The butchers

Here's Oscar, the father, and his two sons, Jose and Christian. They have a little butcher shop about a block east from our house that we pass 3 times a week on our way to ju jitsu class. We never actually buy any meat from them, but they smile, wave and say hello ("Adios!") every time we pass.

The people in our neighborhood

October 30th 2006
Just when you’d thought we’d given up on the blog… (key suspenseful theme music, crash of thunder… but no ear-piercing shreiks, please.) First of all, Happy Thanksgiving! Thanksgiving is not celebrated here in Costa Rica, except by ex-pats and a handful of gringo-ized Ticos (Tico is the affectionate term for Costa Rican). We are going to have Thanksgiving dinner at a Tico friend's house ... read more

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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more

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