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Mel Rhoden lives in the tiny village of Puerto Viejo on Costa Rica's Caribbean coast. Mel rents a two-bedroom home with her wife and child for $850. Like most spots in Costa Rica, Puerto Viejo is growing in popularity. "I booked an Airbnb for 10 days," Mel says. "A year later, I was still here."
Rest assured, there is something for everyone regarding surfing in Costa Rica; kids and retirees alike can take a surf lesson. Beach towns are filled with surf schools with experienced instructors, where you can rent and buy shortboards, longboards, SUP, and boogie boards.
“I was at a stage in life where I was looking to do something that was more meaningful,” says Mary Byerly about her decision to move to Costa Rica. “My career path was not my passion, and I had been living in Florida for a number of years. After experiencing a cool yoga retreat in Mexico, I started thinking that this was something I wanted to explore...