Costa Rica´s Best Guide

time to try and regain my lost Costa Rican childhood and upbringing, but I only saw that with different eyes, the eyes of an experienced person in many fields and walks of life who was not the young boy that had left Costa Rica so many years ago. During Junior High in Los Angeles, I met my current business partner Hernan Carazo. Like me, he is also Costa Rican and also moved to California at a very young age. I clearly remember when we both shared a unique experience in Miami FL. We were both taking the same government class and were chosen and invited to attend the Republican National Convention in Miami in 1978 representing Hispanic Youth. During my college years, I fell in love with advertising graphics, designing, business administration, in reality with anything I could get my hands on to grow my overall knowledge. My teachers and instructors were some of my best friends. It was four hard years. l finally graduated from Cal State University with a BA in Art and a minor in Business Administration. I got married that same year, 1978 and had four beautiful children. Two sons and two daughters. After a few years of struggling, my oldest son Erik, became an engineer for Boeing in St. Louis, MO. After improving the helmet mounted system for the F-16 and F-17 fighter jets, about 10 years ago, he was named the best Hispanic Engineer in the entire United States. I couldn ’ t make it to his celebration graduation, I had my mom lying in a hospital bed. She passed away that same year. My other kids followed suit in their own professional fields. My long Journey back home started when my kids became full adults with their respective diplomas under their belts. I could breathe a little easier, and look forward to returning home to Costa Rica.

time for me, my career other fun endeavours. I meet people from all over the world in a great job as the bilingual tour guide for the Tucan Arenal Tours Catamaran in beautiful Arenal Lake. I am a partner with the Costa Rica ´ s Best Guide digital format magazine. Also, looking forward to the launching of Tourrific Tico Tours, a company designed to offer very special custom tours and relocation tours for those who are considering making Costa Rica their new home. I love people and I am here to make you feel like a kid again. To live and enjoy your own paradise in Costa Rica. Pura Vida.

The first time I came back, after 11 years, in my mind, I expected to find my country in a frozen state, exactly like I left it. It was like trying to regain where I had left off, but boy did I get a big surprise. My friends were now all adults, mostly married, and some were professionals and I even found my first “Tica” girlfriend, a beautiful brunette from the “city of the flowers”, Heredia. After having worked literally for over 40 years, six years ago, I took the Long Road Back Home. I thank God for this second opportunity … .to live and love life in my homeland as it was meant to be. I now have more