Single Mom: Our Journey in Costa Rica

AUTHOR: Sarah Elena

Let me share a little about our journey in Costa Rica…

I almost gave up and went home to the United States after finding out I was pregnant while living here in Costa Rica. There were so many thoughts swirling in my mind. How would I provide a good life for my daughter here? Will she be able to get a good education? How will I manage this without the support of my family?

Costa Rica was still new to me in a way. I found out I was pregnant a year after moving here. I wondered how I would ever navigate a new country as a new mom with a new tiny human to take care of.

I was scared. I felt alone. All of the changes I was going through felt overwhelming. And I quickly began searching for home rentals back in the town I used to live in, Virginia.  

Then something inside me changed…

I pushed those limiting beliefs to the side. If anyone COULD be a single mom in another country and thrive, it WOULD be me. I decided to channel the same force and energy to overcome my fears and remember to believe in the life I wanted to create for myself in Costa Rica. Believe in the life I would now make for myself and my daughter.

After my daughter was born, I was blessed to be in a great community. I remember the woman who owned the tiny cabina where I lived in Dominicalito. It was the size of a large closet with a killer ocean view. She would always ask me if I had eaten anything and offer to push my baby in a hammock for a nap.