Mark and I lived in California our entire lives until we moved to Costa Rica. After our first 86 days of living in Costa Rica, we headed...

One of the things Mark and I hoped to find in Costa Rica was a happy social life. While I have really dear friends in the Fresno area, I...

Our dog didn't make it to Costa Rica during our first stay because we have no fencing in Costa Rica and had a lot to do to get settled in....

My dream of creating a food forest started in college, over thirty years ago, in my favorite class - environmental science. I did a...

I wrote this last week, but decided not to publish until releases were signed. The short story is that I had to close my legal practice...

Our friend came for a ten-day visit. We had an absolute blast! We knew Mary was in trouble when we picked her up in San Jose, Costa Rica...

I was eating breakfast one morning and saw the weirdest thing on my potted plant on our outdoor table. My first thought was aliens, but...

To borrow a motto from my good friend Lori, walk until you feel better! I have found that this really works in the short term. It is...

I have been surfing about eight times now at four different local beaches: Dominical, Playa Linda, Playa Matapalo, and Manuel Antonio. I...

I love sea turtles! Wathcing a turtle release has been on my bucket list! One of our first crazy adventures was a quest to see sea...

In Costa Rica, it’s not like there is a Jiffy Lube on every corner. When it was time to get an oil change, I asked for referrals from...

Tomorrow will mark six weeks of being in Costa Rica and the half-way point of our first 86 days in Costa Rica. I was thinking of...

There is a trail on our property that leads to what the Costa Ricans refer to as a "creek." We have been here for a month and realized we...

We moved to Costa Rica, we unpacked, we repacked when termites were discovered, unpacked again, and started to get organized. Christine...

I tried to cross a suspension bridge on our first trip to Costa Rica in 2021, but my body flat out refused. I was determined not to let...

I woke up early on my birthday (August 2, 2023). There was a full moon and the sky was ... well, see for yourself a picture being worth...

Mark and I went for a walk on the road outside our community along the river. There were tons of coconuts on the ground, so we thought...

Our third week in Costa Rica was challenging. There were definitely some great times, but the challenges were real! We had unpacked the...

July 30, 2023 was a perfect day! Mark and I have also been doing yoga first thing in the morning. This has been really helpful in...

What’s the deal with useless worrying? When Mark and I decided to move to Costa Rica, it was literally to save my life. We bought land...