This was produced at the Universidad Veritas. Wow. Doesn’t seem very third world now, does it?
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Like the last time I ventured alone into the disturbing netherworld of Costa Rican bureaucracies, by the end of this adventure (trying to get Morgan his driver's permit) I got back home wanting to cry, then choke something, with just a smidge of incredulity thrown in. Not incredulous that seeking The Final Stamp is so frustrating. That's a given, I accept that. Incredulous that I got sucked so easily into the vortex, led by the invisible (to me) ring in my nose through all manner of hoops until I was sure . . . → Read More About The Power of Paper: el parte dos Seriously desperate. Not I'm-a-real-estate-broker-looking-for-a-sale desperate (like in regular real estate sales' pitches), but two honest-to-God I'm-a-seller-and-gotta-sell-this-house desperate. So seriously desperate, the sellers said I could say "seriously desperate." I'm posting the info on my personal blog and risking reader wrath in the off-chance one of you knows someone shopping for Costa Rica property. If you do, please alert them. Seriously. #1 San Rafael de Heredia: Two Houses for the price of One + a Car. (Two houses and a car!) Asking $150,000, MAKE AN OFFER. The houses are . . . → Read More About DESPERATE Sellers Because then I’d have to kill you. . . . → Read More About I Can’t Tell You Where I Was Last Weekend Ok, I was exaggerating a bit on the $500 egg. It will actually be quite reasonable, well under $200 for that first delicious huevo! And that's including chicks, feed and coop materials. It does not include the 20-hours of labor (max) to build the coop, but it was labor of love, so that would never count anyway. Honest, that's what he told me. I'm going with it. You, too, can have such a fine coop. Design is simple, here's a materials list: 25 1×2 @ 4 varas* each . . . → Read More About The Real Scoop on the Coop … is a joy forever. Last night, I had to carry the chickens into the new coop and they were not happy about being there. This morning, they wouldn't come out! They were busy pecking at everything, finding ants in the straw… And, of course, the minute I turned off the camera and started to walk away, they all three flew out of the coop like they'd been chased! Didn't walk down the nice brand-new walkway… flew, one right after the other. Very unexpected sight. I . . . → Read More About A Thing of Beauty The "H&B" used to stand for Hal & Brian, but it evolved into Heavy & Bald. (Guess how.) It also stands as a testament to how long something will last, which is forever. These boys don't spare a screw. "Overbuild it!" is their motto. And that extends to chicken coops. If there is room for another corner brace, why not? Hal is building without Brian these days (as is Brian without Hal – a sad state of affairs!) And he's no longer heavy or bald. Still overbuilding, though, and my chickens are . . . → Read More About H&B Construction Builds The World’s Cutest Chicken Coop A reader writes: Good Morning! I came across your blog while looking up some info on the Costa Rica expat. Following a recent trip to the country, (coupled with a not-so-recent desire to check out and start over someplace new,) I find myself obsessed with researching and reading about the realities of day-to-day life in your neck of the woods. I’ve been a real estate broker for a little over four years now, the last two of which I’ve spent running my own small discount listing brokerage. I . . . → Read More About Expats Working in Costa Rica It has been a brilliant two weeks with the Badgetts; I can't think of a better way to have started 2010. When the Bs are here, we don't stop roaming. It is a beautiful reminder of just how wildly diverse is nuestro pais pequeño [new-ACE-troe pa-EES pay-CANE-yo, our little country] Costa Rica. We kissed 2009 tata (and what a year it was.) For something completely different, we welcomed in 2010 with big plans and dreams of grandeur. My old dreams of grandeur included being a famous movie star married to Sean Penn with homes in Malibu and . . . → Read More About Moving About The Countryside 6 January 2010
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