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Wed, 06/30/2010 - 18:08 — Ben

Dined last evening with a local Tico couple that support themselves by fishing. It reminded Nat & I of the deeper pleasures of living in Costa Rica, that of getting to know these lovely people and to be exposed to their culture and gracious hospitality.

Isidro and Marie were the hosts and we feasted on locally caught mackerel that was bien rico!

Isidro is available for fishing and/or snorkeling tours that launch right out from Roca de Amancio, just 2 Kms south of Dominical. It's the white house with a green roof, just after Hotel Costa Paraiso.

Phone: 2787-0341

Isidro's Fishing Tours

Per Hour	Half Day (6 hours)	Full Day
$60.00	$360.00	$530.00

Banks in Uvita Costa Rica

Mon, 07/05/2010 - 16:02 — Ben

There are 4 banks in Uvita Costa Rica. All 3 are national, meaning that they are Costa Rica owned and operated and are actually government banks.

Banco de Costa Rica

300 meters south of the gas station. As you drive south through Uvita, Banco de Costa Rica or "BCR" is the first one you'll come to. It's located on the inland (as opposed to "ocean") side of the highway in the main intersection of Uvita, just next to BM grocery store.

Phone number: 2743-8075 / 2743-8009 / 2743-8093

Fax: 2743-8174

Schedule: Monday to Friday 8:30am - 3:45pm.

To cancel a card that has been lost or stolen.

Call: *** 506-2284-6600 ***

Banco Nacional de Costa Rica

Continuing on a few hundred meters you'll see Banco Nacional on your right (ocean side of the highway) In front of the Marino Ballena Restaurant

Phone number: 2743-8026 2743-8026

Fax: 2743-8058

Learn Spanish - It's Really Really Hard.

Thu, 03/11/2010 - 02:37 — Ben

There is an awful lot of emphasis put on life enrichment these days. We see it when we turn on the TV, listen to the radio, surf the web. Walk into a book store and there is likely a display of books on how to be happier, healthier and live a fuller, richer life.

I’ve got a tip that can enrich your life – learn Spanish.

It has got to be one of the, if not the most life enriching thing that I’ve done.

To be able to communicate with another culture is an amazing thing.

This fact had an awful lot to do with my then wife and I deciding to sell out, pack up, and move our family to Costa Rica in 1999.

Prior to that time, I had always admired and envied those that had a second language. We tried in the States to learn Spanish. I bought a huge satellite dish and put it out in the yard just so we could get Spanish TV. I thought that would be the way to get the kids to learn Spanish – NOT.

At that time there was no Rosetta Stone, but I did scour the market and found what there was. Berlitz has always been pretty good. I bought their cassettes and memorized them. “Hola Pedro. Como está? Donde está María?” and so on. We found a video set that assured us our kids would learn Spanish. They did watch the videos and would mockingly say “Zozo está listo para los panquekes?”

Escuela Verde

Sun, 02/21/2010 - 11:04 — Ben

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Escuela Verde is bilingual – with approximately 60% of the classes for first through third grades being taught in Spanish, and 40% being taught in English. The preschool and kindergarten classes will also have English, to prepare children to enter the bilingual primary school. We aim to educate children to become fluent in both languages. Children of all nationalities and languages are welcomed – being bilingual is not a pre-requisite.

Jolly Rodgers

Sun, 12/20/2009 - 06:26 — Ben

After visiting Costa Rica's southern pacific zone for a while, one begins to notice that Costa Rica is not bound by the normal 3 rules of picking a good spot for your restaurant. Those 3 being:

Location

Location and then

Location

Jolly Rodgers is this in spades. It's just a bit off the beaten path.

What's kinda funny is that it is up by where I live in Escaleras so it is actually convenient for me. But if you don't live in Escaleras, you've got to engage your 4 wheel drive differential and get on up the hill.

The access is part of the charm. Nat & I went over for our loosely styled tradition. Saturday nights at Jolly Rodgers are a regular poker night and so we like to get there around 6:00, which is before the poker players show. We don't play poker, but we enjoy the festive feel of the evening.

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