Why Costa Rica?

Now that I had my Plan B taken care of, the next step would be deciding where in the World I would go. I thought about going to Africa, and had actually decided to go to Morocco, however destiny would interfere and I would end up going to visit my friend in Costa Rica prior to my departure for Africa. The love affair that ensued with Costa Rica was instant and I immediately changed my mind about going to Africa. Costa Rica's nature truly blew me away. Coming from an isolated town in Canada, what I liked even more than the weather was the proximity of everything in Costa Rica. I could drive from the Pacific to the Atlantic in five hours! I could not believe this! Also, with 11 different micro climates, I was able to see what I considered to be 10 countries worth of things, in a week trip. The decision at this point was an easy one, Costa Rica would be my destination, now the hard part was to follow; what the heck am I going to do to make that oh so important $$$.

IT ALL STARTED WITH PLAN B

I must have heard it a million times in my lifetime; "I'm going to leave everything behind and start a new adventure". But I must admit, I have seldom ever seen it done. I was one of those people, however, I wanted to make sure I came through. The first step was having a solid plan B, so I went to teachers college, got a degree and became a teacher. This way, I would have something to fall back on if my adventure didn't end up working out OK. I taught a couple of years, and padded my resume, and eventually got to the point where I knew I would get hired quickly if I ever returned to Canada. This my friends, is how I was able to eventually leave everything behind and chase a dream, my dream.