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Baby Isabel Ultrasound 29 Weeks

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We met our new OBGYN today, Dr. Paer in Escazu and he was a realy neat guy. We are all very excited. He had the 4D ultrasound machine in his office, and did a check up to make sure that everything is alright. We are glad to say that she and her mom are both [...]

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 [...]

time in Texas

Coburn Family

Coburn Family

We spent nearly two weeks traveling before we finally made it down to CR. We had a wonderful time with Lyndsey’s family in Edmond, Oklahoma. We left our dog Judah with Lyndsey’s mom and dad, he will join us in a couple of months when Lyndsey’s mom comes down for a visit, sometime [...]

On the road

Family Photo

We left San Diego almost a week ago today. Lyndsey got on a plane with Eli at 6am and I was heading east on the 8 by 9am. Two days later we met up in Edmond, Oklahoma, just a few miles north of Oklahoma City, to spend time with Lyndsey’s side of the family. Her [...]

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

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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 [...]

Tilapia Ceviche Recipe

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When I was in Costa Rica last month I noticed that some of the nicer restaurants were using Tilapia as their fish protien when they made their ceviche. Ceviche is a dish typical to many Latin American countries with some slight variations on how it is prepared. In some countries like Mexico, Ceviche is often [...]

Christmas 2011

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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 [...]