Oh, we are in so much trouble!
Why? Well read on and I will tell you. But only after this. Lifecycles. Everyone and everything has one. Whether it be a person, a frog, a flower or even…
Bless me for I have sinned.
It has been 7 months since my last confession. I have blasphemed profusely, had many murderous thoughts and expressed pride in my achievements way too often. So as a means…
Despacio en Paraiso
Where to start? I cannot believe how much we have accomplished in what is really such a short amount of Costa Rican time. Every achievement here is a prize. It…
New Friends
It isn't often that you meet someone who fits entirely into your idea of a truly wholesome and worthy person. I think I could count on the fingers of one…
Costa Rica, making easy difficult!
And how true that is. If you want to get anything done in Costa Rica you have to accommodate the propensity of the official and the unofficial community to make…
Snakes, scorpions and tarantulas.
I had my very first close encounter with the local serpent population the other week. It was a scary incident but no one or the snake was harmed. We were…
Hoop Jumping in Paradise
Costa Rica, as it turns out, has lots of hoops to jump through if you want to get anything done in the country. Many people avoid them but they do…
The body and the robbery, a Sicilian scandal.
Death comes to us all. We just hope it comes quickly and painlessly, that our outage doesn’t come with too many unexpected consequences. You know, it’s the afterwards affairs, the…
How to cross the border between Costa Rica and Nicaragua by car at Penas Blancas
What documents you need, how much it costs, how long it takes. Let’s start with the good news: it’s completely doable, pretty inexpensive and not difficult. It’s just frustrating because…
End of our Visa
We have now come to the end of our visa! That’s the first time I have ever been able to say that. 3 months in Costa Rica! A beautiful, chilled…