Research

Now that I've decided on moving it's time to do my homework. I search the internet over to find out as much as I can about the country of Costa Rica specifically San Jose. I was blown away at the lack of quality information that I was finding and there was NOTHING that I could personally relate to. Everything that I was finding was totally for tourist. I don't want to rent a villa for a week, I want a place to LIVE.

I did, however, stumble upon a REALLY informative website called The Real Costa Rica. This guy is extremely informative and I found the information on his page very helpful. Now I have what I feel is a realistic view of what it's going to mean to relocate to Costa Rica.

One of the things that I found kind of burst my bubble though. I don't think that living in this tropical paradise as I had initially thought. It actually may cost as much or more than it does for me to live here in the states.. That totally devistated me but being the military guy that I am, I'm not giving up. Maybe I can't move to Costa Rica and live out my days with a live-in maid who cooks me three meals a day but there HAS to be someplace where I can still make this dream come true.