Maybe it's too early for my announcement, but I'm moving to

[sinkingfeeling]

Costa Rica! To close on my beautiful new house on February 14th.

[Alephy]

1. Congratulations!

I have been to Costa Rica several times and love it.

Your house looks great! What area is that?

[sinkingfeeling]

3. Arenal.

[niyad]

15. Then you will have a wonderful DU neighbor, our own Lake Arenal.

[sinkingfeeling]

17. I know. We've met.

[niyad]

19. Oh, excellent!

[niyad]

18. Gorgeous pics!

[Celerity]

40. I was just going to ask if that was the Lake Arenal region (only major lake in CR and also has multiple islands like in

your pic).

Active volcano nearby for added spiciness.

[underpants]

2. Congratulations

That looks awesome

[hlthe2b]

4. Happy for you (albeit if truthful, scared for the rest of us)...

We'll just have to live vicariously through you... Congrats.

[Phoenix61]

5. Heck of a Valentine's Day present! Enjoy. nt

[livetohike]

6. Beautiful! Congratulations!

Looking forward to more pics .

[NoMoreRepugs]

7. More info please. Congrats to you.

[Jit423]

8. Congratulations! I won't be able to leave here until 2026

but i fully intend on leaving!

[Maru Kitteh]

9. Beautiful!

[akbacchus_BC]

10. Congratulations. Home looks beautiful. Are you retiring to CR?

[DFW]

11. All I can say to those beautiful pics is:

¡Que tengas muy buena suerte y mucha felicidad en tu nuevo hogar!

[sinkingfeeling]

13. Garcais. That's just about all the Spanish I know.

[BonnieJW]

45. If you don't speak Spanish, is it still manageable

Do the people speak English?

That's my hold up to moving to Mexico. Language and safety.

[sinkingfeeling]

51. Pretty much. I will take lessons when I get there.

[GreenWave]

52. There are you tube lyrics with the verses in Spanish...

Por ejemplo:

This is rather fast paced. Just let your ears focus on the sound. Then use your eyes after several times through..

[DFW]

54. The locals usually say "Gracias," just for the record.

I'm sure there are courses available in Spanish for Gringos who move there.

As one who has lived in other countries, including Spain, I really recommend learning as much of the local language as you can. It improves the quality of life where you live, presuming you are not a hermit by nature, and is always a boost to safety and security if you find yourself in a jam, and there are only locals around to help you.

[surfered]

12. I'm jealous. A lot of people I know surf, fish, and/or live there.

[Bluethroughu]

14. It looks amazing! Congratulations!

[mountain grammy]

20. Congratulations!!

[Joinfortmill]

21. I'm not moving, but I renewed my passport.

Although, I'm old, so I will likely stay and RESIST.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

22. How difficult was it to find your new home?

Which looks lovely, by the way.

[sinkingfeeling]

25. We looked at properties for about 4 days.

[HereForTheParty]

37. Is it less expensive?

nm

[sinkingfeeling]

43. Don't know yet. House was about equal to here, but taxes and insurance will be less. I haven't bought

any groceries nor paid any utility bills yet. Won't need winter clothes!

[calimary]

23. NICE photos!

From this angle, that pretty blue pool looks like a heart!

VERY Nice! Congratulations, sinkingfeeling! Enjoy it ALL!

[SocialDemocrat61]

24. Congrats! When is the housewarming party?

I assume we are all invited.

[Ace Rothstein]

26. Pura Vida

[SheltieLover]

27. Wow! Congrats!

It's gorgeous!

[Fla Dem]

28. All the best. Hope you have a wonderful life ahead in your new home.

[LoisB]

29. Nice! Congratulations.

[mchill]

30. Wonderful

Remember, you can still vote from abroad!

[ReRe]

31. Ah! It's so beautiful!

I'm jealous! Can I come with you? Well that's real nice, I'm so happy for you!
I always wanted to go to Costa Rica. They play those little pan flutes I've
always been interested in. The sounds are so happy. Yeah, and you'll have
beautiful birds flying all around. And I remember listening to a radio program
on short wave from down there. Do you know if they still have that
international radio station? What language do they speak there?
Let me see if I can say something in Espanol:
Hasta luego, mi amigo!

[Solly Mack]

32. Wishing for you and yours the very best!

[MontanaMama]

33. Wow! Congratulations!

I’m really happy for you. When will you move?

[Exp]

34. Nice! Can we ask? Cuanto dinero? nt

[sinkingfeeling]

42. Mucho.

[twodogsbarking]

35. Looks like you could use some live-in hired help that will work for lodging.

[Figarosmom]

36. Happy Valentines Day

[PortTack]

38. Kudos to you!

[ratchiweenie]

39. We've been thinking about Costa Rico. Did you use an agent? Do you have advise for us considering

buying there?

[sinkingfeeling]

41. No personal agent, but I viewed properties with a couple of real estate licensed folks. The main thing is

all transactions must be in cash. No financing for foreigners.

[ratchiweenie]

48. Yes, we would sell our curent house which is bigger than we need and find a place there for cash.

[Ruby the Liberal]

44. Pura vida!

I am so jealous! I love Costa Rica. Best wishes to you.

[LT Barclay]

46. The lady who runs allhatnocattle.net lives there. She's a strong democrat and her

website is a lot of fun and very informative

[MaineNative]

47. Way to go!

We've been traveling to CR since 2010. We even purchased a piece of land in El Rodeo, up the hill from Ciudad Colon. I panicked once we started building because it proved to be onerous. I think I was a wimp!

You did the smart thing. If we had bought something already built, we'd have been there by now. Did you go through an agent, or was it private? I am determined to go back.

[Grumpy Old Guy]

49. Good luck!

It looks great. I'll be looking forward to seeing your photos.

[nolabear]

50. WOW! Congratulations!

Hope you'll stay here although I wouldn't blame you if you left America to its own devices.

[RegexReader]

53. Looks nice!

May have to look down there too.

[Pototan]

55. Costa Rica is a great choice

Belize is also a great choice.

I chose the Philippines because my wife has property there and is a citizen.

[TBF]

56. Excellent -

we did a spring break trip to the Arenal area. LOVED it! The pace is slower, and the people are kind (those 2 things tend to go together). Enjoy!

[liberalla]

57. Looks wonderful! ... BUT!

You will have to change your name now!

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how about: feelinglifted ?


I wish you only the best in your new home! You'll have to stay in touch with us!

[FM123]

58. Sounds amazing.

Did you make a lot of trips there to visit before you decided to move there?

[sinkingfeeling]

59. Nope, just one. I was looking hard at Ireland and decided I like the warmth more than English.

[FM123]

60. Sometimes you go somewhere and you just know, this is the place.

So happy for you and your family!

[samnsara]

80. my dtrs hubby is scottish and moved from there to the us to get out of the rain

[Blue_Tires]

61. Got a spare room for me?

[Alberta Bound]

62. ...hey, not so fast !

You guys are a hoot !

First, ya OP - congratulations for your new digs.

Second, just to remind you (and others if applicable), that if:
a) you are a U.S. citizen, and/or...
b) a "U.S. Person" (look it up), or...
c) have not renounced or relinquished (look it up) your U.S. citizenship...
- then you still remain subject to all the laws, regulations, requirements, etc., of the U.S. Treasury Department IRS, and the U.S. State Department.

For those of you who believe that by simply "moving out of" the United States automatically gifts you an escape from certain U.S. Government "obligations" then at some point in your future there will be a day of reckoning - or the "OMG Day".

>>. point is: due diligence >> look it up.

[sinkingfeeling]

63. I'm not moving to avoid taxes, just the fascism. I'll keep my passport, right to vote, and pay taxes.

[markie]

64. wait....

you forgot to include our invitations to visit anytime...

[OldBaldy1701E]

65. Watch out for dinosaurs!

[lindalou65]

66. Moving to Costa Rica

Best wishes to you! Congratulations. What a lovely home and view!

[DownriverDem]

67. Staying for the fight

It's up to us to do what we can. You CR place looks great though!

[nilram]

68. Fantastic! Let us know when the party is!

[SpankMe]

69. Best of luck to you

Save me some bed space.

[Evolve Dammit]

70. Congrats! Keep in touch

[moonshinegnomie]

71. we're thinking of it

CR,panama,spain,portugal or possibly even mexico

[brettdale]

72. WOW!!!

Well done, stunning!!!

[dai13sy]

73. Happy Valentine's Day ahead of time. What a wonderful place to live! Congratulations!

[tornado34jh]

74. My family had plans to visit Costa Rica years ago, but we never did. I'm sure it will be amazing there.

If you don't mind me asking, are you bilingual?

[sinkingfeeling]

75. No, I know maybe 10 Spanish words.

[tornado34jh]

78. When I used to live in Italy, I did know some Italian, but as soon as I came back, I lost it

But Spanish does give you access to quite a bit of countries. Maybe you will make some friends who might be able to translate for you.

[Cha]

76. Not "too early"... Lucky You and yours!!

Bon Voyage... we'll be interested to know how well that goes!

[InAbLuEsTaTe]

77. Sweeeeeet!!

[Karma13612]

79. Congratulations!

I used to follow a wonderful YouTube channel from an artist couple from California who moved there a few years ago. It was so informative and enjoyable as well.

“Rob and LorrieMarie Move to Costa Rica”

They’re settled and now just enjoying Pura Vida! They have stopped producing new videos but the whole series is still available.

Enjoy!

[mucholderthandirt]

81. I wish I could move out of the country, but I can't. And I won't leave my kids and grandson.

They're all I've got, and if something happens to them, I'm going to be here for them, or die trying to help them.

I do wish I could convince them to go. The middle boy is a Republican fool, but he's mine and I love him anyway.

Whatever the Orange Anus plans, I'll deal with it.

[Upthevibe]

82. sinkingfeeling...................

Congratulations.............I'm sorry it came to this....(If you hadn't been planning on moving anyway)...

A group of my closest friends gathered together yesterday at one of the couple's house (Laguna Niguel- Nice) and ate, played games, and had some meaningful conversations.

I was with folks who like to travel and the most popular location in which to relocate (among this group) was France. I don't know if it's doable for me. Thank God I live in California.....

I'm happy for you.....

[bdamomma]

83. Looks beautiful

good luck to you!!