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I was wondering if this is one of the developments whose roads have been washed out during this heavy period of rain?
Well Scott, thanks (I think) but just stop to consider that past posts have some pretty wild and crazy parties proposed at David’s house. It is a little fuzzy, but I remember unusual drinks and food and maybe even costumes….sounds awesome.
But sadly, I am never invited to these amazing and A-list, invitation-only events. Clearly there is some sort of secret handshake required or maybe a Masonic-style password.
Now the ante has been upped with toaster-oven S&M!! Where will this all end and HOW THE HECK DO WE GET INVITED??!!!
Je je je!!!
And, by the way, Sr. Oliver, we have never had a “clothing optional” social event.[/quote]
Well, the immediate and cogent question David would be “Why not?”!!!
Once again, the new thinking on the part of women is perking up at warp speed from INSIDE these old patriarchal societies. These young Ticas (Arabs, Africans, Latinas) have no need whatsoever of my Gringa opinions or attitudes 2BNCR. And more importantly, they aren’t the LEAST interested in yours.
We use the Vonage system which also allows for us to plug in our regular cordless phone. It has all the “bells and whistles” features such as voicemail and voicemail to email. It is more expensive than the others @ $32.00 per month.
As pointed out in another post, our internet signal has been weak lately so our reception has been spotty. However this phone option has really made it possible for us to live so far from family!
Oh me oh my, what a tired, old, ridiculous debate….. All women should be free to choose whatever life they desire. But this is all but impossible on most of the planet. Women first have to be able to be free to choose or not to choose to have children. They have to be free from the fear of rape (marital and otherwise) and violence.
I began my work career in a time when any boss could feel free to chase me or touch me in any way he pleased and my ONLY choices were to put up with it or quit. Feminism changed laws, wrote laws and got laws enforced that allowed me to be a successful professional, a mother by choice and choose a powerful and delightful man to share my life. My daughter grew up with a terrific sense of power and is making her own choices. As women, we continue to support the free choices of all women.
When I hear the work “feminazi” I hear the dulcimer tones of the ridiculous and poisonous Rush Limbaugh. I agree with Maravilla…the winds of change are sweeping through the ranks of young Costa Rican women….even those here in our little puebla. Their energy, hopes and dreams are an inspiration to me.
I don’t think most women are waiting around to hear any pontificating from someone else about what choices they should be making as women. They are just moving ahead with education, parenting, nation and wealth-building and profound social change. This week above all showed the electrifying shift in the world…..thanks to the Nobel Peace prize.
So yammer on.
Congratulations on your daughter’s upcoming nuptials. I would however like to weigh in on your concerns about “throwing money around”. I think those concerns are very well-founded.
$25,000 – $50,000 is probably a drop in the bucket for an American wedding…I know the costs can be insane. BUT that amount of money here in Costa Rica is literally ten times the amount of money that most Costa Ricans make in an entire year. We live in a typical Costa Rican puebla and see on a daily basis the very modest lives of our neighbors….even those with a higher education. So the “little bit” that the groom’s family is responsible for financially may be above their reach even though you believe those costs to be modest.
Here, most weddings take place in the local church and then the reception is held in a social salon or the home. Also, a destination wedding could certainly prohibit many of the groom’s friends and family from attending…again because of cost. I applaud your sensitivity towards your daughter’s new family…..they will be around a lot longer than her wedding!!
Wow…am I confused. And I STARTED OUT confused as we had to file a special form last year (which may have been something like 8351 or 8381) which reported our foreign corporations which hold our house and car. Thank goodness that I read about THIS form here on the Forum and had my accountant read the IRS reporting requirements or we would have been up the poop creek. Those NOT using this form to report said corporations can get really nasty penalties and interest.
My accountant had never heard of this and has other clients with similar holdings. I am guessing she was burning up the phone line to call all these folks after our work.
But I am hoping that I now have a very murky understanding that I am not required to do this whole new form as we have a very piddly amount of money at any given time (and of course NEVER more than $9,999.00) in our Costa Rican account. AND that our personal home and car do not trigger this reporting. I tried to follow Maravilla’s post but became hopelessly lost after the first couple of sentences. Sigh………….
I’ve been gone from the Forum for a bit…..who the heck IS this person with these vitriolic posts? It is almost possible to see spittle flying from the lips of this rant. Geez….
Huh! Me too….don’t have the slightest idea of how to reach this feria. Could someone with the info give directions for someone that would be coming in from the new pista? Would love to visit this feria!
Bogino: I can’t speak to costs in Grecia. But here in Atenas our friends looked for several months for a decent, Gringo-style house. Their budget was $800 per month with utilities additional. They had a heck of a time and ended up settling for less than they desired to stay in that price range. Good 2-3 bedroom houses in Atenas probably START at $900 and it is really easy to spend $1,300. But again, Atenas has remained a strong market.
Oddly, the houses selling here seem to be in the $400K and above bracket…some much more!
