New Friends
Shortly after moving to southern Costa Rica in 2015, a new priority topped my "to do" list: make friends. I knew that cultivating friendships would be essential for me to adjust to my new life.
Trading Fast Paced California for Platanillo, Costa Rica
A little over a year ago, Canadian Kathy Wayland, along with her husband Tony, moved from California to the small town of Platanillo, close to the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. They had lived in the U.S. from 2003 to 2016; the last seven years in Monterey. But unfortunately, their life there was becoming uninspiring, stagnant, Read more...: Trading Fast Paced California for Platanillo, Costa Rica
VIDEO: Our Sweet Little Tico Rental Only Costs Us $490 a Month
After 45 years of marriage and home-ownership in Colorado, my husband Wes and I found ourselves as renters in Costa Rica. As retirees, we decided not to buy and maintain a house because we are more interested in adventures and exploring the country.
$490 a Month Rent and a Richer Life in Costa Rica
Minimalism was a concept I never thought would fit me. But retiring and moving to Costa Rica has changed me for the better. I no longer buy “things” to be happy. Through our move from Colorado to Costa Rica in November 2015, my husband, Wes, and I exchanged our 2,700 square-foot home and three-car garage for a home with under 1,000 square feet.
We Pulled the Ripcord on Daily Life and Moved to Costa Rica
“How can two people who have lived their entire lives in Colorado, move so far away?” That was the reaction from family and friends when my husband, Wes, and I announced our decision to retire overseas. We felt it was a good time for us to have a new adventure. I’d been working for over 30 years as a library employee and Wes had been retired for over a year and was growing weary of the cold Colorado weather. We were in good health and we had worked hard and raised our family when our peers were out exploring (we married young).