May 8, 2008 | Citizenship, Legal Arrangements
We have one and a half years to learn the National Hymn of Costa Rica. If I listen to this everyday, I’m sure I can master it. I will also know how to spell National Hymn of Costa Rica in several languages:Lyrics so you can sing along:Noble patria, tu hermosa...
May 7, 2008 | Bureaucracy, Citizenship, Legal Arrangements, Living-In
Translation: Lines, Signatures and Dates. Or Things a Costa Rican Bureaucracy Can’t Do Without. I left out estampilla [s-tom-PEE-jah, stamp] because it doesn’t start with an f. But this is actually the critical item. If at least one (and usually all) of...
Nov 13, 2007 | Citizenship, CR: Working, Living-In, Moving-To, Residency & Visas
Last week, my friend Isabela (her real name) called me and asked if my new maid, Ginger (not her real name), could leave my house to go babysit for guests in one of Isabela’s rental condos. Seems the wife was giving birth RIGHT NOW and someone needed to go watch...
