I can't wait to hear how the climate destroys your panties, Ronna. And if I think of a place to get a sticker of a tiburon grande, I'll let you know. I'd try the auto parts store; I'm amazed sometimes at what they have stickers of to put on cars. Also, several of the things you're "missing" I know can be found in San Jose, but it's such a long trip from the southwest coast to the big city. You probably can't even get some of them in San Isidro de El General, which is probably a long enough drive (though I still haven't found out exactly where you are. I'm basing my comments on my experience, short though it was, going to Dominical and the surrounding area where my friend lives). Where DO you live? I know there's a pretty big expat community down there & my buddy told me that he, also, has difficulty learning Spanish because there's so many people who speak English (except the guy who helps work on the property he owns). By the way, this guy is an amazing resource for healing just about anything that ails you using provisions from the rainforest (or combinations of certain things--a set of skills he learned from his father). Enjoy your trip back to Lawrence & I hope you can get (and carry) all the stuff your heart desires to take back to your jungle home. Kathi Firns-Hubert
Remember me, Ronna? For those 2 short years when the ESL program was in Kennedy, I enjoyed what little time we had to visit in the office. Well, I'm still teaching English Language Learners in Lawrence (at Hillcrest), but I'M wishing I were in Costa Rica. I had a study grant for 5 weeks in the summer of 2003 and enjoyed it thoroughly (except for the daily afternoon/evening rains, but truth be told, they were more tolerable than I expected them to be. I even was able to meet Oscar Arias, through two of my students' grandfather; he'd been his speech writer for 14 years, and I had admired him for a long time. Interestingly enough, the host family with which I stayed in San Jose were close relative of my students. Talk about bizarre coincidences! And now, I want to ask--where exactly do you live on the southern Pacific coast? I have a good friend who spends about 1/2 the year at his place 1 km. south of Dominical. (He's also talked about having difficulty learning Spanish because of all the expats). He's a great guy--Greg Miller. He used to co-own a place called Coconut Grove (there's a handpainted sign on a rock along the highway--between all the Coldwell-Banker & Century 21 signs). He then split off & built his own place, but he does have a few other irons in the fire down there. He's a musician, just in case you two are as well. Also, what's the last name of the Ken you ended up with? I gather that he had at one time worked for the school district??? Gotta go. Pura vida & all that stuff. Hope to hear back from you.
kafirns (anonymous) says...
I can't wait to hear how the climate destroys your panties, Ronna. And if I think of a place to get a sticker of a tiburon grande, I'll let you know. I'd try the auto parts store; I'm amazed sometimes at what they have stickers of to put on cars. Also, several of the things you're "missing" I know can be found in San Jose, but it's such a long trip from the southwest coast to the big city. You probably can't even get some of them in San Isidro de El General, which is probably a long enough drive (though I still haven't found out exactly where you are. I'm basing my comments on my experience, short though it was, going to Dominical and the surrounding area where my friend lives). Where DO you live? I know there's a pretty big expat community down there & my buddy told me that he, also, has difficulty learning Spanish because there's so many people who speak English (except the guy who helps work on the property he owns). By the way, this guy is an amazing resource for healing just about anything that ails you using provisions from the rainforest (or combinations of certain things--a set of skills he learned from his father). Enjoy your trip back to Lawrence & I hope you can get (and carry) all the stuff your heart desires to take back to your jungle home. Kathi Firns-Hubert
On Statebound blog ...
May 12, 2007 at 1:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )
kafirns (anonymous) says...
Remember me, Ronna? For those 2 short years when the ESL program was in Kennedy, I enjoyed what little time we had to visit in the office. Well, I'm still teaching English Language Learners in Lawrence (at Hillcrest), but I'M wishing I were in Costa Rica. I had a study grant for 5 weeks in the summer of 2003 and enjoyed it thoroughly (except for the daily afternoon/evening rains, but truth be told, they were more tolerable than I expected them to be. I even was able to meet Oscar Arias, through two of my students' grandfather; he'd been his speech writer for 14 years, and I had admired him for a long time. Interestingly enough, the host family with which I stayed in San Jose were close relative of my students. Talk about bizarre coincidences! And now, I want to ask--where exactly do you live on the southern Pacific coast? I have a good friend who spends about 1/2 the year at his place 1 km. south of Dominical. (He's also talked about having difficulty learning Spanish because of all the expats). He's a great guy--Greg Miller. He used to co-own a place called Coconut Grove (there's a handpainted sign on a rock along the highway--between all the Coldwell-Banker & Century 21 signs). He then split off & built his own place, but he does have a few other irons in the fire down there. He's a musician, just in case you two are as well. Also, what's the last name of the Ken you ended up with? I gather that he had at one time worked for the school district??? Gotta go. Pura vida & all that stuff. Hope to hear back from you.
On My first trip to Costa Rica
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