Expat Wish List

May 11, 2007 | Expat, Mail and Shipping

Since I’ve been in Key West the past three weeks, I’ve been working on my must-get-list for when I come to the states. So far: Must Get: extension cords (the ones with the flat plug – can’t find those in Costa Rica) printer ink (for my hp, they...

Sad Day For U.S. Expats Around the World

May 11, 2007 | Books, Expat, Mail and Shipping

Hal and I did two things on dates, besides eat: we’d try out sofas (I have no idea why we did this… we’d be out, there’d be a furniture store and next thing you know we are sitting on all the sofas.) And browse bookstores. We couldn’t...

Breakin’ 80

May 9, 2007 | Key West

A few years ago, when Hal was a golf fanatic, he and I were enjoying a very romantic dinner, candlelight, moonlight, French cuisine served by Chef Correa, on a lovely open air porch in Key West. We were laughing and chatting, very romantic. Then I did the girl thing....

AWRIGHT AWREADY!

May 6, 2007 | CR: Working, Key West

Rumor has it I’m dead. Or flown the coop. Or fallen and can’t get up. Taken the money and run. (Been there, done that.) My friend Jan called, Paul called. There was even 15 minutes of discussion amongst the esteemed members of the Costa Rica Living Yahoo...