In October, 2000, the author and his wife moved from California to Costa Rica to begin a new life in a new country. Martin had a theory that retiring to a foreign country would present so many challenges as to make it impossible to fall into a rut, to become bored, and eventually depressed as happens to so many retirees. It appears as though his theory was a correct one. At Home in Costa Rica: An Adventure in Living the Good Life is the story of how Martin and Robin gradually adapted to their new country, and tells a fascinating tale of the trials and tribulations of learning a new way of life and a new language, of making unusual friends, of building homes, of rehabilitating animals, of surviving the machinations of alien institutions bureaucracies, of adjusting their first-world pace and needs to those of an emerging country, and much more. Told in an anecdotal style, based on letters they've been sending home for three and a half years, At Home in Costa Rica is filled with funny and touching stories about re-learning how to live in one of the most beautiful, peaceful, and stable Democracies in the world. The book is ideal for anyone who has either gone through this wonderful and at times trying process, for anyone who is contemplating living the expatriate's life, or for anyone who enjoys reading about life in other countries.
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Great Book about making the change
Nov 12 2006
By John R
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This is a great book talking about a couples experiences making the move from the states to Costa Rica. Building two homes. It talks about the upsides and the problems they encountered along the way. I found it very entertaining. Kind of brings you back home to Costa Rica. Enjoyed hearing the stories of daily life in paradise as well as the pitfalls along the way. The book gives you a real feel of this couples experience of adapting to a new country. Not a retirement book but one that is very entertaining for those infatuated with life in Costa Rica.
Pura Vida!!
Pura Vida!!
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Enjoying the daily life of Martin and Robin
July 16 2006
By M. Worth
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Format:Paperback
I am enjoying the events as they build in what sounds like a very beautiful place. I will be visiting Costa Rica soon, and am reading as much as I can about CR before I go. When I am there, I will decide if I could adapt to life there on a full time basis. I find myself thinking that living in a less populated area, as the Rice's do, would appeal to me much more than the city life. The book is very discriptive, and I can see the picture he is painting in words. I was only disappointed about one thing... The website listed in the book does not exist. I was looking forward to seeing the pictures he speaks of in the book.
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Entertaining
Mar 29 2013
By Mr. Z
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Format:Paperback
I have never been to Costa Rica and I may never make it out there. However, I found the book to be rather entertaining. The book is a collection of emails sent to the author's friends and family while he was living in Costa Rica. Honestly, it made me feel that the letters I write to friends and family back home are inadequate.
The drawback to this book is that we don't know how the story ends. From what I can tell, the author has moved back to the mainland. I would like to know what happened. I wish that I could get some kind of closure.
The drawback to this book is that we don't know how the story ends. From what I can tell, the author has moved back to the mainland. I would like to know what happened. I wish that I could get some kind of closure.
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