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From our former life on Sesame Street to our new lives in San Ramon de Alajuela, Costa Rica. This is the story of our new life as it unfolds. Everyone has their own story to tell, this is our reality.

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Sunday afternoon in Escazu

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 2 year ago, Read 3 times. Similar articles

There's been a lot of talk on a Costa Rica forum about Cafe de Artistas in Escazu which is under new ownership. I wrote about it previously. Until last weekend we'd not been to the cafe. Now we can say we've been there, done that. (New Owner, Chris Reeves) The... Read more

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First time blog visitor from F.Y.R.O.M.

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 3 year ago, Read 2 times. Similar articles

What the heck is F.Y.R.O.M. ????? AND where the heck is it' I had to go right to Wikipedia to learn more about this place! The following is a piece from Wiki: Macedonia (Macedonian: ??????????; English: /?mæs'?do'ni'/ ( listen) mas-i-DOH-nee-?), officially the Republic of Macedonia (????????? ??????????, transliterated: Republika Makedonija... Read more

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Remember Chia pets'

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 3 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles

I put out my seed feeder a little prematurely. We had had so little rain I figured I'd go ahead and put it up as the migratory birds had been coming in flocks. The birds in our yard are more interested in the bananas than the seed. It seems I've... Read more

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Why Costa Rica'

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 3 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles

People are always curious as to why we chose to move to Costa Rica. Yesterday we experienced a perfect example of why. While driving home from Alajuela through La Garita a car suddenly stopped in the middle of the road. Bill could see his left tail light blinking and was... Read more

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Farewell to a beloved family member

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 3 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles

Getting a second dog was the best thing we could've ever done for our old dog Bear. Mara is the most loving sister one could imagine. She keeps a watchful eye on her big brother. Here they are soaking up the sun while Bill works in the yard. Whenever she... Read more

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Finca Luna Nueva

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 3 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles

We decided to take a road trip the other day and ended up here, Finca Luna Nueva Lodge. When we left the house we had an idea we'd go there but one never knows what will happen on the roads of Costa Rica so we didn't exactly plan to go.... Read more

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Funny stores

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 3 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles

Bill insisted I take a shot of this store in Alajuela. Only in Costa Rica will one find a Shagin store. Read more

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Festejos San Ramón 2010

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 3 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles

It's festival time again in San Ramón. Here's a list of upcoming activities for those living in Costa Rica who might want to come enjoy the festivities or other who may be vacationing here the later part of April. Festejos San Ramón 2010 Viernes 16 4:00 pm - Desfile de... Read more

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Thinking of moving to Costa Rica

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 2 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles

I get many emails from people thinking about moving to Costa Rica. Not being someone who pays attention to news in the United States I can tell when things get worse by the number of emails I get. Recently, I went to a meeting of mostly expatriates in San Ramón... Read more

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Bajo Rodriguez & Valle Azul

From A New Life In Costa Rica, 2 year ago, Read 1 times. Similar articles

People are always saying they're going to do something and don't. We're no different. We agreed to drive to Bajo Rodriguez with a friend months ago to meet his family. For one reason or another one of us always cancelled once we had it scheduled. Last Sunday we finally went... Read more

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