One question that I frequently get asked is….so, Scott, how did you end up in Costa Rica? What’s your story? I usually respond by asking them how much time they have. Since I don’t believe I have addressed that question in this blog, here goes…..caution: I don’t recommend that anyone else out there follow the […]
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This morning I feel compelled to address what has become a “pet peeve” of mine. It is the habit of folks from the U.S. to always refer to their homeland as “America” and to themselves in an exclusive manner as “Americans.” The fact is that “America” or “the Americas” consists of the continental land mass with […]
Life throws curves. It never ceases to amaze me the extent to which that statement proves to be true. Everyone has heard of “Murphy’s Law” right? You know the immutable physical law that states that “anything that can go wrong will go wrong.” Well in Costa Rica that law tends to work double-time. For instance, […]
For many years I couldn’t get enough of the “self-help” stuff by writers and speakers such as Tony Robbins, Zig Ziglar, Stephen Covey, Jack Canfield and so on. I still enjoy that stuff and there is some really helpful advice contained in it. However, for years my focus, often based on their advice, was on […]
If someone asks me what my favorite movie is, I tend to think of those that have inspired me. Those that touch me somewhere deep down inside, maybe even bringing a noticeable tear to the eye. Of course, being a “tough guy” I would never let “you” notice that. Examples that come to mind, well, recently I saw […]
I like Holy Week (or Semana Santa, as it is called in Spanish) for one major reason. And that is that the entire population of San Jose heads for the beach, leaving clear roads and a refreshingly peaceful existence for at least a few days. But there is another aspect of Semana Santa that is […]
Lately I feel as if I have had surgical removal of the funny bone. Life just doesn’t seem all that humorous these days and I guess that has been reflected in my recent posts. So dour. So serious. So boring. I do have a sense of humor. It just seems that I have misplaced it. […]
There is something amazingly liberating, at least to me, about taking to the highway. I have always enjoyed just going. The “where” never really mattered that much. That is, until I ended up “there” and then began the process of wondering why I ever made the journey. Why? Because the “joy” is in the journey. […]
I frequently get asked the question of “how well can I get by with $xx per month in Costa Rica?” The answer depends a lot on the person doing the asking. Is it your intention to come to Costa Rica and maintain the same “high consumption lifestyle” that you had in the U.S.? If so, […]
In my seemingly lifelong quest to conquer the Spanish language one of my learning techniques is to force myself to read in Spanish…..with a translation dictionary close by, of course. I am not talking about the daily newspaper, even though that is a good idea. I am talking about books, novels, self-help, etc., etc. I […]
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