Lani Daniels
lanidaniels.bsky.social
Lani Daniels
@lanidaniels.bsky.social
Knitter, yoga practitioner, dog lover,
native of Los Angeles CA. Retired from non-profit finance work & living in Costa Rica with my husband since 2019.
We use a shipping service to get online purchases delivered to Costa Rica. They’ve always gone through a Miami, FL address. But now the company’s announced shipping direct from China. Not hard to figure out why (can you say “tariffs”? 🫣). Bye bye Amazon, hello Ali Baba & Temu.
April 25, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Somebody is very happy with his new (old) Johnny Rice longboard, brought down from LA by our friend Mario! #costarica
March 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Costa Rica is #6 on the Happiness list. (And much warmer than the Scandinavian countries ranked above it.)

bbc.com/news/article...
World Happiness Report: Finland named as happiest country for eighth year
Access to nature and a strong welfare system are cited as factors as Nordic nations dominate the rankings.
bbc.com
March 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
We’ve applied for Permanent Residency in Costa Rica. Would have done it anyhow, but extra motivated now.
February 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I much prefer this traveling monkey show to the circus in Washington right now. This troupe shows up in our yard every afternoon these days — the trees are full of tasty blossoms! #lifeincostarica
February 12, 2025 at 2:38 AM
We left the US 6 years ago, not moving AWAY but moving TO a place we’d come to love. The relocation process was long & hard. If you’re thinking about it, or just want to make your life more portable & manageable, I have tips to offer.

Tip #1 - Have a valid passport. Be proactive - get one now.
January 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Please take a break from the other circus & watch this howler monkey enjoy his lunch in our garden. #lifeincostarica
January 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Lunch today with the Nosara, Costa Rica ladies active with Voters Abroad. We celebrated MLK Day (& ignored that OTHER event). Our hostess read aloud today’s inspiring column by @hcrichardson.bsky.social
January 20, 2025 at 10:46 PM
www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/u...

The Costa Rican press has gone ballistic over this effrontery towards a neighbor nation. Even the super conservative paper La Nación.
Trump Raises Using Military or Economic Force to Take Greenland and the Panama Canal
In an hourlong news conference at his Florida club, Mar-a-Lago, the president-elect delivered a hodgepodge of grievances, complaints and false claims.
www.nytimes.com
January 7, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Lifeguard on duty. #lifeincostarica
December 26, 2024 at 11:41 PM
The Panama Canal? Really? Last time a US interloper tried to seize Central American lands it didn’t go so well. The defeat of William Walker is a source of national pride next
door here in Costa Rica.
December 22, 2024 at 10:34 PM
Antidote for today’s crappy
political news — spend more time in nature. This is a 100 year old Strangler Fig in the Monteverde Cloud Forest #lifeincostarica
December 19, 2024 at 7:15 PM
Annual Festival of Lights parade in our little town. Santa rides an ATV& there are bands galore! #lifeincostarica
December 15, 2024 at 3:44 AM
Annual Christmas lights parade next Saturday. We’re a tiny town, but the parade has
8 marching bands. All of which have been practicing within earshot of our house for a month 😂 #lifeincostarica
December 8, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Had the beach all to ourselves today. No cell service, no WiFi. Sometimes it’s good to get away. #lifeincostarica
December 4, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Ho-hum, just another gorgeous day here.
#lifeincostarica
December 4, 2024 at 12:15 PM
Wall of the former army fort where in 1948 President Figueres struck a symbolic hammer blow to abolish the Costa Rican army. Today is a national holiday commemorating that event. The money spent on the military was redirected to education & social services. Imagine that. #lifeincostarica
December 2, 2024 at 11:41 PM
Our first banana crop from the seedlings we planted 2 years ago! #lifeincostarica
December 2, 2024 at 1:31 PM
The sun is out today & the Blue Morphos are back.
December 1, 2024 at 4:28 PM