It was a great experience to be welcomed to Costa Rica by a Costa Rican family. Our next stay was with an expat family who have been in CR for over 20 years, so we got to learn about the country from another perspective.
Sharon, Dick and Maia (19) live on a “finca” (farm) in Ciudad [...]
Posts from ‘January, 2009’
The other side of the coin in Ciudad Colón
Marlon’s house in Escazú, Costa Rica
Our first couchsuring host in Costa Rica, Marlon, was the perfect host. How wonderful to be staying with a Costa Rican family! The family consists of Marlon’s Mom and Dad, Marlon, and his sister, Laura.
Marlon’s mom kept us well fed. Every meal in Costa Rica has rice and beans as part of it. The breakfast [...]
Getting to Costa Rica
When we first started the trip, it was quite an ordeal to get all of our stuff into our van. I remember that I’d estimated what we’d keep for the trip and then when I tried to put it in the van, we had too much stuff, so it took all day to winnow it [...]
Update and Off to Costa Rica
Wow, it has been WAY too long since we have updated the blog. I’m looking forward to things slowing down so I can catch up. In the mean time, here is a quick update on what’s been going on since thanksgiving and what’s next.
We spent almost 2 weeks, including Christmas with the children’s maternal grandparents [...]