Tag Archives: Costa Rica

On Salsa Lizano

Posted on 19 November 2008 by

(Sources, Ingredients, and Replacements) American Sources After I published my entry on Gallo Pinto and Salsa Lizano, I noticed that my blog was getting a lot of hits from people doing Google searches for information on the two. In response, … Continue reading →

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Intruders??

Posted on 13 September 2008 by

Since I was robbed, my typical paranoia has been raised to a level of near insanity.  In the days immediately following the robbery, I found that I would shake (knees, hands, the whole bit) anytime I had to walk anywhere … Continue reading →

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Thieves should be chased with spiked whips and mean dogs.

Posted on 11 September 2008 by

Wednesday two weeks ago I was robbed on my way home from the internet café.  It was the Wednesday before payday (payday is every-other Friday), so the streets were dead, and businesses were closing a little bit earlier than usual.  … Continue reading →

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The cheapest souvenirs are pictures

Posted on 6 September 2008 by

Here are some of the best pictures from the beach trip to Guancaste. This is Playa Hermosa, probably one of the most touristy beaches that we visited, but very very nice. The sky in the afternoon was always incredible.  This … Continue reading →

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ka POW!

Posted on 6 September 2008 by

I started kickboxing classes about three weeks ago.  The place where I take classes is called Evolution Fighting Center, and they have a website (all in Spanish), http://www.evolutionfightingcenter.com/.  I absolutely cannot say enough good things about these classes.  Each class … Continue reading →

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Crazy third month

Posted on 30 August 2008 by

Ok, so I have to apologize for once again falling off the blogging sled. However, these past two weeks have been quite insane. As a result, I have a lot of catch-up blogging to do! First of all, the beach … Continue reading →

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Header photo

Posted on 25 August 2008 by

I took this picture at the beach. I spent a week in Guanacaste and this day I believe we were spending the day at Playa Hermosa. This is the smallest crab I have ever seen, and I thought it was … Continue reading →

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Back in the ‘burg.

Posted on 20 August 2008 by

I’m back in San José, and I’m actually pretty happy to be back.  (This is surprising for me because I am anything but a city girl.)  I’m going to put up some pictures and posts tomorrow about the beach, which … Continue reading →

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Guanacaste

Posted on 16 August 2008 by

I’m currently spending the week (Aug 11-18) near the beach in Guanacaste, the northwest corner of Costa Rica.  I should have some good pictures and interesting commentary on the trip when I get back.  As for now, I’m without my computer, … Continue reading →

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WE BOUGHT A BUCKET!!!

Posted on 9 August 2008 by

Ok, for those of you with money or, you know, hot water, you may not appreciate the magnitude of this news.  However, the other day, we went to the grocery store, and since I was feeling frivolous, we bought a … Continue reading →

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