Quick Fire Questions - Living in Paradise: Molly's Expat Life in Costa Rica

Summary:

In this episode, Molly answers 10 quick-fire questions about her expat life in Costa Rica. She talks about her favorite place to live, her favorite international food, and her favorite international tradition. Molly also discusses the best thing about living abroad, the hardest thing about it, and her best expat life hack. She shares her love for being on boats, the phrase she's learned while living abroad, and her advice for making new friends. The episode ends with a thank you message.

Takeaways:

• Living in Costa Rica is like living in paradise with beautiful scenery and a relaxed lifestyle.
• Kebabs are Molly's favorite international food, and St. Patrick's Day is her favorite international tradition.
• The best thing about living abroad is being able to spend more time outside and enjoy the weather.
• The hardest thing about living abroad is feeling disconnected from friends and family back home.
• Molly's best expat life hack is using a dual SIM in her cell phone to have a local number and a US number.
• Making new friends requires putting yourself out there and being the kind of friend you would like to have.
• Molly loves being on boats and considers it her happy place.
• The phrase 'Pura Vida' is a versatile expression in Costa Rica that represents the pure and joyful life.
• Molly's advice for making the most of expat life is to embrace new experiences and create opportunities to include others.
• The episode ends with a thank you message and a call to engage with the podcast.

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Sound Bites:

"What's your favorite place you ever lived? Well I live right on Lake Arnall in a town called Tronadora and I love it here because it's just beautiful there's rolling green hills and a lake and a volcano in distance and it's just an absolutely beautiful place to be."

"Oh, kebabs, hands down, kebabs."

"Well, I guess technically St. Patrick's Day is an international tradition for me now since I live in Costa Rica. So I'll go with that one."

Chapters:

00:00 Favorite Place and International Food

01:53 Favorite International Tradition

03:19 The Best Thing About Living Abroad

04:45 The Challenges of Living Abroad

06:33 Molly's Expat Life Hack

08:27 Making New Friends

09:19 Boats and Bliss

10:45 The Versatile Phrase: Pura Vida

12:40 Making the Most of Expat Life

13:10 A Thank You Message and Call to Engage