Well it is hard to believe that it will be two months tomorrow, or today...depending on where you live and what time it is there, since we moved to Costa Rica. It has been an adjustment, but one that we are happy to be making. There have been tons of things to do just to get settled. Everything from finding a place to live, to getting Jake settled into school, to organizing and then turning in all of our papers for residency.....but it has been worth it!
Bob and I take a bike ride everyday to explore our new neighborhood. (Always early in the day before the rains begin!!) We have met some very interesting people in our journeys around town. We have found local shops that sell everything from milk, to bread, to bike tires. We have discovered extreme generosity from many people we have come into contact with.
Neighbors now wave at us as we bike by, even thought there is the occasional stare....but even that turns into a wave of the hand and a cheery "Buenas Dias" when we smile and say hello!
The corner pulperia knows us well, and they even asked me where my bag was when we went for milk the other day, (I had left it at home by mistake....shame on me!) LOL! People go out of their way to make us feel welcome, and we have found that they are very interested in "trying out" their English on us.....just as we are very interested in "trying out" our Spanish on them! And let me tell you about the wonderful tan we are getting!! :-)
Neither Bob nor I are working at the moment but there doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day to get things done....how do retired people do it??? LOL! Our days are starting early, about 5:15 am, because of Jake's school, but the day still seems to fly right bye.
We are enjoying the strong sense of family that is displayed all around us. We went to the park today....a huge park by our apartment...and enjoyed watching all the people out and about at the park. We saw everything from soccer games, to American football practice, to tae kwon do, to baseball, to rollerblading, to medieval jousting, to runners, to bikers, to walkers, to volleyball, to baseball, to coordinated salsa aerobics with over 300 people, to youth groups out playing games....and on and on and on. There were families having picnics and playing soccer with their kids. There were horse rides for children, people walking around the lakes with their dogs, and kids on swings. This is an every weekend occurance around here and something we are really getting into.
While it has been an adjustment, and we do miss our friends, we are very glad we made the move. Now all we need is some visits from you guys to make our lives complete!
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