One Woman’s Dream: Interview with Estelar’s Owner

Estelar's founder, Bethany Kirk, is featured on the latest episode of Dream Catcher's Costa Rica! Learn more about how she managed to start a business in paradise and make it successful for 9 years and running.

<a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2020/03/09/one-womans-dream-interview-with-estelars-owner/" class="button blue-btn">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=49&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=98&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/author/estelarcr_admin/">Instituto Estelar</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2020/03/09/one-womans-dream-interview-with-estelars-owner/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2020-03-09T17:29:22+00:00">March 9, 2020</time></a></span><span class="entry-format"><span 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category-teach-english-in-costa-rica category-teach-esl-abroad category-volunteer-in-costa-rica category-women-travelers category-working-in-costa-rica"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2020/01/16/teaching-esl-in-costa-rica-is-a-dream/" rel="bookmark">Teaching ESL in Costa Rica is a Dream!</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2020/01/16/teaching-esl-in-costa-rica-is-a-dream/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1200" height="675" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feb-kids-big-feb2020-1200x675.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Teaching ESL in Costa Rica is a Dream!" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feb-kids-big-feb2020-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feb-kids-big-feb2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feb-kids-big-feb2020-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feb-kids-big-feb2020-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/feb-kids-big-feb2020-250x141.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have been fortunate enough to teach in several beautiful countries as an ESL (or TEFL) teacher. However, teaching in Costa Rica has to be my favourite and most rewarding experience yet. I am still relativel...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2020/01/16/teaching-esl-in-costa-rica-is-a-dream/" class="button blue-btn">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=49&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=98&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/author/estelarcr_admin/">Instituto Estelar</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2020/01/16/teaching-esl-in-costa-rica-is-a-dream/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2020-01-16T21:14:49+00:00">January 16, 2020</time><time class="updated" 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tag-language-learning-tips tag-liberia-costa-rica tag-livingincostarica tag-spanglish tag-spanish-classes-in-costa-rica tag-spanish-classes-in-guanacaste tag-study-abroad tag-study-spanish-in-costa-rica tag-studyspanishincostarica tag-teachenglishincostarica tag-the-best-english-program tag-totalimmersionspanish tag-traveling"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/10/25/learning-spanish-from-the-perspective-of-an-english-teacher/" rel="bookmark">Learning Spanish from the Perspective of an English Teacher</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/10/25/learning-spanish-from-the-perspective-of-an-english-teacher/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1152" height="864" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/teacher-english-resized.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Learning Spanish from the Perspective of an English Teacher" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/teacher-english-resized.jpg 1152w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/teacher-english-resized-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/teacher-english-resized-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/teacher-english-resized-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/teacher-english-resized-250x188.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whilst living in Costa Rica, I have worked my way through two separate, yet complementary processes; teaching English and studying Spanish. I arrived in Costa Rica from Scotland with a fairly basic level of S...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/10/25/learning-spanish-from-the-perspective-of-an-english-teacher/" class="button blue-btn">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=49&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=98&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/author/estelarcr_admin/">Instituto Estelar</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/10/25/learning-spanish-from-the-perspective-of-an-english-teacher/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" 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category-explore-costa-rica category-female-travelers category-guanacaste category-happiness-in-costa-rica category-ingles-en-guanacaste category-ingles-en-liberia category-instituto-estelar-bilingue category-liberia category-living-in-costa-rica category-meaningful-travel category-meet-the-locals category-mejores-clases-de-ingles category-simple-life-in-liberia category-teach-english-in-costa-rica category-teach-esl-abroad category-total-immersion-spanish category-women-travelers category-working-in-costa-rica"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/07/18/living-in-liberia-costa-rica/" rel="bookmark">Living in Liberia, Costa Rica</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/07/18/living-in-liberia-costa-rica/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="960" height="473" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/header-3.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Living in Liberia, Costa Rica" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/header-3.jpg 960w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/header-3-300x148.jpg 300w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/header-3-768x378.jpg 768w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/header-3-250x123.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I was warned from people in San Jose, Costa Rica, that it would be hot in Liberia, but coming from January weather in Kentucky, I took their advice lightly and expected Liberia to be a nice 75 degrees like the capital city. At the halfway stop...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/07/18/living-in-liberia-costa-rica/" class="button blue-btn">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=49&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=98&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/author/estelarcr_admin/">Instituto Estelar</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/07/18/living-in-liberia-costa-rica/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2019-07-18T22:32:09+00:00">July 18, 2019</time><time class="updated" datetime="2019-07-18T22:37:23+00:00">July 18, 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href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/living-in-costa-rica/" rel="category tag">Living in Costa Rica</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/meaningful-travel/" rel="category tag">meaningful travel</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/meet-the-locals/" rel="category tag">meet the locals</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/mejores-clases-de-ingles/" rel="category tag">mejores clases de ingles</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/simple-life-in-liberia/" rel="category tag">Simple life in Liberia</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/teach-english-in-costa-rica/" rel="category tag">teach english in costa rica</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/teach-esl-abroad/" rel="category tag">teach esl abroad</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/total-immersion-spanish/" rel="category tag">Total Immersion Spanish</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/women-travelers/" rel="category tag">women travelers</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/working-in-costa-rica/" rel="category tag">Working in Costa Rica</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-8633" class="post-8633 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-be-estelar category-best-language-school-in-costa-rica category-best-spanish-school-in-costa-rica category-blog category-costa-rica category-costa-rican-experiences category-english-teachers category-estelar-spanish-school category-explore-costa-rica category-guanacaste category-happiness-in-costa-rica category-instituto-estelar-bilingue category-learn-spanish-in-costa-rica category-liberia category-living-in-costa-rica category-simple-life-in-liberia category-spanish-program category-study-spanish category-study-spanish-in-costa-rica category-teach-english-at-estelar category-teach-english-in-costa-rica category-teach-esl-abroad category-total-immersion-spanish category-transportation-in-costa-rica category-why-learn-spanish category-working-in-costa-rica"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/07/08/building-my-spanish-skills-at-estelar/" rel="bookmark">Building my Spanish Skills at Estelar</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/07/08/building-my-spanish-skills-at-estelar/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="654" height="491" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ethan-blog-smaller.png" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Building my Spanish Skills at Estelar" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ethan-blog-smaller.png 654w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ethan-blog-smaller-300x225.png 300w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ethan-blog-smaller-250x188.png 250w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I have had the wonderful opportunity to take intensive Spanish classes at Instituto Estelar! These classes have been everything a foreign language class should be: dynamic, challenging, full of conversation, and very fun. The staff and profess...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/07/08/building-my-spanish-skills-at-estelar/" class="button blue-btn">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=49&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=98&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/author/estelarcr_admin/">Instituto Estelar</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/07/08/building-my-spanish-skills-at-estelar/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2019-07-08T20:49:37+00:00">July 8, 2019</time><time class="updated" 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rel="category tag">Simple life in Liberia</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/spanish-program/" rel="category tag">Spanish Program</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/study-spanish/" rel="category tag">study spanish</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/study-spanish-in-costa-rica/" rel="category tag">Study Spanish in Costa Rica</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/teach-english-at-estelar/" rel="category tag">teach English at Estelar</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/teach-english-in-costa-rica/" rel="category tag">teach english in costa rica</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/teach-esl-abroad/" rel="category tag">teach esl abroad</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/total-immersion-spanish/" rel="category tag">Total Immersion Spanish</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/transportation-in-costa-rica/" rel="category tag">transportation in costa 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category-study-spanish-in-costa-rica category-teach-english-at-estelar category-teach-english-in-costa-rica category-teach-esl-abroad category-total-immersion-spanish category-women-travelers category-working-in-costa-rica"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/05/27/my-spanish-immersion-experience-2/" rel="bookmark">A Pura Vida Experience</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/05/27/my-spanish-immersion-experience-2/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="577" height="433" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stefan-resized-again.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="A Pura Vida Experience" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stefan-resized-again.jpg 577w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stefan-resized-again-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/stefan-resized-again-250x188.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">My experience studying Spanish at Estelar has been all I hoped for and more. The colorful building has provided both a place to relax away from the Guanacaste sun, as well a sociable environment, conducive ...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/05/27/my-spanish-immersion-experience-2/" class="button blue-btn">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=49&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=98&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/author/estelarcr_admin/">Instituto Estelar</a></span></span><span class="posted-on"><span class="screen-reader-text">Posted on </span><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/05/27/my-spanish-immersion-experience-2/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" 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rel="category tag">teach english in costa rica</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/teach-esl-abroad/" rel="category tag">teach esl abroad</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/total-immersion-spanish/" rel="category tag">Total Immersion Spanish</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/women-travelers/" rel="category tag">women travelers</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/working-in-costa-rica/" rel="category tag">Working in Costa Rica</a></span> </footer> </article> <article id="post-8346" class="post-8346 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-be-estelar category-best-language-school-in-costa-rica category-best-spanish-school-in-costa-rica category-blog category-costa-rican-experiences category-estelar-spanish-school category-female-travelers category-food-in-costa-rica category-guanacaste category-happiness-in-costa-rica category-instituto-estelar-bilingue category-learn-spanish-in-costa-rica category-liberia category-living-in-costa-rica category-meaningful-travel category-meet-the-locals category-spanish-obsession category-spanish-program category-spanish-programs category-study-abroad category-study-spanish category-study-spanish-in-costa-rica category-teach-english-at-estelar category-teach-english-in-costa-rica category-teach-esl-abroad category-total-immersion-spanish category-women-travelers category-working-in-costa-rica"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/02/06/my-spanish-immersion-experience/" rel="bookmark">My Spanish Immersion Experience</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/02/06/my-spanish-immersion-experience/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="600" height="450" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/estelar-viaje-jan19-e1549422090886.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="My Spanish Immersion Experience" loading="lazy" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>“Felicidades Carla, tu has completado Avanzado 5!” Those words felt like a weight off my shoulders when I heard them said, due to the fact that completing this level of Spanish had proved to be the most challenging yet rewarding exper...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2019/02/06/my-spanish-immersion-experience/" class="button blue-btn">Read More</a> </div> <footer class="entry-footer"> <span class="byline"><span class="author vcard"><img alt='' src='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=49&d=mm&r=g' srcset='https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/dae741db926aca3fe9c495519927e2f0?s=98&d=mm&r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-49 photo' height='49' width='49' loading='lazy'/><span class="screen-reader-text">Author </span> <a class="url fn n" 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