Hi there, My name is Roberta Spence, however, I go by my nickname of "Peachy". I was named after a good friend of my mom's who had the two names. She died and I was born on her birthday....henceforth, the name!!!! I was married for twenty years, went back to school for a diploma in Recreation and have had many positions ex. Recreation Director, Recreation Therapist (Alzeimers) Teacher's Assistant with the Special Needs as well as a 4 year stint as an entrepeneur of a designer consignment boutique. At present I have been working as a Child and Youth Care Worker in Innisfail, Alberta. I work in a group home with teens that have special needs. Even though I like the job it can become very demanding and stressful. After three years, I am looking forward to retiring and enjoying a life of relaxation and enjoying life without the work pressures, this year in (hopefully) Costa Rica. When I was married, my three kids,ex and I had the wonderful opportunity of living overseas in Iran, Bahrain, Scotland, England and Singapore with a three year stint in Parker, Co. My ex was in the oil business and his work made this possible and the pleasant memories will be with me for my lifetime. My kids and grandchildren live in Calgary and are doing very well. I have chosen Costa Rica because of my interest in the history and culture of the people, meeting new people, and I hear the health system is very good. It is relatively easy to get to and from so the kids can visit without much of a tedious travel.
I joined expat.com on 10 March 2011.