be happy

[quote=”twin200″]As a new member to this site considering the move I would like to say that I joined this site to learn about living in costa rica.Hoping to prepare for challenges I’ll be facing

This is a GOOD site for that. If I may, one rejoinder. Just WHERE is Costa Rica? What has been (and is) happening north and south of Costa Rica? Forgive me, but anyone that thinks that religion and politics are NOT involved in living here should wake up. Perhaps, even if its not your cup of tea, an understanding of these factors might verge on showing respect. In tone with your meaning, though, I too would like to see (participate in) a more intelligent, thoughtful discourse. Yes, even the “convinced” are capable of thought, if they can remember their (our) manners.

This thread is about “Don’t Worry Be Happy”. You need to go back to your question in the other thread. There will be plenty of participants, they are just waiting for you. Please don’t respond here. Nice Thoughts Only!
Pura Vida !

here’s a happy thought: i have blossoms on 6 citrus trees. i don’t have any idea what they are, so i am in for a surprise! Rive Gauche — my favorite place in the world, and my favorite perfume. ahhhhhh, for the good old days in the city of lights.

Another happy thought…

Just finished eating some fresh strawberries with an unusual twist, and thought I’d share.

1/4 cup sugar
2 tbsps of good quality balsamic vinegar
1/4 tsp pepper
16 or so strawberries,larger ones cut in half
Marinade and stir once in a while for 3-4 hours at room temp.

Pepper and balsamic vinegar on strawberries?
Yup!! Had them on vanilla ice cream and it was deliceous.
The recipe is also good as part of a spinach salad.
Enjoy

Gosh, what have I done? Now I suppose we’ll need yet another branch of the forum for recipes, after the politics and religeon branches are up and running.

And what does homemade ice cream, children playing and humor (unless its tractor humor of course) have to do (per se) with Costa Rica?
I think the message here–lets avoid anything remotely controversial and discuss someone mundane
But then again, I make my own ice cream

[quote=”twin200″]As a new member to this site considering the move I would like to say that I joined this site to learn about living in costa rica.Hoping to prepare for challenges I’ll be facing,also learn the do’s and dont’s in cr,and have some interaction with people living there. That is exactly what I gotten.I feel like my questions have recieved honest response.Everybody has the right to voice their opinion here(I guess).The last several days I’ve seen a lot slander and bickering all across the board.versatile innocently stirred up a hornets nest.The next time I get lured into a thread concerning these topics I’ll stop reading long before scott stops me(thats my right,right)I get information on these topics from FOX NEWS and MSNBC,and usually more than I want.As great as this site is, it seems to be missing laughter,humor,children playing,homemade ice cream.you know what I’m saying. OK here’s one to close on. TRACTOR FOR SALE Tractor has no seat or steering wheel perfect for a person who has lost their ass and has no where to turn. YEE-HAW yall[/quote]

I LIKE pie.

[quote=”twin200″]I left this thread a bit puzzeled last night.My examples of a few joys in life were in question as to what they had to do with living in Costa Rica.My question now is what do they not have to do with living anywhere in the free world.Could it be I’m in the wrong place(hope not).Should this forum only be for those who live in cr,part time retirees and visitors as I do not,am not and have not yet.VMC likes pie,I guess I’ll have some humble pie. NOT YEE-HAAAAWWW[/quote]

Ok, I’ll stray into deeper waters……..

We’re COUNTING the days until we make a huge leap of faith and uproot and move to Costa Rica, lock, stock and barrel.

I bet from your Avatar and forum username, that you are a water loving kind of guy……Well don’t let the lack of a direct answer to your posits befuddle you. We ALL have our reasons for taking this leap, ours are 1 part Political, 1 part Social, 1 part economical, and 97 parts, just plain being fed up.

We’re looking for more LIFE in our life and the American Dream as one member quite eloquently put it, is no longer in America, so there WILL BE Political discourse in a LOT of threads started by we Americans…We’re sickened by what has happened/is happening to our beloved homeland, and the lure of a beautiful land with an ideal climate to suit everyone’s needs, Scenery too plentiful to be taken in all at once, Friendly people and an economy akin to the US in the 50’s, before everything started to sour, is a powerful attractant. Have we even BEEN there yet? NO.

But in nearly 4 years of researching this idea, the idea to come to Costa Rica, I have talked to FREINDS who have been there, and made NEW friends who also answered their own personal call, and there is one underlying theme heard from everyone’s story and that is that they never want to come back to the US.

Sure, I imagine Costa Rica as a destination was just “Trendy” and to be held as a well-kept secret some years ago, but it now has also become the place to “Escape ” to for many…… Some who made the move don’t want their little apple cart upset, so they will niggle and pick at anyone threatening to invade their sanctuary, they will tout themselves as the self-appointed “Devil’s Advocate” and try to just piss you off in order to keep you away with their curmudgeonly assaults, and scream bloody murder when there is the slightest hint of political motivation to your plan to move, but don’t let that dissuade you, just keep your focus.

all of our own motivations aside, we just want to take life at a different pace, to ENJOY life a little and can’t find a place that offers as much as Costa Rica.

There are SO MANY people, a lot of whom post on this forum frequently that have found the peace they were looking for in Costa Rica, and what is interesting is that, and I’m painting with a broad brush here, they came to Costa Rica, and felt compelled to either write a book or start their own BLOG to tell the world about their experiences……I haven’t FOUND too many TENNESSEE blogs, or “How I escaped to the peace and tranquility of the US” books…it’s obviously a place that has an effect on people.

I could write for days about the things we look forward to, some can’t see past all of their personal hurdles with immigration, or traffic laws, or having one of the thousand little “Hassles” associated with becoming a resident, that all just goes with the territory, and whether or not they like it, all of these things, all of these hurdles and heartbreaks, triumphs and disappointments WILL come to the surface in a wonderful open forum, like Scott has provided here.

Like it or not, these things are vital to the next guy coming in on the banana boat, some experiences may suck, but hearing about it might just save the next guy a lot of grief….. If looked at from the proper perspective, these things MUST be allowed to come into the light, and we need to take it all with a grain of salt, glean from it what helps us and let the fur fly if that is the case, as there are some who just need to fight or bicker about things…they must be bored or something.

So to you, I say, keep plugging away…..I almost GUARANTEE that any questions you have will find their way into these pages, even if you don’t ask them yourself, read everything you can find….I’d love to show you our collection of Costa Rica literature…..books, maps, pictures, etc…. What an adventure!

I hope my novel here has come closer to addressing at least SOME of your curiosities about the goings-on on this forum…there are a lot of very nice people, who spend a lot of time trying to share their world with us….I too got caught up in some of the bickering of at least ONE antagonist, and I have become less vocal and more moderate since then….go find your antagonist, or better yet, your MENTOR and keep asking about this place, and oh, by the way…I SUSPECT that his is something of a “Boater’s Paradise” around here…..get yourself down there for cryin’ out loud..

Please forgive the protracted “Short” answer..

Dan.