Since we have returned from Guanacaste trip we have been living in Orotina, a neighboring town to San Mateo where our kids will attend school this year. Living in a town is definitely a game changer for us, there is traffic noise, dogs barking all night, loud motorcycles, neighbors burning leaves but there are also few things that make this town a perfect place for us to pause for a moment.
Orotina's location in the Central Valley couldn't be any better, it's 45 minutes to san jose and 30 minutes to our favorite beach Punta Leona. It allows us to live in the moment and if we feel like going to the beach and seeing sunset we jump on 27 and within 40 minutes we are in Jaco watching the waves and drinking margaritas. We weren't able to do this in El Cajon, Grecia, the mountain roads are not well lit at night and its just too far.