I spent the first few days with my friends Steve and Frances Stizzo in my old hometown of Roseville. Steve and I go back to when I was still in high school and he was in JUNIOR high. We’ve played together off and on ever since, sometimes in bands together for years at a time.
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According to the spin in AM Costa Rica, this will be the Chinchilla Administrations ‘defining moment,’ much as the CAFTA/TLC trade agreement was for President Oscar Arias. It’s so early in her administration that I can’t say this will be THE defining moment, but it is certainly important. For those of us who are old
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I just flew back from California, and BOY ARE MY ARMS TIRED! But seriously folks… I spent about 10 days back on my native soil. We all know it’s different than Costa Rica, but the things we notice most are different from person to person. I will try my best not to make this too
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In this competitive world, being in the ‘upper tier’ is usually either a much desired achievement or a badge of shame (#1 in murder rate, for example). So when I ran across an article in Inside Costa Rica about my adopted country, I had to ask myself whether this was a badge of honor or
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Somewhere this weekend (Aug 6… 2010) there will be a big ‘exposition’ featuring a hall filled with exhibitors who hope to entice potential buyers to take a look at their presentations and possibly buy something. I will be out of the country for a while, though I suppose I could go tomorrow for a few
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The issue has long been settled, though the vote was close, the Costa Rican public approved and that was that. I admit to being a little uninformed in an important area, one which Expatcostarica excels, to whit, cell phones. I don’t have one, and don’t really plan on getting one. The only use I have
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