It's not all sunshine and palm trees

Jill Reed

Dec 14, 20206 min

Holiday Gifts with a Sustainability Slant

We’ve recently started making a couple of guides over on our Instagram, and we’re hoping to keep adding to them as we find important...

Jill Reed

Nov 29, 20203 min

Shining Star in Avellanas

My wife woke up Saturday morning and said to me, “I would like for you to give us your attention today. All of it.” I knew this was one...

Jill Reed

Nov 17, 20204 min

Inside an Expat Family’s Debate and Decisions About Cars in Costa Rica

Taking the cars with us I am sitting outside my home chatting to the moving company representative about shipping estimates for a full 40...

Jill Reed, Ph.D.

Oct 11, 20203 min

Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Arribada in Ostional, Costa Rica with Kids

About Arribada Living in Costa Rica affords one many opportunities for appreciating the natural world. This is the land of many different...

Jill Reed, Ph.D.

Sep 23, 20204 min

Spa Getaway at Boutique Hotel Los Altos De Eros

My wife organized an overnight away from the children and dogs to celebrate my 44th birthday. Aside: having a wife is a blissful thing,...

Jill Reed, Ph.D.

Aug 13, 20205 min

Owning a Vehicle in Costa Rica: Better to Ship or Purchase Locally?

We are in the process of deciding whether or not to ship our American car to our home in Costa Rica. When we moved here a year ago, one...

Jill Reed, Ph.D.

Jul 5, 20207 min

Staycation in Costa Rica During Quarantine Time

Exploring Uvita, waterfalls, beaches, jungle, and national park Manuel Antonio We’ve been living in Costa Rica for almost a year but we...

Jill Reed, Ph.D.

Jun 12, 20203 min

Anybody Else Feeling the Weight of the Room?

Have you ever woken up at 4:00am from a dream about home searching that involved organic gardening, your kids, some kids from your...

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