There’s a difference in the way people greet one another in Costa Rica as opposed to the U.S. For sure you have the cultural tradition whereby females are greeted with a light kiss on the cheek. And that is certainly a distinguishable custom. But I am talking about things below surface level observations. Compared to […]
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I have written often and quite fondly, generally, in this blog about the culture of Costa Rica. However, there is a rich and diverse culture that to my shame I have not mentioned as much. It is often said, and even taught to children in schools here, that when the Spanish conquistadors arrived, they found […]
Wow, can it really be almost Christmas again? It seems like we just got through celebrating 2012. I guess time really does fly when you’re having so much fun. I have always enjoyed Christmas in Costa Rica. It is a magical time to be here. Being in tourism, Christmas is a very busy time for […]
Since coming to Costa Rica 12 years ago I must say that I’ve shed a few inhibitions that I initially had. Those like dancing (salsa, merengue, cumbia) and singing (after downing a few whatevers, I used to regularly sing Karaoke in Spanish in the bars around San Jose) come to mind. But one thing I […]
I have to admit that sometimes life in Costa Rica gets under my gringo skin. We gringos don’t live very contemplative lives for the most part. We don’t have time to, or at least we don’t take the time to. There is simply too much to do, too much money to make, too much pressure […]
Just across from the stop light of Paseo Colón, and bordering the neighborhoods of Sabana, Pavas, and Rohrmoser is La Sabana Park. It is kinda like the “Central Park” of San José, a large rectangular area measuring 720,000 square meters (.72 square kilometers). It was officially declared a metropolitan park in 1977 during the Daniel […]
I am currently working with several indigenous groups in Costa Rica that are known for their arts and crafts. What they do, in fact what any artist does, is amazing when you think about it. It especially amazes me when something incredibly beautiful is created simply from the natural resources that the earth provides, combined […]
Lily used a word this morning that caused me to step back and ponder…the word was “ilusionado.” Spanish and English do share quite a few words that are strikingly similar, but this is not one of them. The word means hopeful, excited or eager. However, it sounds an awful lot like illusion in the English […]
In Costa Rica, the “hangover” is generally referred to using the word “goma,” as in “estoy de goma mala” (I have a bad hangover). Hangovers are called different things throughout Latin America. In Colombia, the hangover is “guayabo.” In Mexico it is “crudo.” It is kind of weird, since the literal translation for “goma” is […]
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