This Week in Costa Rica - Expats Living, Working, and Traveling in Costa Rica

Dan (Costa Rican Times) & Rico (qCosta Rica) start off hitting some hard hitting topics in regards to current news in Costa Rica, including the morning after pill, sex education, the cost of living in Costa Rica, Apple iPhone Frenzy, 2015 Marchamo, and Costa Rica Christmas traditions.This is followed by an interview with Jen Beck Seymour, "The Costa Rica Chica" who in 2013 left her cubical job in Dallas, packed her bags and her husband and headed south to Costa Rica. She and Dan talk about her new life in Costa Rica and what it takes to find your own "Pura Vida" lifestyle. Jen is the author of "Costa Rica Chica". This biographical book offers insight into what it takes to relocate to Costa Rica and what to expect if you decide to try life in the country. A great read about living and retiring in Costa Rica.

Dan & Rico (Q Costa Rica) talk about the news and happenings in and around the country. This is followed by an interview with Achmat Hassiem, a Great White Shark attack survivor that now uses his voice for shark conservation & other environmental issues.

With heavy heart and mixed emotions, I bid you farewell. After 8+ wonderful years in Costa Rica, I have decided to move on. Though this decision did not come lightly, know that I carry fondness and love in my heart for everyone who has been so great to me throughout this journey.

This Week in Costa Rica will indeed continue with new hosts, great content, and more.

Again, thank you for the kind letters, calls, and considerations. Good luck, and be well.

For more information about this program, or to become a guest or sponsor, please write in at [email protected]. Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic, and Outlier Legal Services.

This week I continue delving into the options for folks to have medical and dental procedures performed in Costa Rica. Medical tourism is a growing industry, and with so many affordable options in Costa Rica, it’s little wonder why so many Americans are making it their first option.Today is a continued conversation with Tim and Viki from Costa Rican Medical Care. Costa Rican Medical Care began in spring of 2008. With health care costs sharply increasing in the U.S., the principals used their experience with Health Savings Accounts to look for lower-cost alternatives through medical tourism and discovered Costa Rica as a premier destination, close to the U.S. and Canada and offering quality care. Part 2 of our Medical Tourism programming with be next week!Turning Garbage into Energy in Costa Rica Sex Education in Costa Rica SchoolsWoman Possibly Murdered & Fed to the Tarcoles CrocodilesGetting an iPhone6 in Costa RicaPreparing to Return to the NorthFor more information about this program, or to become a guest or sponsor, please write in at [email protected]. Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic, and Outlier Legal Services.

This week I start delving into the options for folks to have medical and dental procedures performed in Costa Rica. Medical tourism is a growing industry, and with so many affordable options in Costa Rica, it’s little wonder why so many Americans are making it their first option.Robert Clarke joins me to talk about having good health insurance while having your procedures done, and the variety of options available not only to you, but to your travel companion as well.Next up is a great conversation with Tim and Viki from Costa Rican Medical Care. Costa Rican Medical Care began in spring of 2008. With health care costs sharply increasing in the U.S., the principals used their experience with Health Savings Accounts to look for lower-cost alternatives through medical tourism and discovered Costa Rica as a premier destination, close to the U.S. and Canada and offering quality care. Part 2 of our Medical Tourism programming with be next week!For more information about this program, or to become a guest or sponsor, please write in at [email protected]. Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic, and Outlier Legal Services.

This week I welcome back Shannon Enete, author of Becoming An Expat: Costa Rica. Shannon and I discuss her latest travels, returning to the U.S. and upcoming books from her publishing house, Enete Enterprises. Be sure to check out:

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Of course, Dan Stevens of the Costa Rican Times joins me this week to discuss:

1. Reforms in the Costa Rica Address System?

2. Increase in Taxi Rates in Costa Rica and Tips for Taking a Taxi in Costa Rica

3. Riteve, Costa Rica’s Vehicle Inspection

4. Customer Service in Costa Rica

5. 1st Central America Yoga Conference in Nicaragua

For more information about this program, or to become a guest or sponsor, please write in at [email protected]

Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic, and Outlier Legal Services.

This week I spout off on a recent article from Kathleen Peddicord at Live and Invest Overseas listing the 11 places not to retire overseas. As a personal friend of Kathleen and her team, I can speak well to their thorough research, authority and expertise. Has Costa Rica fallen to such a low level that it is no longer an attractive destination for American retirees?

Dan Stevens of the Costa Rican Times joins me this week to discuss:

• 1. This past weekend’s Festival de Gaspar (Tropical Gar Festival) in Caño Negro

• 2. Whale Migration Season and the upcoming Dolphin and Whale Festival in Ballena Bay

• 3. A New Recycling Program in San Jose Malls

• 4. Cen Cinai Jaco and it’s monthly beach clean up in Jaco

For more information about this program, or to become a guest or sponsor, please write in at [email protected]

Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic, and Outlier Legal Services.

This week I’m happy to be back from a short stint in the United States. Catching me up on the latest in Costa Rica is Dan Stevens from the Costa Rican Times to cover the new tourist overstay fine, hotel and rental owners needing to keep immigration records of guests, the thermal plant spending blunders, and the unfortunate fraud apparent in the national scholarship fund.

Next up, Andrew Woodbury joins us to talk about cutting your teeth with English teaching in Costa Rica before taking your experience abroad. A nice palaver on the glass ceiling for expats operating business here in Costa Rica, some talk of repatriation, and more round out a fun show.

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Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic, and Podfly Productions LLC.

This week I welcome author Nadine Pisani to the program to talk about the ups and downs of expatriation and living in Costa Rica.

How many times have you heard someone say I’m quitting my job and moving to an island?

I did…sort of. I moved to Costa Rica, and although it is not an island I did find my own paradise.

I’ve been bitten by a bullet ant, slept with scorpions between my sheets, and hiked into a cave where a frisky crocodile was waiting for me. And you know what? It is still better than a day in the office.

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Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic,Croc’s Casino and Resort, The Costa Rica Star, Global TESOL College, and Podfly Productions LLC.

This week I’m pleased to have in studio Rafael Vavlerde from Outlier Legal Services to clarify some of the laws regarding banking in Costa Rica for foreigners.

Dan Stevens from the Costa Rican Times joins me to talk about:

• Costa Rica entering into Petro Caribe

• Police shooting at president’s house

• CSS given contract to fraudulent company?

• Trash Problem in Costa Rica and Recyclining in Jacó

For more information about this program, or to become a guest or sponsor, please write in at [email protected]

Thanks for the support of our wonderful sponsors; Robert Clark Insurance, Anti-Aging and Wellness Clinic,Croc’s Casino and Resort, The Costa Rica Star, Global TESOL College, and Podfly Productions LLC.