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A Rebuttal to Michael
May 21st, 2006
I was kinda wondering why nobody jumped all over Michael for his recent post on how bad is Costa Rica. Now, fellow blogger Erin has snatched up the gauntlet. Her response actually appeared in the comments area, but I wanted to make sure folks actually saw her words.
Filed under Costa Rica, Immigration & Residency, Life in Costa Rica, Rants, Travel | Comments (3)Immigration Gets Two New Bosses
May 19th, 2006
Immigration department got two new bosses yesterday. Mario Zamora Cordero (36) is the new Director and Xinia María Sossa Siles (32) is the sub-Director. Both are lawyers.
Filed under Costa Rica, Immigration & Residency, Life in Costa Rica, Politics, Retire in Costa Rica, Travel | Comment (0)Why Costa Rica is Just Not for Everyone
May 18th, 2006
The writer of the article below, Michael Quinn, recently visited Costa Rica with his lovely bride Patrice.
I had the pleasure of corresponding with them before they arrived. He spend a couple of weeks here, and upon his return to the USA. Michael wrote the article below. It appears he may not be moving to Costa Rica real soon.
Filed under Costa Rica, Immigration & Residency, Life in Costa Rica, Other Stuff, Retire in Costa Rica, Travel | Comments (7)Coming to Live in Costa Rica?
May 16th, 2006
Between three of my websites, The REAL Costa Rica, this Blog, and my personal Blog, I get maybe 200 emails per week. I try to answer them, though this is getting tougher every month, and soon it is gonna get real ugly.
The hands down #1 topic of these emails is people asking me for my advice on moving to Costa Rica. Popular questions are:
* Where are the North American communities?
* Where are the good places to live?
* Constant questions about buying property here…
* Where is the best place to buy? Live?
* Where to visit when coming here to decide about a permanent move
* Where can I get a job?
* Plus a TON of emails from scared baby boomers world-wide who are just now saying to their spouses, “Holy SHIT Martha (or Clyde), there ain’t no way we can live on our social security! We gotta get outta this place!”
So, in this Post I am going to cast some pearls to you folks!
Filed under Cost of Living, Cost Of Living Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Expatriate Life, Immigration & Residency, Life in Costa Rica, Moving to Costa Rica, Rants, Retire in Costa Rica, Study Abroad, Travel, Travel to Costa Rica, Working in Costa Rica | Comments (8)Preparation Catch-up
January 14th, 2006
Since many of you may be wondering about what sort of preparation goes into planning to study abroad, I thought now might be a good time to give you a run-down on everything I’ve done for this trip so far.
First, I researched study abroad programs, then applied to the one I was interested in. Many people hedge their bets and apply to more than one program, but I knew that I met all the criteria and the application process is fairly time intensive, so I opted to bet all my chips on one hand.
After waiting forever to find out, I was finally accepted and even offered a small scholarship. Then came the real work.
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Costa Rica’s New Immigration Law
December 5th, 2005
Costa Rica’s New Immigration Law will have a profound affect on those wishing to live in paradise. Continue reading »
Filed under Costa Rica, Immigration & Residency, Life in Costa Rica, Politics | Comment (1)