Here in quarantine, running my business and teaching a full load of English classes online in sunny Liberia, Costa Rica, I have been reflecting on how grateful I am for all the support people have shown my school, Instituto Estelar Bilingüe, du...
Read MoreWhilst 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...
Read MoreTeaching English as a second language at Instituto Estelar Bilingüe has really opened my eyes to a lot of things. For example, I've noticed how humans react to new information as well as to their classmates in the classroom. I have become a sort of people-watcher as a teach...
Read MoreI love the beaches in Costa Rica more than anything. Right now, my favorite place to go to is Santa Teresa, which is south of Liberia. I went there for a couple weeks with some people I met to check out that side of the country. That beach has to be the most beautiful beach...
Read MoreOne of best things about being in Costa Rica is all the delicious food you get to eat. Every time I get a chance to go to a new restaurant or try something different, I jump at the chance. Whether it is your basic "casado" that you get at any of the "sodas" (home-style resta...
Read MoreIt has been a month since I arrived to Liberia, Costa Rica, from Toronto, and it has been such a humbling experience. Coming from a metropolitan city where everyone is constantly on the go to a laid back and mellow town is extremely refreshing. No need for a alarm to get me ...
Read MoreThis weekend, a fellow English teacher and I decided to venture to another country, simply because we could! Living in Liberia, we are blessed not only to be so close to the stunning beaches of the Gold Coast, but also to the border of Nicaragua, so a weekend trip there is e...
Read MoreLiving out of my home country has taught me so much about myself. I have missed a lot of things since I left the U.S. - things I thought I wouldn’t miss. For example, I miss driving a car and how easy it makes it to get around from place to place. I haven’t driven a car ...
Read MoreOne of the coolest things about traveling in Guanacaste and using Liberia as a home base is being so close to a lot of things. The volcano, Rincón de la Vieja, is only an hour away and and the beaches are even closer. I have been to Playa Hermosa so many times people are ...
Read MoreI’ve seen some pretty remarkable beaches in my day, and the Costa Rican ones are definitely up there on my list. Each beach has some unique quality that gives it its own pizzaz. Some beaches have pure white sand, others have sand blacker than space, and others have a mix o...
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