I woke this morning in my new home in El Cajon Costa Rica to a nighttime sky at around 4:30 a.m., so I took images (through the master bedroom screen) every thirty to forty minutes while the landscape in front of me changed from la noche escura (the dark night) to pleno dia (broad daylight): […]
Day Two, Sunday Sept 21st — First Full Day in El Cajon Read More »
This morning I Ubered back down to Grecia to do some more casita furnishing shopping. I got some more money out of an ATM because why not — and just to be sure I still have some in my pocket after I pay two months’ rent tomorrow (one of them a security deposit) and for
Cafe Delicias Desayuno and Coconut Water Straight from the Coconut Read More »
I am loving Costa Rica more by the day. Today is Thursday and I have two new things to report, both of them good, and one of them downright heartwarming. I Ubered solo to Grecia this morning for the first time. (Topher flew home yesterday.) I went there to exchange USD for colones,
Two New Things to Report Read More »
Okay friends, I need your help … TODAY!!! Don’t sit this one out. Time is short and the water rises. Help me think! It has been decades since I have had to furnish a place from scratch. Yes, the rental I’m getting is furnished (thankfully!) and I have Charli’s needs firmly in mind
Help Me Think TODAY! Read More »
El Cajon Costa Rica will be my new home. Brooke Bishop drove me there to see it in person today and I fell in love immediately. Move imminent, probably no later than this coming Saturday. Brooke is writing up the lease agreement now. I cannot recommend her highly enough. She loves what she does, and
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Below are images from this morning’s porch-passing ceremony and celebration. Latin and South America are much more civilized people than US Americans. This celebration and ceremony symbolizes the way in which Latin Americans settle their differences without wars and boundary-jumping, among other things. It’s part of Costa Rica’s Independence Day celebration but it includes other
Grecia Torch Passing Ceremony and More… Read More »
I managed to set the correct time zone on this laptop this morning. That’s going to be very helpful moving forward. Hurray! Topher and I are going to be heading for San Ramon at about 11 but before that he wants to go into Grecia to try to stop the processing of his eyeglasses.
WOO HOO! Time Zone Set Correctly Now on this Laptop Read More »
Despues de una semana en Costa Rica… After one week in Costa Rica… esto es lo que se/que he aprendido this is what I know/what I have learned: Necesito descubrir como convertir esto al espanol teclado para poder escribir en espanol correctamente I need to figure out how to turn this into a Spanish keyboard
Despues de una semana en Costa Rica… Read More »
Charli’s first three times outdoors in Costa Rica today didn’t last long. There were three reasons for that… all involving other animals. The first time, it was hot outside. I started by putting her in her harness and holding her leash, but she hated that and kept rolling around and trying to dislodge the
Charli’s First Time Outdoors in Costa Rica Read More »
OOPSIE! I failed to get a required State Department STEP printout of my name and address in Washington translated to Spanish — even though the words and address numbers are exactly the same in English and Spanish!!! Who would think such a thing would even be required? Not ME! But the words preceding
OOPSIE!!! My Boo Boo will cost another trip to San Jose Immigration Soon! Read More »