White House Hotel Escazu

... paper and secretly went to all of the children and the tias and traced their handprints on the paper and had them write me a message. He gave me the poster before I left. It was sooo sweet! The young boys drew me pictures as well.<br> I wrote a little note to the children and one to the tias (using my Spanish dictionary) to express my thoughts to them. They seemed to really appreciate it.<br> When I ...

... and beans (go figure). It was not like what we had when we visited Costa Rica in January though. The rice and beans were served separately here. <br> I am sharing a room with 3 other girls. The other girls are about 20 years old. I am not sure what they were thinking putting a 40 year old with 20 year olds, but I am sure it will be fine. There are several people here who are in their late 20's and early 30's so that is really nice ...

... the words.<br><br>It has poured everyday here, like all days; it is winter here, aka rainy season, so it hasn&#8217;t been overwhelmingly warm &#8211; the temperature is really nice&#8230;except when we&#8217;re stuck in the rain. The rain is so strong it broke my umbrella &#8211; figures; so I&#8217;ll need to buy a new one. Thank goodness I have a raincoat.<br><br> The week has gone by pretty quickly&#8230; we&#8217;re going on a big 4 day trip this weekend ...

... pay Gloria. Tracey said the worst thing was that even though we can call home with a calling card, Gloria limits you to two minutes and then she comes and finds you and sits down and listens to the conversation and will hound you to get off because she wants to keep the phone line open in case someone calls wanting to talk about her husband. So we'll see how this goes... but at least I like the people in my class; we will have a lot of ...

... time we met with his father who was also a dentist. He rechecked my mouth to make sure his son had the correct diagnosis. After he did a little drilling and filled one of my teeth, he gave me my prescription for painkillers and antibiotics (since I had lost the ones from the night before) and didn't charge me anything. I have been taking my antibiotics religiously, since it is the only was that this infection is supposed to clear up. The swelling in my ...

... is not just set up for the rich and famous. It's the organized Tico version of Neigborhood Watch. Anyhow, while 'safely' walking to find #63, Raymond told us he was from Washington D.C. By the time we knocked on the door we found out that 1) he was born in Kashmir, 2) he spent his summers growing up in Kodai, and 3), His grandfather, Anthony Isar, was a judge who built a home on Bear Shola Road and retired there ...

... Personalized Spanish I met was Marco. Marco is the school's unofficial taxi driver and he and his wife also host students in their home. Marco met me with a long greeting, which I didn't understand, a hug and a kiss. He was very exuberent and happy, and talked to me the entire way to my Tico family's house. The Spanish school I am at is in Tres Rios, which is a suburb of San Jose. It's an upscale neighborhood by Costa Rican standards. The homes are ...

... even though I explained to the woman that I was in transit....she couldn't care less.....Putitio! Anyway..back in NYC for a week; heading out to London for a week before returning to Central America to escape the financial meltdown...hope to catch up with some of you... One last thing....I want to shake the hand of the guy in Leon who set up an exchange program with a school in Norway - Absolute Masterstroke - if he's not rich bu now he's certainly happy!

... at a bookstore - the nerd inside me is hard to shake!! THE FARMER'S MARKET Sadee, the owner of the apartment I'm staying in, was kind enough to invite me to come along with her yesterday to the Farmer's Market in Escazu. The outdoor vendors were stock full with fresh fruit, veggies and knick knacks. I bought fresh cilantro, papaya, oranges, and strawberries - all for less than $2.50!! I love it here.

Hi Everyone, I am going to try this travel blog site out and you can give me your feedback on anything ok. My goal was to inform those that were not able to break free from their work or were interested in keeping up on where i am and what the hell i am doing down here. As well as any new friends I meet along the way. =) My grammer is going to be off so dont fret. There are numerous keyboard ...