Nov 19, 2006 | Company, Living-In, Real Estate
When ticos on this side of the valley vant to be alone at night, they drive up here to my house, lean against their cars (parked where Mo is standing in the black shirt) and laugh and while away the hours enjoying the view. Often with music. And often, like last night...
Nov 18, 2006 | Beauty Parlor, Cost of Living, Health & Wellness, Living-In, Medical Care, Plastic Surgery
The eyes and face are looking much more normal. I don’t look 29 or even 39, but, despite all my whining, looking younger wasn’t really the goal. Being 51 is just fine with me. There are freedoms with age that you will never know till you get here....
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...
Nov 15, 2006 | Cost of Living, Living-In, Manuel Antonio, Real Estate
Posted yesterday on the Costa Rica Living Group forum: 3 houses for rent 20 minutes from Manuel Antonio Posted by: RobbieTue Nov 14, 2006 4:46 pm (PST) House # 1Remodeled Tico house 2 bedrooms, two baths, 1/4 acre lot full of lush gardens, helaconias, ginger and a lot...
Nov 12, 2006 | Communications, Cost of Living, Living-In, Utilities
The difficulties associated with living in a developing nation is rich fodder for sarcasm and humor. It puts the "frustrating and hilarious" in our daily lives. As much as we are frustrated by these little difficulties, we’ve chosen to happily suffer...
Nov 7, 2006 | Cost of Living, Living-In, Moving-To, Real Estate
Saturday we moved into our new house. It was a pretty simple affair, really, because our previous landlord bought most of the furniture and appliances we’d bought for that house. (You know, the house we rented "furnished"… don’t get me...
Apr 11, 2006 | Communications, Culture Shock, Living-In, Moving-To, Real Estate, Skype, Utilities
Guess what? There is NO DSL at the new house. Notice I’m not calling it "our" new house anymore, am I? In my conversation with I.C.E. (Eee-say, the government monopoly that controls ALL the phone lines and ALL related services), when the Customer...
Apr 2, 2006 | Communications, Culture Shock, Living-In, Moving-To, Utilities
THE PLAYERS The Type A is played by me. Mañana Land is personified exquisitely by I.C.E. (eee-say), the government monopoly that controls the phone lines and – tears are streaming down my face – access to the World Wide Web. THE PROBLEM ...
