One week from today I fly to Costa Rica to begin my Big Winter Adventure!

I'm headed there to teach English as part of a joint effort by Aliarse and Skills 4 Life.

ALIARSE (Foundation for Sustainability and Equality) is an initiative promoted by public institutions and private companies which have joined forces to contribute to national development, social justice, and sustainability. Since its creation in 2006, ALIARSE became a catalytic agent for public and private interaction in the search for the common good.

The Skills for Life program has a goal of training English to 1000 students in 2019, 600 of which are in the port city of Limón.

After a one week training session in the capital city of San Jose, I'll be settled with a host family Limon, and then I'll be teaching local adults until the end of February.

While in Costa Rica I'll also have time to hang on the beach, travel, and appraise Costa Rica as a retirement locale.