The Downsides of Living in Costa Rica & Why I Left

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The Downsides of Living in Costa Rica & Why I Left with Rebecca Anderson
In this weeks episode of travel, relocation, inspiration and living in Costa Rica Adam has a chat with Rebecca who lived in Costa Rica for 7 years between 2011 & 2018 before she moved back to the US.
The beach town of Samara was her home whilst she lived in Costa Rica. She has traveled all over the country and is still a travel consultant planning vacations to Costa Rica, now from Denver , Colorado.
We find what it was that pushed her to go back to the us and leave Costa Rica, from the small town, to dating in Costa Rica and limited culture, it all had an impact.
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01:20 Where are you located these days?
02:10 What brought you to Costa Rica in the first place?
03:55 Which beach did you move to in Costa Rica?
04:20 What was living in Costa Rica like for you being by the beach?
05:15 Were there many ex-pats living in Samara?
06:25 Which other Costa Rica towns would you compare Samara too?
07:15 What was daily life like for you?
08:00 What is the best place to eat out? (Shout out to Mama Gui's!)
09:00 What was your cost of living in Samara?
12:10 How safe was it living in Samara, Costa Rica?
13:15 What advice you would give someone looking to relocate?
15:40 How does it compare to 'home'?
16:35 Why did you leave Costa Rica!?
18:40 Was it a quick decision?
20:10 Did you have a big local group of friends as well as expats?
20:50 Was there any one thing that made you want to move? Dating in Costa Rica?
21:40 Had you thought about moving to other areas of Costa Rica before leaving?
24:00 What other downsides are there to living in Costa Rica?
27:10 What do you miss from Costa Rica?
28:10 What do you wish you could have told yourself 10 years ago before you moved to Costa Rica?
29:35 How often do you travel back to Costa Rica, and will you move back?
Presented by Adam Baker
Produced by Tempest Pictures

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@ritachinchilla-novo8863 3 жыл бұрын

We also have galleries, museums, theaters, authors, artists, a myriad of cultural events, Costa Ricans by nature, are very intellectually inquisitive.

@surfsiren1026 2 жыл бұрын

I think a lot of the down and upsides depends on where you are coming from. I live in Southern California, so what I love most about Costa Rica is the rain, but I prefer living and surfing here. After visiting 17 times since 1998, I don't desire to live there anymore, but it will always hold a place in my heart. I loved it when it was truly cheap to visit/live, people thought it was a dangerous island (ha-ha), and only a handful of budget-traveling surfers were going. So grateful I got to see it then.

@dlvox5222 Жыл бұрын

This is why Tamarindo is best. 90 min to Liberia and a flight to Houston where you can get anywhere in the world in a day.

@directrue1742

San Juanillo Beach is a really beautiful place as well❤🇨🇷🇨🇷💖💖🦥🦥⛰️⛰️🏔🌊🌊🌊🏄‍♂️🏄‍♂️🏄‍♂️🌎🌎🌎

@syfaSkyl 2 жыл бұрын

I moved to Costa Rica from Miami in 2010, bought some land in the Caribbean south coast, I didn't want to be a part of the American colony in costa rica.

@michaelmorabrenes8566 2 жыл бұрын

Becca it was great hearing all your perspectives on your experience living in Costa Rica. You kept everything super real and honest without falling into any negativity. I’m happy that you had the opportunity to live in my country. This is your second home and you will always be welcomed here. Good luck with all your future endeavors. ¡Pura Vida!

@nelidarubio1474 2 жыл бұрын

I don’t miss the traffic and the motorcycles and she’s right, Samara is the best!!!

@rachpalomo Жыл бұрын

The American culture of dinning out doesn't translate everywhere, not even in the USA. I live in New England and well it's not like every town has lots of restaurants when you go to more rural areas. To give more perspective to the ones who don't know Costa Rica, Samara is a town more than 4 hours away from the city. Just keep expectations realistic.

@melz266 2 жыл бұрын

Rebecca we're in Colorado and want to move to Costa Rica. Do you have a website?

@fluffy5534 Жыл бұрын

Are there lots of bugs and mosquitos in Costa Rica? How do you get rid of them? Prevent them from getting in your house?

@homeincostarica914 2 жыл бұрын

Nice conversation. Samara is beautiful, and the Italian store is amazing! ;-)

@6789axe 2 жыл бұрын

🇨🇷No regrets . is very special from you Rebecca.🇨🇷

@PEMFpuravida 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, my husband and I along with our 3 young boys are planning to move to Samara next year. We are commuting to work an hour each way from Hamilton to Toronto, it’s expensive here, we are heavily taxed and Canada is not the country it used to be sadly and we are craving a huge change and holistic lifestyle and better upbringing for our boys. We don’t really know where to begin and have heard we won’t be allowed to work in Costa Rica until being there for 3 years. Do you know if this is true? We would like to put our boys in private school there which will cost 25k a year alone so we will definitely have to generate income somehow. Thanks for your help!

@ritachinchilla-novo8863 3 жыл бұрын

Mixed emotions. Expecting video with sadness… 🇨🇷 😍 🦋 🙍‍♀️but also with open ears.

@schudasama Жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, Great thought to do this video. I am from Canada. Last year I trialed Panama, next month I am coming to trial Liberia in Costa Rica. Do you have some points to differentiate with Panama since you are in CR?

@robertdavis5692 2 жыл бұрын

Not always an easy trip from USA to Costa Rica like they say. In the U.S., I live near Las Vegas, Nevada. First must fly to either Miami, then wait then change planes or fly to Texas then change planes to get to San Jose. Then if your destination is a beach town, you definitely don't want to drive at night, so must stay in hotel in San Jose, then travel to beach the following day,. Basically, it's a 2-day trip each way from Las Vegas to any beach town, and I even go to the closet beach town, Jaco.

@johnathangreene1947 3 жыл бұрын

When's the last time you two came here? They don't give you the automatic 90 day pass due to covid and as long as I have been coming here, I've never seen an ice cream truck riding around. What part of costa rica are you from?