VGinCR
New Zealander looking for information about Costa Rica
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About me
New Zealander
Lives in Waimanalo Hawaii
Registration: 01 May 2010
About
My expat journey
Costa Rica
USA
Auckland, New Zealand
Sailed to EnZed from San Diego - what a trip! Got a dream job with Apple Computers. Really really enjoyed living here. It's cold as hell in the winter, but the land, and the people, are pristine.
Bike mechanic, Apple Computer representative
Too much to tell. The hiking is exquisite. From alps to balmy tropical beaches. Tons of fresh clams and mussels to eat right off the beach. Quiet.
The slightly anti-American sentiment, but I understand it, and AGREE!
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Finding the right place to live in the Amazing Costa Rica by RogerPuraVida
Hi my name is Roger and I want to give back a little bit of all the happiness this country and the people of this country is offering to me! Therefore in this topic I want to advise all of the people planning to live here. I want to help all of you ...
Hi Julie! WOW! You're awesome, and wonderfully generous with your advice. Thank you. I am drinking it all in, and appreciate it more than you know. (I'm just recovering from a bout of fever and sinus infection, sorry to have disappeared for a few ... Read More
Finding the right place to live in the Amazing Costa Rica by RogerPuraVida
Hi my name is Roger and I want to give back a little bit of all the happiness this country and the people of this country is offering to me! Therefore in this topic I want to advise all of the people planning to live here. I want to help all of you ...
Julie Thanks for your thoughtful replies to my questions I have a business to sell in Hawaii once the recession begins to abate (which is anyones guess- what- 2 or 3 years from now, perhaps?) and I plan to live off investments. My boyfriend, ... Read More
Finding the right place to live in the Amazing Costa Rica by RogerPuraVida
Hi my name is Roger and I want to give back a little bit of all the happiness this country and the people of this country is offering to me! Therefore in this topic I want to advise all of the people planning to live here. I want to help all of you ...
Sounds great! All EXCEPT for you saying Costa Rica is noisy everywhere! HUH? This is one thing I'm finding I'm not crazy about - the constant dog barking, horn honking, disco beat of the city I'm in presently (Xela-Quetzaltenango Guatemala). I'm ... Read More
Finding the right place to live in the Amazing Costa Rica by RogerPuraVida
Hi my name is Roger and I want to give back a little bit of all the happiness this country and the people of this country is offering to me! Therefore in this topic I want to advise all of the people planning to live here. I want to help all of you ...
Thanks, I'm checking your blog re: schools now... just curious what you think of Robert's suggestion of San Ramon? Read More
Finding the right place to live in the Amazing Costa Rica by RogerPuraVida
Hi my name is Roger and I want to give back a little bit of all the happiness this country and the people of this country is offering to me! Therefore in this topic I want to advise all of the people planning to live here. I want to help all of you ...
Hola Julie, appreciate the advice! I'll look at your suggestions, considering a few weeks in CR later this month Would you (or anyone reading this) know of an exceptionally good spanish school in a rural area, perhaps in one of the towns you ... Read More
Finding the right place to live in the Amazing Costa Rica by RogerPuraVida
Hi my name is Roger and I want to give back a little bit of all the happiness this country and the people of this country is offering to me! Therefore in this topic I want to advise all of the people planning to live here. I want to help all of you ...
Gracias Robert for your offer of advice! I am considering a move from USA. My priorities: - quiet area, semi-rural location (away from city center: crowds, noise, crime) but close (enough) to amenities, perhaps a 20 minute drive a city center - ... Read More