ABOUT THE LIVING LIFE IN COSTA RICA BLOG

I (Vicki Skinner - aka "THE Sarong Goddess") created this blog in 2007 to share DETAILED Finds•Lists•Info•Events•Experiences to help bring more EASE to people living in, visiting or thinking of moving to Costa Rica since DETAILS are NOT easy to find!
I’m NOT an expert (an "expert" 2 ME knows 101%-NOT me). I believe in sharin info•helping where I can! And with over 2,200 entries, so some things might be out of date, so if you find old info PLEASE help each other by getting the updated info & sharing it with me to revise. At least you have some basic info to get you started.
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Costa Rica Parents First Playgroup, Forum and Other Support

WHAT: We are hosting our first Play Group for kids ages 0-6yrs. We will be holding many different family activities in the future, and even some just for the parents!

WHEN: Wed. May 28th - 2-5pm
WHERE: Santa Ana


At http://CostaRicaParents.com there is a Forum where you can meet new friends, share information about Costa Rica, post upcoming family friendly events and more! There is also a website directory, and
Amazon store for your shopping needs. It is our goal to develop Costa Rica Parents into the #1 parenting resource.

Please visit the website for more information about the Playgroup and CostaRica Parents.

http://CostaRicaParents.com / CostaRicaParents@yahoo.com

Sunday, May 25, 2008

An Amusing way to learn Spanish - "Gay Spanish for Love + Hookups" Phrasebook

Have a thing for Spanish lovers/a Latin partner? Visiting a Spanish speaking country?

You HAVE to get a copy of:

"Gay Spanish for Love + Hookups"

http://www.gaybabel.net/zencart/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=2


They also have a combo book in Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, German, Czech, and English. Plus one in Italian. One in German and one in French.


Soon they're coming out with one for hetrosexuals (though I found their gay book QUITE helpful and amusing as did my "friends"!!).


Check out their amusing website http://www.GayBabel.net
(NOTE: This is a VERY SEXUALLY EXPLICIT LANGUAGE site so if you have an issue with it, simply don't go there [or get over it and learn some new things!!])

Sunday, May 4, 2008

Where to find the OLD FASHIONED TDMA CELL PHONES in Costa Rica

Where to find the OLD FASHIONED/TDMA CELL PHONES:
I spent DAYS trying to find an old fashioned TDMA cell phones (for rent or sale) which at this point, I find BY FAR WAYYYY better than the GSM phones (CR still does not have enough GSM towers to support all the GSM phones out there so I'd say 60% of the time I call someone with a GSM phone I have to redial it a couple/few times before it connects and/or I call someone and they're "out of range") - only to find that THE place to get them were from my neighbors.

Tutto's Celular (2-289-4036 / 8-391-0604)

A Nokias (from what I hear, they are the sturdiest/best AND cheapest!!) withOUT vibration starts at 25,000-c.


Jorge and his son speak a fair amount of English and are REALLY HELPFUL (he can fix most cells himself also!!).


LOCATION: They are located ON Calle Vieja in Escazu (San Rafael) - 1 1/2 blocks West of the ICE office and 1 block East of Calle Country Club on the Santa Ana/Calle Veija bus line that leaves SJ from the CocaCola Building (215-c) and depending on traffic, an EASY ride (car or taxi) from San Jose).


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