Jen Beck Seymour's Blog, page 5
September 2, 2015
Project August
Lately, Greg & I have seemingly been so busy, we were having trouble finding time to just sit down and work on projects that we wanted to focus on. Don’t get me wrong – retirement has been great – but we are still young(ish) and our minds are always going with ideas of things we […]
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August 31, 2015
Expat Extra – Jennifer Turnbull-Houde
Hello everyone! I am starting something new that I’m very excited about. Every now and then (under no set schedule, as I live in pura-vida-ville), I am going to be doing a little segment called “EXPAT EXTRA” where I will be interviewing an expat and telling you their story. So, here is my first ever […]
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August 17, 2015
Jen’s DIY Foaming Hand Soap
A lot of DIY recipes for this call for liquid castille soap, and while I’m sure I could find that here in Costa Rica somewhere, I couldn’t fathom where to even begin looking for it. So in the mean time – I did this recipe below. It works great, is so easy, and is SOOOOOO […]
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August 11, 2015
Jen’s DIY Hot Cocoa Mix
Hi guys! I know it’s only August, but fall is right around the corner, and I wanted to share with you this easy-peasy hot cocoa mix recipe. After it’s made, you just add boiling water to a few tablespoons of the mix, and stir it up! I love this for when I don’t have any milk […]
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August 5, 2015
MASQ`SABOR – Mexican food in the heart of Grecia!
If you are Facebook or Instagram friends with me, you’ve seen me post pictures from Johnny’s Masq’Sabor Restaurant before. It’s now time to dig a little deeper. Meet Johnny Lara, owner and operator. You’ll see him any time you visit Masq`Sabor, he’s always on site 6 days a week (see hours at bottom of post). He […]
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July 14, 2015
Sunscreen and Bug Spray for Costa Rica
So you’re coming to Costa Rica – either for a vacation, or (get back Jack) to MOVE here. You want to know about the sun and the bugs. Well, I’m here to tell you – the sun is pretty potent in Costa Rica. We are only 10 degrees North of the Equator, after all, my […]
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July 6, 2015
Tamarindo Beach Trip
Have you heard of Tamarindo? It’s in the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, the west coast / Pacific Ocean. We were there last week for an awesome little “vacation”! We had an opportunity to pet sit for friends in exchange for a stay at their beautiful home – right in the heart of this quaint […]
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July 4, 2015
Bus from San Jose to Tamarindo
Last week we traveled from Grecia to Tamarindo by bus. We heard from our friends about this direct bus from San Jose to Tamarindo called “Empresa Alfaro“. Empresa’s station in San Jose is in the Coca Cola area, just one block from the Grecia Bus Station: To Tamarindo there are two departure times: 11:30 which we took, […]
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June 25, 2015
Are we residents of Costa Rica yet? Are we, are we??
Look at this lovely couple holding their cedula (residency) cards! Unfortunately this couple is NOT us, but our pals Irina & Jim. They applied for their residency in December, 2012 and it took 18 months for them to get their cards. I’m very happy for them. You’re probably wondering where we are in our residency process? Well, it […]
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June 17, 2015
2 Year Anniversary In Costa Rica
Wow, you guys! Today is our 2-year-anniversary of landing in Costa Rica! Here’s us on Jun 17th, 2013 in Dallas before heading to the airport with all of our earthly belongings: In a lot of ways these 2 years have gone by swiftly, but when I think about all we have done, it DOES seem like […]
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