Melsen Araya

I was born and raised in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. I moved to San Jose at the age of 20 to learn English at the Instituto Nacional de Aprendizaje. After that I moved back to Guanacaste to look for job opportunities. Started to work in Reserva Conchal (Golf Shop) and Cafe Britt for around 4 years. In 2012 I moved to Playas del Coco, and managed a Coffee and Gallery Shop. Always looking to improve and grow, I graduated in Business Administration from Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (técnico), and started to work with ICE for the last 8 years in the area of Cañas, Monteverde and Las Juntas.

With all the changes that have been made around the world because of COVID, I had the chance to work from home. In 2022 I moved back to Playas del Coco and had the opportunity to open a Brazilian JiuJitsu School for kids. Since I moved to the beach I've been familiarized with Real Estate through friends that have experience in this, and after showing me and teaching me about this amazing job, I started to pay more attention and decided to move on and dedicate my time to this new and exciting opportunity.

Leaving aside my job experience and career, and talking more about my personal interests, I love sports. I like to spend my time working out at the gym. I practice Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. I have 7 years of experience in this martial art. Since I started in this I love it so much that I opened an academy for kids in Coco’s area this 2022 and started to teach. Also in my personal time I like to share with family and friends, go to the beach, love to be surrounded by nature, take walks in the mountain, do MTB rides, also I have the habit of reading self improvement books, listening to podcasts or videos about the same topics, with the mindset of always trying to be better in all areas.