Mar 14, 2007 | Banking, Driving, Money, Moving-To, Schools, Teenagers
Miriam wrote me. Man, she’s in moving hell – I remember it like it was yesterday!!!! Now I can look back in wonder: how did we survive???? Here are her questions and how we handled each. Looking at schools, British School sounds good, but it’s on...
Mar 13, 2007 | Culture Shock, Teenagers, Weather
By now, middle of March, it hasn’t rained in about 4 months here in the central valley. While the coast gets more rain, it’s dry as a bone there, too, by all accounts. Costa Rica has two seasons: wet and dry. Starting in May, it rains off and on for a...
Mar 10, 2007 | Baseball, Living-In, Teenagers
The Fighting Musicos [MOO-z-cos, musicians] slid past the Terrifying Albaniles [all-bu-KNEE-lace, bricklayers] for a narrow victory at the ballgame this morning: 8 to 6 in almost 6 innings. Both boys scored two runs each. Ryan was walked twice to first, then stole his...
Mar 5, 2007 | Baseball, Teenagers
The boys signed up for baseball last Saturday, just in time for the season start. Which, like everywhere in the world, begins with a parade, complete with a band and a siren. [Hint: pump down the volume.] But, heck, it ain’t a parade without a siren!!! The team...
Jan 21, 2007 | Living-In, MORGAN, Pets, Teenagers, WINSTON
"The friend that never fails." That’s a good dog for you. Winston’s new favorite toy is a tennis ball he found. It’s an excellent toy on one hand because he can "throw" it himself and it fits nicely in his mouth. On the other...
Jan 20, 2007 | RYAN, Teenagers
If you love a body, you know what I’m talking about. Today is Ryan’s 14th birthday. I was just sitting on the arm of the chair where he’s sitting with my nose in his head. It smells so Ryan-like. I love that smell. Ryan is my baby. So sweet, so...
Jan 17, 2007 | Living-In, Schools, Teenagers
THE QUESTION:From: "G" (That’s all I know…) Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 10:03 PMSubject: High school Any Information regarding Lincoln Private school or other school for 14 yr old american for 9th grade? ================ MY ANSWER:Hola G,...
Jan 17, 2007 | Driving, Teenagers, Travel Tips
There was a little news item in La Nacion this morning that caught our eyes. When I discovered the driving age here is 18, I was so relieved. Whew! But it turns out, once you are 18, you can get behind the wheel of almost anything, including a big rig. One of the...
