We've spent the past few months searching for a new place to live. We love our current apartment , but it falls short on a few things. I...

My poor, neglected blog! It pains me to see how long it's been since I've posted. It's not because I don't love you anymore,...

We love living in Escazu. It's convenient, centrally located, and has a magnificent, spring-like climate. There's only one thing...

Well, it sure has been a while since we've made a blog post. Life's been a little crazy since baby Matteus arrived 6 weeks ago! ...

He's here! He's finally here! Our baby boy, Matteus (ma-TAY-us), arrived on Friday afternoon. He was 20.5 inches long and weighed 7 ...

Posted by Jim We've already re-christened our car . Its new nickname is "Leaks." Ever since we brought it home, I'...

Posted by Jim Before we moved to Costa Rica, we knew that we wanted to own a car here. At first, we researched buying a car in the United ...

First off, let me start by saying that the Costa Rican lifestyle must be starting to stick. I woke up this morning with a great idea for a b...

Oh boy, today was the day that we've been waiting for! On Saturday mornings, there's a weekly farmer's market (feria) here in E...

Ahhhhh, home sweet home... or at least our home for now. Jim and I are happy to report that we've found a wonderful apartment here in Co...

Happy New Year, all! 2012 was a wonderful year for us. Really wonderful, in fact, a dream-come-true kind of year. We left our professional j...

Due to an unfortunate flight delay , we only spent 2 nights in Zagreb, Croatia. But we're sure glad that we got a chance to visit th...