Costa Rica is more beautiful than many other countries and the locals are probably happier than most of the world's people. By expatriating you gain a different perspective on life, not unique to Latin American countries, rather when leaving your home country everything is new and different. The focus of this book is on how to ease the transition and addresses the hazards and pitfalls would-be expatriates can avoid through facts, opinions and shared feelings regarding: money matters, retirement living, personal growth through expatriating, foreign culture, tourism versus residency, what to...