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Rocinante
This is the newest addition to the Baldwin family. Any of you that knew me (DeAnna) back in high school would notice the resemblance to my dear 1982 Ford Bronco named Amy. Anyway, this beast of a truck is a 1984 Mitsubishi Montero. He is power NOTHING. Truly, your OG dumb car, manual transmission and all. But what he lacks in bells and whistles, he makes up for with utter strength and true grit. He also officially can sit 7 but in true Costa Rican style we often squeeze in m
Maddie Baldwin
Nov 7, 20251 min read


School at Intercultura
Hello everyone, this is Olivia and I am going to tell you about Spanish school! Our first week we got used to the Spanish vocabulary and...
Maddie Baldwin
Oct 11, 20251 min read


Clase de Cocina
This is DeAnna reporting to you all about my favorite thing that I am learning: Costa Rican cuisine! One of the first things that we...
Maddie Baldwin
Oct 11, 20252 min read


Pool Time
Hi this is Sam coming here to tell you all about my favorite part of our home in Samara: the POOL! Every day I love to swim in our pool!...
Maddie Baldwin
Oct 11, 20251 min read


Crazy Rainy Weather
Hi, this is Lydia bringing you all a weather report from Samara Beach, Costa Rica. Today the weather is rain, rain, cloudy, and more...
Maddie Baldwin
Oct 11, 20251 min read


Turtle Arribada
Hey guys, it’s Hannah! I’m so excited to share about the Turtle Arribada our family got to experience on September 17th!! A Turtle...
Maddie Baldwin
Sep 29, 20252 min read


Fun Fruits
Hello everyone, this is Olivia! From the past two weeks we have tried two different fruits. First is Rambutan which is my personal...
Maddie Baldwin
Sep 29, 20251 min read


A Day With DeAnna
This is DeAnna: On Friday the 19 th we toured our new school, Intercultura Samara Beach, and each took our assessments (we are all...
Maddie Baldwin
Sep 28, 20252 min read


Beach With Lydia
This is Lydia: On Tuesday the 16 th we went to the Cangrejal beach to go surfing and Lydia and Maddie pet wild horses!! There are many...
Maddie Baldwin
Sep 28, 20251 min read


We Made It!
After months of praying, planning, prepping (including our house for Arick and Angie to move into), and preparing we've arrived in...
Maddie Baldwin
Sep 22, 20251 min read
Hello From Costa Rica
Hello friends and family this is Maddie reporting that we safely made it to Costa Rica on Sunday afternoon! We are doing well settling...
Maddie Baldwin
Sep 17, 20251 min read
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