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Settling into our Costa Rica Lifestyle

We arrived in Costa Rica on Monday night after a 3.5 hour direct flight from Dallas, TX. Our flight was pretty uneventful though it was an interesting sight seeing us lug over 10 large suitcases, 2 car seats, stroller, and one extra large surfboard through the airports. We did have a minor setback when [...]

Hammock Time

hammock-time

We made it! A little R&R after a couple of weeks of traveling. Below is our view from the hammock

Repurposing our American Dream

the american dream

Lyndsey I get asked often by strangers why we are selling everything off and moving abroad. The closer our departure date comes and the more stuff we rid ourselves of has made our decision a reality not only to us but to some of the skeptics around us. Over the years I have had conversations [...]

Goodbye San Diego... Hello Costa Rica

cattle-crossing

So we have one week left to go until we leave our San Diego home for our new life in Costa Rica. We have been making a lot of progress as far as getting all the necessary paperwork we will need to gain permanent residency once we get there. It has been an interesting process [...]

Making the Move Chapter 2 - How to Pack?

What we are selling

We have a  little over three weeks left in San Diego before we start our adventure halfway across the Untied States to visit family, then we make the big move down to Costa Rica in the middle of February. Lyndsey has diligently been going through all of our belongings and separating them into three major [...]

Making the Move Chapter 1- Trying to Make Plans

House Check List

So after 9 years of talking about it, we are going to take the rest of the steps to make the move from San Diego, California to Costa Rica. Lyndsey and I are both nervous, excited but are trying to make the most effective plans possible. So far they have changed a bit, and I [...]

Monkey Business

Tamarindo Costa Rica

I just got back from doing a recon mission down in Costa Rica. I was looking for places to stay and also searching out information in regards to having our second child down there. The private hospitals in Costa Rica are top notch, medical tourism is on the rise and many gringos are starting to [...]

tico time

pura-vida

As much as this town as changed, I know that I have changed with it.

I am missing my girls and boy, so I sat and listened to a song about a girl named Sofia that looks at the sun to remember her loved ones.

DIY Wedding Costa Rica Wedding - Nine Year Wedding Anniversery

Nine years ago today Lyndsey and I got married on the beach in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica in front of the four most important people in our lives, both sets of parents. My sister and her husband joined us as well which was very special. Kevin, my brother-in-law brought along his handy video cam and [...]

8 Year Anniversary

Eight years ago today Lyndsey’s parents Vicky and Gary Cauthen, my parents Rick and Denise Coburn along with  my twin sister Cristi and her husband Kevin Sutton joined us in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica to celebrate our wedding on the beach. Kevin captured some video that we have kept over the years. Last year we [...]