Jan 6, 2007 | Expat, Living-In, Pets, WINSTON
Who adores me. Meet Clemenza. That’s Capo Clemenza to you. He’s a valley bulldog. Oops: Valley Bulldog, a pretend purebred. As one guy put it on a bulldog forum: "Even though you mixed two purebreds, you still gotta mutt." Clemenza doesn’t...
Dec 31, 2006 | AIDS, Expat, Key West
Ah, Cayo Hueso. On our first day in Key West, the Wednesday after Thanksgiving, we spotted these bicycle Santas on Duval Street. Such a common sight, I almost didn’t record it! I gained ten pounds in Key West. Everytime I made plans to see someone, it was for a...
Dec 28, 2006 | Expat, Living-In
A friend sent this to me today… yo soy simpático! Buenos dias mis amigos,I used to be a Wall Street Yuppie but I’m OK now.Strutting around lower Manhattan in my designer suit, ‘the’ most fashionable tie that cost as much as the average Costa...
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 27, 2006 | Communications, Cost of Living, Expat, Living-In, Skype
If you have hi-speed internet and are using any phone service other than a Voice-over Internet Protocol, like Skype, you are throwing money away. If you are moving to or just visiting a foreign country where hi-speed internet access is available, you really do need a...
Dec 24, 2006 | Expat, Festivals & Holidays
A year ago, when we first got the idea to run away to Costa Rica for a year, the Bortmans of P.A. had already spent months planning and packing in preparation for their year-long sabbatical in Costa Rica. That’s the oddest thing, right? Planning a move to a...
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...
