Our family (not pictured) struggled to adjust to Costa Rica and eventually realized the US was where we were happiest.
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- We adopted a child in Oregon who had Costa Rican heritage that we wanted to be sure to celebrate.
- So, when she was 4, we moved to Costa Rica. We struggled and returned to the US after a few months.
- We learned ways to embrace her roots without having to leave the community we'd built in the US.
In 2008, my husband...