Sep 16, 2006 | Cost of Living, Fitness
I’ll be 51 in two weeks. How did this happen? It seems like only yesterday I was young and cute and skinny. Yesterday, 1986. The fact that I may not live forever is painfully clear. If I don’t get into better shape, I could drop dead any minute. As part of...
Sep 4, 2006 | Cost of Living, Criticia Voluptua Right-Right, Food, Real Estate, Restaurants, Spanish, Taxes, Teenagers, Tipping
Or, in Costa Rica, "Hamburgesa con queso! Hamburgesa con queso!" [ahm-bur-GAY-sah cone KAY-sew] It’s a mouthful. And, if you have a teenager, you say it a lot. A good cheeseburger in Costa Rica is hard to come by. Beef here is not that great; it tends...
Sep 2, 2006 | Beauty Parlor, Cost of Living, Criticia Voluptua Right-Right
In seven months, we’ve all had a little beautifying here… except Jal. With a good quality clipper and a #1, he’s his own barber. I get to clean up the back. Did you know that, when you get old, stray hair grows out of everywhere? But let’s not...
Jun 15, 2006 | Cost of Living
HI! It’s been a long week, the last of six of constant construction on our house. I have finally felt the effects of having 2 or 3 guys around my house all day everyday from 6am till 4:30pm, hammering, singing, scraping, chatting, drilling, painting, etc, etc,...
May 5, 2006 | Cost of Living, Food, Restaurants
Berni’s (BEAR-nees) is our favorite local lunch spot. It’s right in Santa Barbara, the fish is fresh and they spice it up real nice, fry it, add a little salad, maybe some papas fritas (french fries, although we have a new resolve to give up papas fritas),...
Apr 24, 2006 | Cost of Living, Medical Care, XAVIER
Hal, my handsome husband, has quite the handsome colon. Who knew??? I got to see the whole thing. Now we are really really married. It is perfect: pink, healthy, just a smashing colon. I could go on and on about the health care you get here in Costa Rica. It is...
Apr 20, 2006 | Cost of Living, Medical Care, XAVIER
If you’ve ever had, or are thinking of having, a colonoscopy (which should include everyone I know) read this. Jal is having one Monday (no photos, you can relax). So far, the colonoscopy news is all great. I’m hoping on Monday I won’t be reporting...
Mar 16, 2006 | Cost of Living, Culture Shock, Moving-To, Political Blah-Blah
PHOTO BLURB FROM AM Costa Rica: "The magistrates of the Sala IV constitutional court have a little light reading. The judiciary released this photo Wednesday showing the documents associated with the new tax plan that is being evaluated for constitutionality by...
