Expats Journey- Tere & Skip

DISCLAIMER IMPORTANTE (But Make It Fun): ¡Atención, mis amores! Before Skip and I make you laugh about our driving adventures, let's be clear: This blog is 100% HUMOR and 0% driving advice! Costa Rica has way too many traffic accidents because some people think traffic laws are more like "traffic suggestions" or "traffic maybe-if-I-feel-like-it." We DO NOT endorse, approve, or recommend driving like a loco/loca! Please use your materia gris (gray matter) when behind the wheel

(Teresita of Santa Cruz & Skip the Expat) Skip’s Viewpoint “Ah, mi amor, you have no idea what true happiness is until you’ve tasted Gallo Pinto con alma! ” Teresita says proudly, standing in her colorful kitchen in Santa Cruz. The air smells like heaven! It's a mix of cilantro, onions and a splash of Lizano sauce that could wake up an entire neighborhood. “My abuela,” she continues, eyes twinkling, “could make Gallo Pinto thirty different ways. Thirty! And that was just be

When Skip arrived in Costa Rica, he was full of enthusiasm, checklists, and enough bug spray to protect an entire village. He’d read...

The eternal struggle: Tico Time  Tica: “Relax. If the party starts at 7, show up at 8:30.”   Expat: “I arrived RIGHT ON TIME and ended up...

Skip's point of view Back in South Florida, my “coffee time” was less about socializing and relaxation. . and more about survival and...

The Way Skip See's the Rainy Season. . Through the Lens of an Expat! If you’ve ever visited Costa Rica, you know the locals smile...

(Skips's point of view) When you first land in Costa Rica from your home country, friendship seems so easy. Everyone smiles. Everyone...

Pura Vida is magical… until it’s not. It’ll smooth over a late arrival, turn a line-cut into a laugh, and make a fruit-stand hello feel...

Listen instead: full blog narration by Tere & Skip. Press play. When Skip honked at a family of iguanas crossing the road and my...