I love that show! But yeah, I agree that sometimes I find myself genuinely hoping the new homeowners will be ok in their new environs.
They never discuss the e-coli count of the beautiful water spread out in front of those international houses.
My husband and I spent 6 months in Costa Rica. One weekend we took a trip up to Lake Arenal. It just so happened that at the bus station the leading newspaper had a huge headline that read, “ E-Coli, High Levels, Lake Arenal”.
My husband and I are still laughing about that one! :-) It was just a mile or two up from the hotel where we were staying.
We were there during the TLC vote that would approve free trade with the U.S. I was **shocked** at the outright Marxist propaganda promoted on the TV and in the newspapers arguing against free trade. TLC passed by a razor thin margin.
Anyone who buys property in Costa Rica is NUTZ! That country could turn completely Marxist in one election...and then...GOOD BYE! property rights!
Our goal was to learn Spanish. We lived with Costa Rican families and attended language school daily. We read Spanish almost as well as English and speak and understand the language on what the schools consider to be the highest level. We studied the Costa Rican newspaper reports carefully and thoroughly every day.