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Expat Living
From Costa Rica to the US an Expat Longing For Home
Don Mateo
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October 15, 2025
There are close to 200,000 people of Tico origin presently living in the US. I have spent the past month in an area where...
Expat Living
Cost of living in Costa Rica from a U.S. Expat
Don Mateo
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October 11, 2025
Paradise doesn’t come cheap. Cars, gas, appliances, phones, TVs often cost more in Costa Rica. But not everything. Here’s a simple, like-for-like look at...
Expat Living
Back North from Costa Rica: An Expat’s Culture Shock
Don Mateo
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October 6, 2025
I am presently away from Costa Rica. I am in a foreign country. I was born here, but it is now a different place...
Expat Living
Learning Spanish Through Music in Costa Rica: Misheard Lyrics and Wins
Don Mateo
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October 1, 2025
One of the most challenging parts of learning a language is understanding songs in that language. In my early days of learning Spanish, I...
Expat Living
Life in Costa Rica vs the U.S.- A Expat’s Perspective
Don Mateo
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September 19, 2025
Do I miss living in the USA? It’s a question I’ve been asked many times by both Tico and Estadounidense friends and relatives. And...
Expat Living
Celebrating Costa Rica Independence Day Through the Eyes of an Expat
Don Mateo
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September 14, 2025
Independence Day is almost here! If you live near a school, a soccer field, a parking lot, or a barrio with a lot of...
Expat Living
How an Expat Became a Fan of La Sele in Costa Rica
Don Mateo
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September 11, 2025
When I first came to Costa Rica, I knew next to nothing about our national sport of fútbol. I called it soccer, because that...
Expat Living
Life at Costa Rica’s Stoplights: Street Vendors, Jugglers, and Survivors
Don Mateo
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September 6, 2025
After over three decades here, experiencing a new “first” is a rarity. But yesterday afternoon, while idling at a stoplight, a young man approached...
Expat Living
Have You Ever in Costa Rica? A Fun Checklist for Expats & Travelers
Don Mateo
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September 2, 2025
Recently, I was hiking in the mountains along Costa Rica’s Southern Pacific Coast. The trail went from gravel road, to horse track, to narrow...
News
Unique Costa Rica Tours Beyond Ziplines You Should Try
Don Mateo
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August 29, 2025
I remember a time when there were no canopy zipline tours in Costa Rica. The first one didn’t open until 1997, in the cloud...
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