Jan 6, 2007 | Company, Culture Shock, Expat, Medical Care, Moving-To
Remember Robert, Randi, Jacob and Willow? We had communicated online for several months till we practically felt like octuplets separated at birth… Robert has been gung-ho on Costa Rica for a long time – in fact, he’s put together a great website...
Dec 27, 2006 | CR: Working, Culture Shock, Entrepreneurs, Expat
A viable business is one that meets a need, that is commercially viable and therefore profitable. With a reasonable chance of succeeding. Hopefully, the results of the efforts include satisfaction for all involved. Happy customers, happy owners. We are looking for...
Dec 3, 2006 | Culture Shock, MORGAN, Teenagers
Saturday was Mo’s birthday: his 15th. How did THAT happen? They are having a pool party today, celebrating both birthdays (Ryan will be 14 in January). The real question is, how did this happen: In Naples, we found a Ross which is like a TJ Maxx or Steinmart...
Dec 1, 2006 | Cost of Living, Culture Shock, Expat, Key West, Medical Care, Political Blah-Blah, Teenagers
Traveling is wearing on a body. Living out of a suitcase, crammed into someone’s spare bedroom with two huge loud teenagers, using our hosts’ energy sources and eating their food. We buy a lot of the food, but you have to wonder what their utility bills...
Nov 16, 2006 | Culture Shock, Living-In
Following is a story written by local expat Lair Davis. Perfectly describes how things used to get done in Key West. And how they still get done in Costa Rica: The Adventures of Joram He is still a young man, my friend Joram. With his wife, Ana, a woman born here in...
Oct 27, 2006 | Culture Shock, Humor
With no daily U.S. newspaper here, I get my comic strip fix from online. Just for today, Dilbert is my strip of choice. He is sometimes just plain silly. Sometimes, not funny. At all. But when he gets it right, it’s perfect. Like today: When I’m not out...
Oct 20, 2006 | Bush, Code Enforcement, Culture Shock, God, what a world!, Political Blah-Blah
This, of course, is the famous command from The Day The Earth Stood Still. It loosely translates to "Gort, stop!" Gort being the lead alien who was hell bent on taking over the world. If I’m not mistaken, I believe Gort means George in English. I saw...
Oct 18, 2006 | Cost of Living, Culture Shock, Food
We love buddah. Not Buddha (although a little awakening did take place.) I’m talkin’ about BUTTER: creamy, light yellow, a little salty. Yum. Butter-loving goes back a long way in my family. Mom says, when she was little, Granny Boo would make her sugar...
