MIAMI TO COSTA RICAtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-3287322010-02-04T21:00:17-05:00From pure rat race to pura vida. Working on year two living in CR and hoping only to return to Miami to shop. I love it here, but this place could really use a Target and a Dunkin' Donuts.
TypePadThis.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a8636ba9970b2010-02-04T21:00:17-05:002010-02-04T21:00:17-05:00"...better to belong where you don't belong than not to belong where you used to belong, remembering when you used to belong there." - Terry Pratchett, The Wee Free Men Oh, and Happy New Year! ;-)T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2010/02/this.htmlTaxis, still nasty.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a65512d8970b2009-11-04T22:33:52-05:002009-11-04T22:33:52-05:00The other day India (age 7) and I decided to take pictures of stuff we thought was gross (her idea). I had an appointment at the hospital and she hates going there. She says people catch diseases at hospitals. She...T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/11/taxis-still-nasty.htmlLobster Babiestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a608d244970c2009-10-02T02:00:00-04:002009-10-02T02:00:00-04:00The fish at my local grocery store sucks, so I was really happy when my doorbell rang one day and I met The Fish Guy. The Fish Guy has fresh corvina (bream?) and pargo (snapper) and pulpo (octopus) and camarón...T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/10/lobster-babies.htmlTico Driverstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a608ad1e970c2009-10-01T13:58:53-04:002009-10-01T13:58:53-04:00Hey, this guy can't be any worse than most of the drivers on Costa Rica's roads.T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/10/tico-drivers.htmlYogurttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a5f2693d970c2009-09-26T00:16:24-04:002009-09-26T00:16:24-04:00I'm thinking about getting a yogurt maker. The kind that heats up, because that's the only kind that will make Greek-style yogurt. If you don't know the difference, you don't know what you're missing. If you're somewhere you can just...T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/09/yogurt.htmlNeed new contact lenses.tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a57d40cc970b2009-09-18T08:13:00-04:002009-09-18T08:13:00-04:00I was typing up the last post at 11:00 last night and, as I waited for the photo to load, I read the options on the toolbar. The word that caught my eye and made me gasp and blink was...T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/09/need-new-contact-lenses.htmlKnish!tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a57d2f2b970b2009-09-18T07:15:00-04:002009-09-18T07:15:00-04:00Maybe there is a God. The other night I went with a couple of friends to grab falafel sandwiches for dinner. There are actually a couple of places you can do this in San José, but for consistently good, fresh...T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/09/knish.htmlModern Arttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a57699db970b2009-09-17T07:10:00-04:002009-09-17T07:10:00-04:00My seven year old daughter is being home-schooled and, in an effort to provide her with fun, creative things to do, I've been hoarding toilet paper rolls. So many, in fact, that the maid has started throwing them away and...T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/09/modern-art.htmlDream a little dream...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a5cad99c970c2009-09-16T09:48:00-04:002009-09-16T09:48:00-04:00Last night I was having this very strange dream; I was surrounded by kangaroos and Drew Cary was standing in front of me blubbering about he couldn't see me anymore because he thought I was cheating on him with the...T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/09/dream-a-little-dream.htmlWhenever you wonder if anyone is really that stupid...tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341f43f153ef0120a549206a970b2009-09-04T14:27:16-04:002009-09-04T14:27:16-04:00...why yes, they are: Maybe education in the U.S. needs a little improvement too?T3http://www.miamitocostarica.com/2009/09/whenever-you-wonder-if-anyone-is-really-that-stupid.html