Our Story
It started with a walk on a beach in California. After ten years in the USA building careers, buying homes, and raising two children, Carrie and Jeremy realized something was missing. Travelers at heart, they looked across the San Francisco skyline and decided it was time for another adventure. Soon after, they packed up their lives and flew to Indonesia, arriving just as a volcano was erupting!
Traveling with a five-year-old and a two-year-old, however, was very different from their earlier adventures. They quickly realized their children needed community, friends, and a place to learn. After six months, they knew Indonesia wasn’t quite the right fit.
Then came Costa Rica. Carrie began working at a local school, but when the COVID pandemic arrived, they saw an opportunity to create something of their own, a place where their children could learn, explore, create, and reach their full potential. And if it worked for their children, why not invite others?
So they did. In 2020, Nosara Playhouse was born.
The OG-9, first students at the Playhouse.
Travel As Inspiration
Much of the energy and creativity behind the Playhouse is inspired by Carrie and Jeremy’s travels around the world. They met while teaching English in Japan and later spent two years traveling together; bicycling through China, practicing yoga in Thailand, hiking in Nepal, and working a ski season in France. Before that, Carrie traveled through India, Egypt, and Israel, while Jeremy traveled from the USA to Panama by bicycle.
These experiences shaped their belief that some of life’s greatest learning happens outside our comfort zones. Experiencing different cultures and ways of life helps us see the world, and our own place in it, with greater curiosity and perspective. It’s this spirit of exploration, openness, and lifelong learning that they hope to share with their own children and every child at Nosara Playhouse.
March 2020. Covid Isolation