Its been almost a month and a half since my last posting. In that time, we have visited Costa Rica for a 3 week stay. We visited many, many, many different companies and organisations during our stay. The first week was downright exhausting, but in the end, we now have a bank account (actually six!) (there's a story here for some later blog...), an accountant, an office space (almost anyway), a law firm, a much better idea of what we are getting ourselves into, and finally and most importantly, a hugh amount of excitement and confidence that we are doing the right thing.

For anyone thinking of doing this, if there is any advice I could give you, it is:

• Relax. Its going to take a while. Don't try to push it, just go with the flow.
• Call CINDE as soon as you even think you might think about doing something.
• Get a good lawyer as soon as possible.
• Go for it! Its worth it.

Of all the things that impressed us, the biggest one was the talent of the people there. CAMTIC, an organisation of IT companies (sort of like a Chamber of Commerce), has a campaign promoting the country entitled "Green & Smart". I love this. Costa Rica is known for its environmental beauty, and the people are very well educated. We are confident that we will find the right type of people to help our company grow.

On my first point, Relax, its really key. As someone told me a while ago about moving to Costa Rica. "Type A personalities need not apply". Things move slower than we North Americans tend to like. But trust me, they do eventually get done. Just don't expect it to happen as fast as you would like or are used to.

Finally, I can't say enough good things about CINDE (link above). They have been amazing to us. They have organized site visits, answered a ton of questions, and are generally there to help us with whatever needs we may have. And all for free! Thanks Vanessa and Ericka!