Thank you all for writing. I get lovely e-mails from people every day and it really puts a smile on my face. I thought I’d share this one with you (reprinted with permission).

Hi Scott,

I stumbled across your websites after discovering the Costa Rica Young Expats Group and want you to know how happy and inspried I am that an organization such as yours exists in Costa Rica.

I am seriously considering a move from the States (I’m a 37 year old single girl and currently live in AZ – just moved back to AZ Sept of last year after living in Southern CA for 3.5 years), and I will be in Costa Rica at the end of June to attend Christopher Howard’s Inland Valley Tour/Seminar before making my final decision to make the move.

To make a long story short, my decision to explore a move to Costa Rica all came about as I was reading Wayne Dyer’s book on living an Inspired Life. I feel as though I have just been existing in life, and I’ve decided I need to make a drastic change from the rat-race of the corporate world etc (not to mention the frightening things the Bush  administration is doing, but I won’t go into that :). I plan to take Spanish classes for the first month or so and then find volunteer work to do, meet new people and just see where the adventure takes me. I was thrilled to come across the Costa Rica Young Expats group, as I feared all expats would be much older than I am. And I must say it seemed like fate to come across your websites. 

The thought of moving to a new country alone where I know nobody is both frightening and exiting, and coming across your blog and website was so comforting and even more motivating for me to make the move. Your programs to help in my journey of self-discovery/finding my purpose in life is just what I am looking for. If I do make the move, I hope to attend one of your adventures/retreats once I am settled there, and hopefully we will also meet at one of the Young Expats gatherings. 

Warmest Regards,
Heidi Cohen