More foreigners come here on holidays and decide to start a new life in Costa Rica

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*VIDEO!* Economy Worries? Plan a Great Escape!
Adam Baker: “100 Percent”. So was what I first heard of Adam, a Travel Consultant here at Costa Rican Vacations. Not one to do anything by halves, it was this dear soul who welcomed me warmly and donated a teabag on my first day. Instantly bound by nationality – [...]

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Election Result Not What You Wanted? Plan Your Great Escape!
“So Bob, how are your Spanish skills?”
“Samantha, let’s just say that I can now misspell in two languages!”
So began my first ‘Great Escape’ interview with Mr. Robert Abdul, Program Director and Founder of HelpPeopleLearnEnglish.com. Wanting to teach kids better language skills than he himself can [...]

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Costa Rica Expat: Casey Halloran
Age: 32
Place of Birth: Coudersport, PA
Current Home: San Jose, Costa Rica and Panama City, Panama
Lives with: Solo
Has lived in Costa Rica: 10 years

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Age: 47
Place of Birth: Des Moines, Iowa
Current Home: Liberia, Costa Rica
Lives with: Family.
Has lived in Costa Rica: 4 years

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Age: 33
Place of Birth: Ridgewood, NJ
Current Home: San Jose, Costa Rica
Lives with: Girlfriend
Has lived in Costa Rica: 11 years
Occupation: Owner of Idioma International, a Corporate English Services company
“I found out about the opportunity from working as an English teacher in the market and then opened my own operation with my own concept.”

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Costa Rica Expat — Chad Fisher
Age: 34
Place of Birth: Lima, Ohio
Current home: Tamarindo, Costa Rica
Lives with: Girlfriend, Tica, 6 years together, no kids, 6 dogs, one cat
Has lived in Costa Rica: 4 years (10 years and 4 months in the country)
Occupation: Real Estate company owner

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