Too Long At The Fair

Main Entry: ad•ven•ture Function: noun Etymology: Middle English aventure, from Old French, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin adventura, from Latin adventus, past participle of advenire to arrive, from ad- + venire to come 1 a : an undertaking usually involving danger and...

Today’s The Day!

This is the start of something… something… something good. I’ve finally got the blog set up, need to learn how to put up the photos, etc. Costa Rica provides some spectacular backdrops! But I gotta say: I miss my buddies in Key West – thinking...

About This Blog

To read A Broad In Costa Rica from the start, go here: 1rst Costa Rica post. At the top of the page, you'll see the previous post on the left and the next-in-sequence post on the right. Keep clicking the right one and you can read the posts in order. (The previous...

Abundance in All Things Good

Dear family, friends and colleagues, Here’s wishing you a happy healthy new year’s eve dance! May 2006 bring abundance in all things good to you all. We will not be having our annual cocktail party tonight – we are out of town and will miss being...

Traveling This Blog

To read A Broad In Costa Rica from the beginning, start here: 1rst Costa Rica post. At the top of the page, you'll see the previous post on the left and the next-in-sequence post on the right. Keep clicking the right one and you can read the posts in order. (The...

To Give

v. tr., gave given 1. – dar 2. (a gift) – regalar 3. (to pay) – pagar 4. (to bestow) – conferir, otorgar 5. (to donate) – donar 6. (to cause) – ocasionar, causar 7. (a speech) – pronunciar 8. (an illness) – transmitir,...

To Get

v. tr., got got(ten) -tt- 1. (to obtain) – obtener, conseguir 2. (to buy) – comprar 3. (to receive) – recibir 4. (to win) – sacar 5. (to attract) – atraer 6. (to seize) – agarrar, capturar 7. (flu, cold) – coger, contraer 8....