"How to be Productive in Costa Rica" - UPDATE

In a previous post (Jan.6) I had listed some goals I want to fulfill in Costa Rica.

Here is an update, on my 2nd week here:

 

1. Become Fluent in Spanish - I'm speaking Spanish daily, but still need to improve my grammar and vocabulary. I often get lazy and just speak quickly without thinking of tenses, conjugations, etc...I'm still understood, but getting sloppy, and need to focus more. Watching TV in Spanish helps with listening and stimulating thinking in a different language, so I'll start watching the news.

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One of the many Courtyards in my School



2. Teach English - I've had 3 interviews on my first 2 days, was offered 2 full-time jobs (which I passed on since I only want part time), and last week I landed a part-time job with the school of my 

1st choice. I'll be starting this week! Yeahh!

   

 

3. Start a Blog

You're looking at it!

 

Entrance to my Yoga Studio

4. Do more yoga - I've  found a great yoga studio in Heredia with an incredible teacher, and plan to go 3x/week.



5. Find a good school for the boys to attend during the days, while I work on all of the above.



Montessori School for the Kids





They will be starting at a Spanish Montessori school next week right in our town of San Isidro. 

The cost of private schooling here is 1/4 of the price I'd be paying in Toronto (Canada), and they will have the benefit of a new language. The staff are great, the grounds are beautiful, and it is walking distance from my house!