The pacific coast of Costa Rica is a hotbed of surfing activity. There are several cities along the coast that give off the surfer “vibe” and hearken back to the days in So. Cal when the Beach Boys wrote their famous song “Surfer Girl”. Instead of just sitting on the sidelines watching, we decided to...
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After only our first week in Montezuma, Costa Rica…our days and nights are spent much differently than they were in Alejuela. We have developed a little routine, or fallen into a natural daily rhythm influenced by our desired activities and the natural world around us. Gina and I are waking early, somewhere between 5 a.m....
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We started our “modified” home school curriculum last week, modified because our lack of internet access prevents us from using some online materials we planned on including in our curriculum. Both kids spend about 4 hours a day studying math, history, geography, literature, and writing composition. Mom and Dad get to re-learn many interesting areas...
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We asked our 12 year old son to complete a writing assignment last week as part of his studies. It was a simple assignment; essentially complete a poem about himself. After he completed the poem he shared it with us, it made all of us laugh and we asked him if we could post it...
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Well the journey took an unexpected turn for the worse last week only a few days into it. Sean was sidelined in bed fighting some type of exotic disease. Ok, I am kidding about the exotic disease… I was fighting some type of bug while we were in California, it was just a nusance whose...
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The sun is low on the horizon, another 45 minutes and the reds, oranges, and slate greens and grays will be replaced with darkness. Already a full moon casts its reflection against the waves at low tide. The smell of smoke hangs in the air, and up and down the beach small fires made of...
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It’s been some time since our last post. The result of Sean being sick for a few days, us relocating to Montezuma, and a lack of internet. We are getting our first taste of internet cafe…a little different than the high speed wifi we are accustomed to at home. We are using dial-up at the...
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We need to catch a bus. We need to get from point A to point B. Zoo Ave is the destination, a bird zoo located only 6 miles outside of the town of Alajuela, Costa Rica. How hard could it be…we have a guide book, a map, directions from the proprietor of the B&B we...
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We made it! We have officially started our adventure in Central/South America! People would think that it would be a harrowing journey to travel here, but in our case they would be wrong! We had a very smooth flight from Portland to Ft. Lauderdale, followed by a short 2.5 hour flight to San Jose, Costa...
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