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Expat adventures of our family life and travels through Central America and beyond!

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Here we chronicle our expat family adventures as we travel the globe. We document our travel tips, exploration of cultures, and family life abroad.

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September 30, 2015

Toy Management - Overrun with Legos

September 30, 2015/ Mickelle Weary
Toy Management - Overrun with Legos

Long-term travel forces us to be minimalists, but this can be hard with young kids. How do we get them to get rid of some toys when they already have less than they were used to in the US? 

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Costa Rica, Expat Life
minimalism, toys, Legos, Sept 2015
September 19, 2015

Sloth Spotting and a Little Research

September 19, 2015/ Mickelle Weary
Sloth Spotting and a Little Research

Amazing timing - We saw a sloth cross the driveway in search of a tree to climb. 

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Costa Rica
homeschool, animals, sloths, Sept 2015
September 11, 2015

Books, Books, Books: Finding English books in a Spanish Speaking Country

September 11, 2015/ Mickelle Weary
Books, Books, Books: Finding English books in a Spanish Speaking Country

I thought we'd spend a lot of money on actual and ebooks during our adventures. As it turns out, we don't need to, and we never run out of anything to read. 

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Costa Rica, Expat Life
Sept 2015, books, homeschool
September 02, 2015

White-Faced Monkeys

September 02, 2015/ Mickelle Weary
White-Faced Monkeys

Our first homeschool research project. School has started!

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Costa Rica
homeschool, monkey, Sept 2015
September 01, 2015

Monkey Day!

September 01, 2015/ Mickelle Weary
Monkey Day!

How many monkeys do you see? Our day at Manuel Antonio Beach.

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Costa Rica
family, Sept 2015, homeschool, beach, monkey
August 12, 2015

Costa Rica Beach Alternatives

August 12, 2015/ Mickelle Weary
Costa Rica Beach Alternatives

A fancy resort and a roadside restaurant. Which one has become a family favorite?

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Costa Rica
rafiki, leche agria, pura vida, swimming, Aug 2015
July 30, 2015

Toad Alley

July 30, 2015/ Mickelle Weary
Toad Alley

The one pet I wish we never had.

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Costa Rica
toads, relocate, pura vida, July 2015
July 28, 2015

A Few What and Whys of Costa Rica (some random facts)

July 28, 2015/ Ken Weary
A Few What and Whys of Costa Rica (some random facts)

When we travel to new places we uncover interesting facts. Here are a few about Costa Rica.

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Costa Rica
pura vida, facts, trivia, history, geography, economy, July 2015
July 23, 2015

A Prison Room, Art Museums and a Drug Bust: The Girl Trip from Guate to Costa Rica By Bus

July 23, 2015/ Mickelle Weary
A Prison Room, Art Museums and a Drug Bust: The Girl Trip from Guate to Costa Rica By Bus

Ela and I survived 15 days without the boys! This is our story about those 15 days, a bus adventure and a little excitement along the way.

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July 23, 2015/ Mickelle Weary/ 7 Comments
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador
tica bus, July 2015, expat travel, family, guatemala, nicaragua, honduras, el salvador, costa rica
July 18, 2015

Driving from Guatemala to Costa Rica with My 6 Year Old Son

July 18, 2015/ Ken Weary
Driving from Guatemala to Costa Rica with My 6 Year Old Son

Tag and I drove almost 900 miles in five countries to get to Costa Rica. We had a blast. Here's our story.

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July 18, 2015/ Ken Weary/ 9 Comments
Guatemala, Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador
travel, road trip, border crossing, guatemala, el salvador, honduras, nicaragua, costa rica, July 2015
July 02, 2015

How We Landed a House Sitting Gig in Costa Rica (and you can too)

July 02, 2015/ Ken Weary
How We Landed a House Sitting Gig in Costa Rica (and you can too)

In this post we detail how we landed our house sitting gig and tell you how you can too.

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July 02, 2015/ Ken Weary/ 18 Comments
Costa Rica, Guatemala, Expat Life
house sitting, moving, guatemala, July 2015, trustedhousesitters, fav
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