Costa Rica seems to be out of the mainstream of the world news.

I was watching the evening news and was saddened to see so many people who have been affected by the collapse of the world economy. In Sacramento, California people are living in tents just like during the Great Depression. The same thing is happening in Seattle and other cities. I saw a piece on Japan and they are also in terrible shape.

I really consider myself to be lucky to be living in Costa Rica Rica. We don’t have people living in tents nor have we been hit like the States and the rest of he world. There have been layoffs and a trickle down effect which have affected tourism and other sectors. However, we don’t have large manufacturing  like the U.S. auto industry so we haven’t been affected that much.

As I mentioned in a previous article we are used to being self-sufficient here. We can grow almost everything we eat and the people have been living off the land here for hundreds of years. Costa Ricans are used to living with a lot less which is good. Most people who retire here adopt the frugal style of the locals and learn to spend less money. Fortunately, consumerism isn’t as big as in the U.S. so there are less things to waste money on.

Costa Rica seems to be out of the mainstream of the world news . You never hear anything negative mentioned in the U.S. media about Costa Rica. The country has a low profile when it comes to world events. No news is good news for us. However, there was a great story on the evening news recently about the area of Nicoya, Costa Rica that has a huge number of centenarians due the healthy lifestyle of the people who live there.

I really feel blessed to have discover this beautiful little country where life is so good.