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[quote=”vmc”][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.[/quote]well thought out VMC and very accurate.I would like to add that it has become down right agonizing to watch the country I have embraced all my life going in so many different directions.
[quote]well thought out VMC and very accurate.I would like to add that it has become down right agonizing to watch the country I have embraced all my life going in so many different directions.[/quote]
Our plans are VERY fluid right now, loose ends are driving me nutz, but we plan to be there by mid-June may end up being July or later if things drag out too long, but we’re chomping at the bit to get there…..BEFORE this place ends up at the final destination of the proverbial handbasket.
Hope your own plans if any go well…I need a vacation.
Dan.
[quote=”twin200″]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
Twin200,
You forgot to post the big yellow happy smiley face to go along with your saccharin sentiment.I tend to skip over the simple stuff and those themes which may interest others but have nothing for me. Playing children, homemade ice cream and folksy humor sounds great for a bible belt picnic site. It is not, however, what I seek here. Post away. Unlike you, I see no harm nor detraction from posts which don’t interest me. I even read them sometimes. There is room for just about everything here.
[quote=”sprite”][quote=”twin200″]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
Twin200,
You forgot to post the big yellow happy smiley face to go along with your saccharin sentiment.I tend to skip over the simple stuff and those themes which may interest others but have nothing for me. Playing children, homemade ice cream and folksy humor sounds great for a bible belt picnic site. It is not, however, what I seek here. Post away. Unlike you, I see no harm nor detraction from posts which don’t interest me. I even read them sometimes. There is room for just about everything here.[/quote]garr-lee bible belt picnic “sha-zamm”
Pura Vida is a learning process, one that I am still learning. On another note, does Costa Rica have any lemon trees? I love lemonade, and in the many years of coming to Costa Rica; still have not had a lemon.
there ARE real lemons here, but i’ve never seen them in the stores, but there are so many different kinds of citrus here that you won’t miss those yellow lemons. there are all kinds of lemons — the sour mandarinas, persian limes, messina limes (pretty much the same thing as persians depending onthe vendor), limon dulces, criollos. i have a landscaper on the search for a meyer lemon for me, but he hasn’t had much luck so far.
maravilla and costaricafinca,
Thanks for your insights. I would like to plant a couple of lemon trees in my backyard; to compliment the two lime trees, that I already have.
[quote=”soldier”]Pura Vida is a learning process, one that I am still learning. On another note, does Costa Rica have any lemon trees? I love lemonade, and in the many years of coming to Costa Rica; still have not had a lemon.[/quote]I can’t help you with the lemons but I can tell you that there is one prune on this thread
Happiness is returning to Costa Rica and away from the enslavement of what has truly become a rat race! The older you get, the only thing that really matters is family and health and all endeavors should be undertaken with that as the core motivator.
Time for another article eh grb1063?
I enjoy your outlook…
In the mood to write something for us?
Scott
[quote=”maravilla”]there are so many different kinds of citrus here that you won’t miss those yellow lemons. [/quote]
Don’t you miss the pure yellow color of the lemons grown in the States? From the color orange to green and mixtures in between the variety of subtle differences in color and flavor of the acidic citrus in Costa Rica is still an amazement to me. I still miss the flavor of a Meyer or others similar.
I did see a post simply titled “Lemons” to which I thought you had a response listing viveros in La Garita and Orotina where these could be purchased under the name Berdelli.
What the different flavors of the many types found here add to the flavor of the dishes is subtle and pleasing.
I have to go check out what is on the stove for tonight.
i stopped in la garita yesterday and bought what the guy swears is a REAL lemon tree. he assured me it was big, yellow, and acid. we’ll see. he said it would bear fruit in 18 months. i also bought a navel orange tree — called a washington orange here. i really have found that the criollos or the orange lemons that are green inside, are perfectly suitable substitutes for the yellow lemons.
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