Hi there folks! A big jolly hello to all you new readers. Since June there’s been an outrageous boom of new readers here, so I’m happy to share with you a little about my life in Costa Rica today.
I’m a semi-SAHM in Costa Rica, loving on my little brown-eyed girl and praising God for the opportunity to work for Him alongside my specTACular husband. (We’re youth pastors.) To make a long story short, my Prince Charming is a Tico, and here we’ve made our cozy castle casa.
Now, a little more on la vida “mommy” in our sunny Costa Rica.
Being a Mom in Costa Rica Means:
- You schedule morning errands to avoid getting caught in a seasonal afternoon downpour…unless you’re like me and love singing in the rain. Don’t even get me started on my love of baby carriers for these quick trips.
- You look both ways. Twice. Three times, before crossing the street…even on one-ways. No joke! Cars drive fast & crazy in our neck of America.
- You jam-pack the refrigerator produce drawers with farmer’s market fresh tropical veggies and fruits (bought ripe, not green. Sorry you northerners.) Your family’s vitamins come fresh from the source.
- If you’re healthy and not uppity upper class, you probably use free govt. healthcare, wait in extreme lines at 5a.m. for an appointment in said (possibly teensy tiny run-down) clinic, and wish those doctors were more thorough. (Praise God for my midwife and homebirth for baby #1.)
- Your kids will not be outside playing in the neighborhood for safety’s sake (especially not in the city)
- You have to screen the news on television if you want to steer clear of gruesome R-rated scenes. (So glad we’re TV-free.)
- Your friendly neighborhood roaches are pesky, but probably won’t provoke a scene anymore.
- You’ll spend hours investigating where you’ll send your kids to school. (Way too many options, many questionable education standards.)
- You’ll be the weirdo & have to import if you cloth diaper (Grinning here, can you tell?!)
- You can cart your kids to the beach for the day. A beach is less than 3 hours away from just about any spot in C.R. Or…put a baby “pool” in the backyard anytime. Cookware optional.
- You’ve come to accept that steamy bubble baths as a mommy “me-time” fix are a long-lost luxury, since most bathrooms are shower-only zones.
- You stand in complete awe of the Creator.
You are not kidding about the afternoon downpours and the crazy drivers. My husband is quite the aggressive driver and was even taken aback by some of the other drivers. We had a huge bus zoom pass us on a two lane highway one time. I think that is what I would have the hardest time getting used to since I am a slow cautious driver.
I really love your blog. It keeps motivating me to make a five or ten year second honeymoon happen when I see the pics since I loved Costa Rica the first time around.
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Loved hearing all about Costa Rica! I LOVE cute little cloth on the line!!!
Hi, sounds like a wonderful place to be!!
Thanks for linking this to the Mommy Brain Mixer!!
You make living in Costa Rica look amazing! thanks for hosting again.
How interesting! I am a new follower and need to go back and read through more of your blog. Have a great week! Stacie xo
Just found your blog through last week’s blog hop…it’s darling! I can’t wait to scour your recipes! 🙂
Snorting over “your friendly neighborhood roaches” and adoring your commitment to the cloth diapers–go you for being the importing weirdo!
SO cute! I had to share the “mommy-time bathes” to showers with my husband and he claims I wouldn’t survive. I just found your blog via Mom to A and a and I just linked up. I’m also adding your button to my page and hope you can visit me back. I’m your newest follower and can’t wait to go through and read more about Costa Rica.
xoxo
So glad to meet you, Tricia. I’m sure you’d manage just fine with a shower and a baby. It just takes some getting used to. You can always wear a tee in the shower to keep a slippery baby from slip-sliding down you as you’re bathing. Thanks for visiting!
What a great place to be!
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have a great day!
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I”m a new follower from the Mommy Brain Mixer link-up 🙂
So fun! Your life sounds so interesting! And the scenery there… wow!! I’m so glad you linked up to the Mommy-Brain Mixer, friend! I hope to see you again next week! 🙂
how fun to read about mommy life in costa rica! I’m your newest follower 🙂
Love this blog! I can totally relate to it! I’m a new Mum living in Perez Zeledon, originally from the UK and only been living in Costa Rica for 1 year. Thanks for making me smile!
So glad to meet you, Carina! Welcome to CR. Hoping you’ve transitioned well. If you have any questions, I’d be happy to answer.