From Tourist to Local: Six Weeks in Surfside Costa Rica

<p><strong>Ayyyy welcome back to your fave travel podcast. Thanks for tuning in and getting yourself ready to make some MOVES with me. Let&#39;s get it!</strong></p><p><strong>In Season 5 Episode 8, I am joined AGAIN by a guest I had on 2+ years ago (Get on over to Season 2 Episode 10 to hear more) with Allyson. Allyson is a marketing and events professional who recently spent six weeks living in Santa Teresa, Costa Rica, a laid-back surf town on the Nicoya Peninsula. Trading a fast-paced routine for beach sunsets, surf culture, and slow living, she immersed herself in the rhythms of daily life beyond the typical tourist experience.</strong></p><p><strong>In this episode, Allyson shares what it&#39;s really like to spend an extended period in one of Costa Rica&#39;s most popular beach towns—from finding community and balancing work with travel to the realities of long-term stays, local culture, and the pura vida lifestyle. Whether you&#39;re dreaming of a month abroad or planning your own Costa Rican escape, her insights offer a candid look at life in Santa Teresa. Tune in today! </strong></p><p><strong>To follow Allyson&#39;s moves on Social Media:</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/allyyson.kim/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"><strong>Instagram</strong></a><strong></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Follow the Makin Moves with Matt Podcast on Social Media:</strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/makinmovespod/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong></strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/makinmovespod/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Connect with your Host on Social Media</strong></p><p><strong>Matt:</strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mattmitzel/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/matt.mitzel.5/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Makin Moves with Matt:⁠⁠⁠⁠ </strong><a href="https://www.instagram.com/makin_moves_with_matt_/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Makin Moves with Matt: ⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@makin_moves_with_matt">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠TikTok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong>⁠⁠</a></p>