Mid January 2020 together with our children we embarked on a new worldschooling adventure in the jungle. Having been fortunate to experience first hand (pre-)schooling in Singapore, Bali, Australia and Germany, a new country and an exciting schooling approach on the other side of the globe were waiting for us. We had been recommended by […]
Read More ›Within 5 weeks from our arrival, we plant hundreds of native trees together with a bunch of jovial festivalers from Envision to reforest part of a former ranch on the South Pacific coast of Costa Rica. “The organisers of this reforestation project have developed a special method”, explains one of the mothers from our school. […]
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It’s now 5 weeks since we have arrived in Costa Rica. We have settled into our new home in a small town near the Pacific coast. Our daughters go to school, Ragna is busy with various projects and I continue to work on solar, wind and battery projects. Sounds almost like our life in Freiburg. Really? […]
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Strong Costa Rican environmentalists since more then a century! Ambientalistas Ticas fuertes desde hace más de un siglo! For Spanish/Castilian see below:-) Please excuse any mistakes, still learning… —————————————– English: —————————————— In my earlier blog, I wrote down my first impressions about the Tico environmentalism. Afterwards I asked our Spanish teacher, how this collective […]
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Note: I have redacted this blog in Spanish/Castilian as part of our language learning program (with some translation help:-)) Please excuse any mistakes in the version further below. But first, the version translated in English: —————————————————————————————————————————- ENGLISH: Environmentalism, the Tico way – part 1 —————————————————————————————————————————– When I started planning our life in Costa Rica, I […]
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“I cannot sleep.” “I know, just keep trying.” “I feel so nauseous.” “Try to get it out, you’ll feel better afterwards.” “I can’t vomit …”, my daughter keeps squirming and whining in her seat. The lights are dimmed down, it is 2 am German time. We have left Germany 3 hours ago and are […]
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Large volcanoes and fiery red flowering trees formed the backdrop aganst a sparkling sun and passing clouds as we made our way to our guest house. Ragna and Amaya were still recovering but the spring like temperatues and relaxed and friendly people made our arrival in the centre of San Jose gentle and balmy. “Look, […]
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In a hurry I am picking up some bulky clothes from the ground. I squeeze them into various travel bags. Hectic I grab more stuff but it seems all in vain. The piles keep growing. Undefined stuff – some for myself, some for the rest of my family. It is all scattered around me. In […]
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After 2.5 years living in the green city of Freiburg, Germany, our nomad’s heart is pounding again. So why on earth Costa Rica? And what about the children’s schooling? Jobs? And how does it go together with our low carbon footprint? Watch this space:-)
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