Cold Feet, Costa Rica, and How We Actually Choose Where to Live
The framework Katie and I use to pick a country — and why the decision is never really done. Part 4 of 4 — The Beginning.
June 13, 2026 A slow-travel field report, told from two chairs
Four passports, one open question: where do we actually want to call home?
We're a family of four — two parents, two small kids — slow-traveling Latin America to find out. Two of us write it down. Brian tells his side of the week, Katie tells hers, and every issue ties back to whatever's actually happening right now. Real numbers, real logistics, real life with kids.
So far: Florida → Uruguay → Costa Rica → Panama (where we live right now).
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