Sep 28, 2007 | Culture Shock, God, what a world!
Jen at Living Dominica has this priceless tidbit on her blog today: "In one of history’s more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission." Read the entire absurdity...
Sep 27, 2007 | Serendipity
Not that I’m counting or anything. The bad news is: tomorrow is my 52nd birthday. Not really "bad"… just not very exciting. Of course, another birthday is still preferable to the alternative. And life is good. Particularly since – and this...
Sep 20, 2007 | Books, Clubs, Expat
In my ongoing quest to meet girlfriends, I joined two Escazú book clubs. Somehow, when I turned 50, girlfriends took on new meaning. As in: life would have no meaning without good girlfriends. I never felt that way before, but it’s taken me by storm. I had great...
Sep 20, 2007 | Accommodations, Attractions, CR: Wildlife, Travel Tips, Volcanos
Jane wrote to me this morning:Hey, Saratica:My Son has visited your site many times and loves all the info you give. He and I are coming to CR this weekend. We are enrolled in a language school in San Jose. We will have the afternoons and weekends free. Can you give...
Sep 17, 2007 | Cost of Living, Culture Shock, Expat, Living-In, Recovering REALTOR®
My friend (we did actually meet once) CR Jones wrote a comment on Foolish: "Be careful, as it’s my understanding that you can get slammed for hiring an undocumented worker, and especially not filing the correct papers or paying the employment tax. The...
Sep 15, 2007 | Culture Shock, Legal Arrangements, Slander
So a certain maid called me this morning. She is suing me for slander. How about them apples? There should be plenty to blog about on this topic.
Sep 4, 2007 | Cost of Living, Crime
We fired our third maid yesterday. Maid #1 wasn’t a great cleaner, although I believe she was honest. And, in truth, looking back, she may have needed to come for a full day to get the job done, not just a half day. Just as I was becoming more and more...