May 31, 2007 | Blink, Hope, Parents
I heard this from a speaker at a conference not too long ago. It really hit home. As a wife and mother, you learn to live this phrase, take self-pity and whining out of the equation, or life is completely unmanageable. Like, when you are sick and they are sick, you...
May 28, 2007 | Attractions, Travel Tips, Volcanos
That’s what our trip to Volcán Arenal was almost like. Certainly it was as expensive. PHOTO: I took this March 06 while we were driving around Lake Arenal. This is our first look at Arenal. We’d been in the area for two days but had not seen the volcano at...
May 27, 2007 | MOM, Sarchi
Sarchi* is about an hour’s drive from here. The town is famous for two things: wooden furniture and oxcarts. The town is also known for arts and crafts, but it seems to me they make stuff to sell to tourists… not like they were going to make the stuff...
May 26, 2007 | Health & Wellness
Far From A Well Woman, that would be me. Not two days ago, I was bragging to my mom how I never get sick. And today I’m in bed all day. Thank goodness for 600mg Ibuprofen! I’ve slept a lot and heading back to bed, but I need to eat some chocolate ice cream...
May 21, 2007 | Cost of Living, Food
Photos of food are hard. Especially half-eaten food. But I couldn’t take the time to pretty up this bowl because I was afraid someone else would come along and eat it before I could. Have I mentioned that Hal can cook? Oh man. He can go into a kitchen that...
May 21, 2007 | Culture Shock, Expat
"Life is too strange."So says Jen from Dominica. No kidding. Here’s what else she said: "I am an expat living on the island of Dominica and I found your blog because I recently wrote an article for Escape Artist on Expat Culture Shock.Anyway, I...
May 20, 2007 | Culture Shock, Expat, Key West, Living-In
This past weekend I had occasion to be with four good buddies, formerly of Key West, now of Costa Rica. New expats all. Meet Dean, Perry, Jack and Kiki. I’ve known Dean and Perry for almost 20 years. Kiki I’ve known for a little over four. I’m pretty...
May 19, 2007 | Expat, Living-In, MOM
Ojala, I am home. With my boys and my mommy. Yep, Mommy lived through her first 10 days in Costa Rica. It was wonderful and horrible. Wonderful because she got to chill sin [SEEN, without] the boys around creating chaos and sin me around barking orders. Horrible...
