As I’m coming to the end of my first month in Costa Rica, my first intensive Spanish language class is wrapping up, I’m preparing for my second month and getting ready to start all my “elective” courses. Two new girls who moved into our home after having an unfortunate (unsanitary) experience in their old house have joined the two girls and I already living here, and yet another one is expected to arrive for the 12-week program on Sunday. That puts the household at three Ticos and six gringos, and one suspicious other who may or may not be a Romanian vampire living in the ceiling. It’s still a toss-up at this point based on recent evidence of lights turning on when they shouldn’t and pictures flying off walls with no visible provocation. But as I said, the cause remains to be determined (by others at least). It’s been a busy time.
Costa Rica has become an increasingly expensive country in recent years as the country has become relatively safer and better known as a hotspot for Western tourists. One of the things that makes it so expensive is the need for many imports to support this small country, especially with products that suit the tastes of increasing tourists. Continue reading
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