Why We Traveled To Costa Rica During COVID

Extra Pack of Peanuts Travel Podcast

Travis Sherry

Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Society & Culture:places & Travel

4.6 • 890 Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2021

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

If you don't follow us on Instagram then SURPRISE we are in Costa Rica and have been for over a month and today we are talking about how we came to the decision to come down here, the preconceived notions we had about the experience during COVID, and what it is like now that we are here and have been for a few weeks. We also may drop some hints on what our plan is moving forward. Is Costa Rica on your list of must-visit places? Have you traveled at all during the pandemic? What was your experience? Let us know by tagging us in a post on Instagram at @ExtraPackofPeanuts. Today's podcast is sponsored by Oregon State University ECampus. In This Episode 06:15 Making The Decision: What Went Into It 10:20 What Did We Have To Do To Be Able To Travel To Costa Rica 12:20 General Safety Precautions We Took As Well 14:10 Fully Booked Flights: Panic Attack Material 17:00 Feeling Safer In Costa Rica 20:10 Why Did We Choose Costa Rica? 23:00 What Are The Plans For Your Time In Costa Rica? 27:10 Why Did We Record This Episode? 30:50 Traveling With Kids During COVID Important Links Get Your Education While Traveling at OSU E-Campus Coronavirus Outbreak & Kids (Harvard Medical) Want to follow our lives & adventures? Check out our Instagram's @ExtraPackOfPeanuts, @HeatherSherry, @TravelingWhitMyles, and @HaddieBean Location Indie Want More? The Hidden Gem That Is Uruguay w/ Karen Higgs Guidebook Writing & The National Parks w/ James Kaiser A Year Of Living Prayerfully w/ Jared Brock Part 2 Leave a Review! Apple Podcast reviews are one of THE most important factors for podcasts. If you enjoy the show please take a second to leave the show a review on Apple Podcasts! Click this link: Leave a review on Apple Podcasts Hit “View in iTunes” on the left-hand side under the picture. Leave an honest review. You’re awesome!

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0:17.0	We're not going to a lot of different places like we have a home base set up here now in an apartment and that makes me feel comfortable, that makes me feel safe, it makes me feel like we're having the same life that we would have in the US except where it's sunny warm main lot to give to the
0:23.0	extra pack of peanuts travel podcast episode 463
0:29.2	The Happy Planet Index uses three criteria.
0:33.6	Life expectancy, experienced well-being,
0:36.6	an ecological footprint to determine
0:39.2	the overall happiness levels of 151 countries across the globe.
0:44.0	And the number one country in the world is Costa Rica.
0:49.0	Peravitaita baby. While in Costa Rica, one of the neatest things we've experienced, aside from surfing
0:59.0	every day, is the fact that there are a lot of people from around the world who have been able to come to
1:04.2	Costa Rica and continue leading their normal life while getting to do it in a place with great
1:10.7	weather and amazing beaches.
1:12.6	These are people who are now able to work remote and these are people who have kids in school
1:16.7	who are able to now go to school remote and remote education isn't just the future nowadays it's also the present and so if you're
1:25.9	someone who sat there and you you've seen remote education start to take off especially
1:30.5	fueled in this last year by the fact that people can't physically go into a lot of these buildings and you say man I've always wanted to do that and you've wanted to go and get a bachelor's degree or even an advanced degree.
1:42.0	Oregon State e-campus is one of the top 10 in US
1:46.0	news and world report when it comes to universities in the US for remote
1:51.3	learning and they have over 70 different programs that you can choose from
1:55.1	everything from psychology to environmental science and you can do it all from
2:01.1	anywhere in the world because their program is fully, fully
2:05.3	remote. So if you want to check that out, if you're saying, hey, this sounds right
2:09.2	up my alley, go to e-campus.orgonstate dot edu slash peanuts that's e-campus dot Oregon state
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