Reply #13: how did you manage to go live in costa rica? [View All]

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are you american? any job openings? i have a family of 7 total and my son has been there twice and expressed the desire to live there. i think i could bear it.

i didn't throw my car away, i wrecked it, same difference. i was in los angeles and managed for over a year without it. it was a mixed bag. the RTD in LA is pathetic unless you only travel on certain routes. i couldn't always go where i wanted when i wanted. on the other hand i got a lot of reading done on the bus. and my son and i had some quality time together every day as i walked him to school on my way to the bus. i walked a lot, good exercise. i'd do it again if i had to, but on balance it's the time that goes away waiting for the buses that makes me come down on the side of preferring to have a car. presently, i'm 1/2 hour away from work by car so imagine it would take at least two hours by bus. plus there is no store in walking distance of my house here in NC.

really interested in how you swung moving to costa rica to live. thanks