Cindy and I officially retired at COB on Friday July 26, 2019. On Saturday we moved out of our Columbia, SC apartment. On Sunday we were on our way to Costa Rica. We are two, non-Spanish speakers from Iowa, who have been married for 36 years. I have been working in Columbia,SC for the past three years and have maintained an apartment there. Cindy lived and worked in West Des Moines, Iowa until we sold our home of 24 years there in May. Cindy then moved to Columbia with me. We sold nearly all of our possessions, including cars, furniture, etc., bringing to Costa Rica only what we could fit in our suitcases.
We are now living in an apartment in Escazú , a suburb of San Jose. We are building a home near Nosara on the Pacific coast about 5-6 hours away. Building may be too strong a word, however. Technically we are permitting and have been since last December.
In our blog we hope to share the trials and tribulations of daily life as we try to assimilate in our new home where we don’t speak the language. We begin Spanish lessons tomorrow. Our primary goal is to someday be able to begin a conversation without the preface, “Lo siento. No hablo español.”
Our blog title, “Remember, it’s an adventure,” is the phrase Cindy uses to talk me off the ledge when frustration rears its ugly head. This happens quite frequently, generally as we try to accomplish a seemingly simple task like installing Chromecast (%$#@*!).
The adventure begins …
Remember, it's an adventure. 