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Baudelaire is not as good as a bowl of crickets.

Whereas you might think the title is a personal philosophy, it is, in fact, a direct translation from one of…

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6 Oct 2019

That’s Mr. Pumps to you.

Hola, Muchachos, I hope you’re all transitioning well into the fall season. Here it has been warmer and more humid…

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10 Sep 2019

The Man from Oops

After two and a half years, I figured out a way to get my mail without paying an arm and…

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14 Aug 2019

Weirder and Weirder

This week is a big vacation week in Costa Rica. I’m not sure why, since July 4th is a distinctly…

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3 Jul 2019

Happy El Nino!

The rains are back. We are now in rainy season, which means that the mornings are sunny and the afternoons…

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31 May 2019

Holy Week!

Yeah, well, it’s been a while.  Life is busy and, as the Chinese curse says, I “live in interesting times.”…

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14 Apr 2019

The good, the bad and the feo (ugly)

Ok, so I bit the bullet and reported for my biopsy.  I had a tico friend come with me, as…

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8 Mar 2019

More Notes from Paradise

Well, it’s been a busy few weeks. My online teaching is going well.  The Chinese company which employs me has…

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17 Feb 2019

Ah, sweet summer

We are now two weeks into the new year, and it is mid-summer in Costa Rica.  The days are beautiful…

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14 Jan 2019

Lessons from an Expat

Having recently celebrated my second anniversary in the land of Pura Vida, I decided to write down and share some…

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14 Dec 2018
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