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BUILDING UP AN APPETITE COSTA RICAN COOKING SHOW!

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:18-04:00 November 29th, 2014|Categories: Cooking Show|Tags: , , , , , , |


Costa Rican Cost of Living Update: 12-ounce jar of Smucker’s Orange Marmalade—$4.60

We are excited to release the first episode of our cooking/adventure show Building Up an Appetite! Enjoy Mardi Gras in Costa Rica, a tour of Flamingo, and a fun night dancing to Canadian Blues legend, Donnie Walsh, at Marie’s Restaurant.

We sit down with Donnie the day after the show for an incredible interview in which he discusses how he met Dan Aykroyd and became the inspiration for the famous Blues Brothers. We follow him on his journey to where he is today, living on the beach in Costa Rica.

My friend Ewa and I prepare a delicious meal while Rob and Donnie take a fishing trip to Playa Del Coco. While waiting for them to return, I whip up a delicious mango salad with fresh fruit picked right out of Ewa’s backyard. It’s one of the things I love most about living in Costa Rica, picking fresh fruit right off the trees.

This show is dear to our hearts and we can’t thank all the people who made it possible enough. Over the course of seven years living in Costa Rica, I have encountered many incredible things. I’m elated to have this moment to share some of them with you.

Over the next thirty minutes, you will see magnificent views, epic beaches, wild monkeys, toucans, coatis, and much, much more.

Will my husband catch any red snapper or just sink the boat? Watch the show now to find out!

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7.6 EARTHQUAKE IN COSTA RICA

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:31-04:00 September 8th, 2012|Categories: Nature|Tags: , , |

Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: Planters Cocktail Peanuts (12 ounces)—$4.50

I was wondering if I should write this post. It’s always anti-climactic when you hear about someone’s near death experience when you know that they are alive since they’re telling you the story in the first place. And talking about earthquakes could make any Californian yawn and possibly become catatonic right before your eyes. But I will share a little bit of what it felt like when the big 7.6 hit.

It’s common to have the earth rumble under your feet if you live in the Ring of Fire. A magnitude 4.0? Eating that funny smelling hot dog in the back of the freezer is more dangerous. But a magnitude 7.6?…this was different. I knew it the moment it started. I was absolutely certain the earth was opening up beneath my feet. (more…)

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Baby Monkeys Outside My Window

By | 2018-04-15T18:19:36-04:00 October 31st, 2011|Categories: Nature|Tags: , , |

Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: Price to fix my phone/internet line-???????

The rain is here and the once peaceful skies have transformed into a stormy battlefield.  Maybe it’s just my imagination, but even the shape of the clouds look menacing: dragons and daggers pierced by fierce bolts of lightning.  It casts a shade of gray on everything below; it’s easy to want to hunker down and stay inside.

Along with the bad weather come a number of unpredictable issues. I have no phone or internet and the prospects of getting it fixed anytime soon looks unlikely. The phone company (which is also the internet and electric company in most areas of Costa Rica) claims their line is good. I foresee many trips to the internet café and the phone company’s office in the future. (more…)

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THEY’RE NOT SINGING JINGLE BELLS

By | 2018-04-15T18:20:00-04:00 December 13th, 2010|Categories: Nature|Tags: |

Costa Rica Cost Of Living Update: Marchamo, the equivalent to limited liability insurance based on value of your car-  $200/year for older SUV

Holidays can be a stressful time of year.  Recounting when your big sister left you tied to a tree, for 2 hours,  30 years ago always adds the perfect dash of Christmas hostility.  But somehow after all the dishes are cleared and everyone is getting ready to leave, you can’t help but feel thankful that this wacky family is yours.  And somehow the wackiness feels oddly reassuring in your otherwise unsure life.

Disclaimer: By no means do I wish to compare these angry howler monkeys with my lovely family.  I will certainly get a better reaction when I walk through the door. That’s if my sister doesn’t tie me to a tree first.

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