Smelly water and updates
I managed to break our new (used) washing machine. I blame myself partially, but also our shitty rental. The problem is, the “mountain water” that we are using is literally filled with sediment and...
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Playa Chiquita (Puerto Viejo) Rulz!
I just had to share some pics from the other day on Playa Chiquita, a wonderful beach that we tried for the first time on Wednesday. Tide pools, hermit crabs, sea urchins (both live, and some beautiful...
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Unschooling Language
When we moved to Costa Rica, Arp and I felt we had to eventually learn to speak Spanish. As adults, we had our own language goals almost immediately. We wanted to speak the local language, connect with...
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Where in the world is…Texas?
It’s where I am, of course! Austin, to be more specific. This is sort of a long-overdue update post. The last nine months seem like they’ve been some of the longest of my life, and not a lot (any?!)...
View ArticleGoodbye Texas – Hello Florida
As some of you might already know, we left Austin, Texas at the beginning of May and we are now located in Pinellas County, Florida. More travels for our constantly moving family. This time I am...
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The bathroom still stinks. Seriously. Not sure there is anything to do about it. Reminds me of the time in NY that I pulled what looked like a rat out of our drain. The owner seems to think we’re...
View ArticleChanges Coming
Arp recently retweeted a quote on Twitter that we both think describes our current situation. “Being uncomfortable prompts us to change, to move into our next expression. (via @JaqStone)” We’ve been a...
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Regrets? Hell no.
Yes, he's wearing Elvis shades and trying to stick as much stuff in them as possible. I was chatting with a friend and mentioned moving back to the US and his response was ‘I’m so sorry man – too bad...
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Ways That Costa Rica Has Changed Me
Costa Rica has changed me. When we go back to the United States, I don’t think I’ll ever do some things in quite the same way again: I don’t think I’ll ever feel the need to own a dryer again. In fact,...
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Things I look forward to in the US
In no particular order – I worked on this list over a few days… Even this canned syrup would be better than corn syrup-laden crap Maple syrup. Real, from a tree maple syrup. Garage sales. Finding...
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