Aug 18, 2007 | MOM, Travel Tips
Mom went to Cancún yesterday. Mexico. You know: that little tip of peninsula where Dean should be landing in just about 36 hours from now? Yeah. Now you know where I get it. Remember Hurricane Gilbert, 1988? Mom had had a trip to Cancún planned for months. Arrival...
Aug 17, 2007 | Donations, Volunteering
In the U.S., we all give money to our charities. We don’t usually give time. We don’t give stuff unless we’ve already used it and are ready to give it away. This method of giving works for us. It’s easy. Those in charge of the funds buy the...
Aug 17, 2007 | Cabecar, Culture Shock, Indigenous Societies, Volunteering
Ginnee Hancock lives with her husband Felipe in Esperanza and Atirro de Turrialba. She is also a blogger and talks about life on their 1,270 acre rainforest farm. She agrees that a young, strong mind is a terrible thing to waste and challenged her neighbor and...
Aug 16, 2007 | Culture Shock, Living-In, Spanish
This morning, my Costa Rica blogger friend (meaning I’ve never laid eyes on her but we chat like we are best friends), Erin, wrote about speaking Span-glish. Which newbie expats do A LOT! I love going to a restaurant where the waiter is practicing his English...
Aug 14, 2007 | Caribbean, Culture Shock, Hope, Pueto Viejo, Teenagers, Travel Tips, Volunteering
"Works, Not Words." On the last jungle weekend of Camp Jungle2Jersey, the boys and I visited Barry and Nanci at The Bridge located a hair to the north of Puerto Viejo. I will try to write about The Bridge and our day there without using the words incredible,...
Aug 10, 2007 | Caribbean, Pueto Viejo, Punta Uva, Teenagers
This trail picks up at Limón, just after the ferry ride from Parismina. From that small port (and I couldn’t find this place on a map if my life depended on it), we took a local bus into Limón. Which was not that easy to catch… At most bus stops, like 90%...
