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, 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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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has-post-thumbnail hentry category-be-estelar category-best-language-school-in-costa-rica category-blog category-costa-rica category-costa-rican-experiences category-english-program category-english-teachers category-estelar-blogs category-estudiar-ingles 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/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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category-study-spanish category-study-spanish-in-costa-rica category-teach-english-in-costa-rica category-teach-esl-abroad category-total-immersion-spanish category-why-learn-spanish category-women-travelers category-working-in-costa-rica"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/10/24/my-spanish-obsession/" rel="bookmark">My Spanish Obsession</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/10/24/my-spanish-obsession/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="353" height="301" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Bethany-Kirk-1.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="My Spanish Obsession" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Bethany-Kirk-1.jpg 353w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Bethany-Kirk-1-300x256.jpg 300w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Bethany-Kirk-1-250x213.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>We all know that there are some bad obsessions to have. In fact, the word <em>obsession</em> usually has a negative connotation. For example, it’s not a good idea to be obsessed over an ex who doesn’t think about you anymore. It’s not healthy to be consumed with havi...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/10/24/my-spanish-obsession/" 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/2018/10/24/my-spanish-obsession/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published updated" datetime="2018-10-24T17:32:42+00:00">October 24, 2018</time></a></span><span class="cat-links"><span 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rel="category tag">Total Immersion Spanish</a>, <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/category/why-learn-spanish/" rel="category tag">why learn 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-8153" class="post-8153 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-be-estelar category-beaches-in-costa-rica category-best-language-school-in-costa-rica category-best-spanish-school-in-costa-rica category-blog category-canadians-in-costa-rica category-club-a category-costa-rica category-costa-rican-experiences category-english-program category-english-teachers category-estelar-blogs category-estelar-spanish-school category-explore-costa-rica category-female-travelers category-guanacaste category-happiness-in-costa-rica category-help-needy-kids category-instituto-estelar-bilingue category-learn-spanish-in-costa-rica category-liberia category-living-in-costa-rica category-programs category-simple-life-in-liberia category-spanish-program category-special-activities 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-typical-city category-volunteer-in-costa-rica category-women-travelers category-working-in-costa-rica tag-living-and-teaching-in-another-country tag-living-in-costa-rica tag-teach-english-in-costa-rica tag-teaching-esl-and-learning-spanish"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/10/06/experience-teaching-english-in-costa-rica/" rel="bookmark">My Experience Teaching English in Costa Rica</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/10/06/experience-teaching-english-in-costa-rica/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="1024" height="768" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/englishteachers-sept2018-2-1024x768.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="My Experience Teaching English in Costa Rica" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/englishteachers-sept2018-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/englishteachers-sept2018-2-1024x768-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/englishteachers-sept2018-2-1024x768-768x576.jpg 768w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/englishteachers-sept2018-2-1024x768-250x188.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>After ten years of doing Accounting in the states, I felt the need for a big change. I had previously lived in another country and was beginning to feel the need for a new culture and a new experience. I decided to try to teach English in a Spanish-speaking country, so that ...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/10/06/experience-teaching-english-in-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/2018/10/06/experience-teaching-english-in-costa-rica/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-10-06T15:02:49+00:00">October 6, 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category-estelar-blogs category-food-in-costa-rica category-happiness-in-costa-rica category-instituto-estelar-bilingue category-living-in-costa-rica category-simple-life-in-liberia category-study-spanish-in-costa-rica category-teach-english-at-estelar category-teach-english-in-costa-rica category-teach-esl-abroad category-working-in-costa-rica tag-challenges-of-living-in-costa-rica tag-costa-rica-cost-of-living tag-costa-rica-living-expenses tag-living-and-working-in-costa-rica tag-living-in-costa-rica tag-moving-to-costa-rica tag-working-in-costa-rica"> <header class="entry-header"> <h1 class="entry-title"><a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/06/10/costa-rica-living-expenses/" rel="bookmark">Costa Rica Living Expenses</a></h1> </header> <a class="post-thumbnail" href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/06/10/costa-rica-living-expenses/" aria-hidden="true"> <img width="385" height="219" src="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/feria.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image" alt="Costa Rica Living Expenses" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/feria.jpg 385w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/feria-300x171.jpg 300w, https://www.estelarcr.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/feria-250x142.jpg 250w" sizes="(max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 88vw, 1200px" /> </a> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Moving to Costa Rica was a huge adjustment for me financially. I was making good money back home, which allowed me to buy particular types of food, save money, and party when I wanted to. Things are different here, and it is harder to maintain the lifestyle that I lived back...</p> <a href="https://www.estelarcr.com/blog/2018/06/10/costa-rica-living-expenses/" 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/2018/06/10/costa-rica-living-expenses/" rel="bookmark"><time class="entry-date published" datetime="2018-06-10T20:21:11+00:00">June 10, 2018</time><time 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