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 And with over 2,200 entries, so some things might be out of date, so if you find old info PLEASE help each other by getting the updated info & sharing it with me to revise.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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Friday, January 24, 2014

GRECIA - Information Sites • Resources • Blogs on Grecia, Costa Rica


Here is my list of Websites • Info Sites • Blogs where people are sharing information on
GRECIA, COSTA RICA
(MAINLY in English though there are a few Facebook pages in Español)


QUE PASA
is a GREAT new rapidly growing website • resource page serving the English-speaking Community in and around Grecia, Costa Rica
Here you can find information on
Upcoming & OnGoing Events and Activities  •  Calendar  •  Articles  •  Links  •  Recommended Resources  •  Animals•Pets  •  Real Estate (places/land for sale or Rent)  •  Items for Sale•Garage Sales  •  Need to Borrow•Have to Loan  •  Services
(tell Deborah Vicki blog Connected you!!)


Swip~Swap Atenas-Grecia
 facebook.com/groups/422564551189294


Life in Grecia Costa Rica
facebook.com/LifeInGreciaCR
This is actually a Facebook page I'm SLOWLY starting to have info/links and a way for people Living in Grecia - thinking of Moving to Grecia - or coming to Visit Grecia - to Connect


Blooms Costa Rica
facebook.com/groups/BloomsCostaRica
Blooms is a social group of women that gets together monthly at 9:30am on the
LAST TUESDAY of each month - usually at members homes.  Most members live in the following general areas:
Grecia, Sarchi, La Garita, Atenas, and Alajuela.
Blooms is short for "Bloom Where You Are Planted". Their goal is to provide support and friendship to English-speaking women new (or not so new) to Costa Rica.
Membership is FREE.
CONTACT:  2-444-8796
(note the FB page is JUST for members)


Grecia-San Jose Bargain Hunter
CostaRicaBargains.blogspot.com  •  facebook.com/CostaRicaBargainHunter
Dolores has been creating this GREAT DETAILED blog of discounted things and activities in Grecia as well as San Jose and expanding to other parts of Costa Rica.

(from GreciaInfo.org/ICLC--Grecia-MAP.jpg

Charles site of info on Grecia
GreciaInfo.org


Municipalidad • Municipality of Grecia
facebook.com/MunicipalidadDeGrecia


facebook.com/GreciaCR


facebook.com/groups/361901907286536


facebook.com/Todos.LosDeGrecia


facebook.com/groups/361901907286536


facebook.com/Grecia.Accesible


SPORTS RELATED THINGS IN GRECIA
facebook.com/MunicipalGrecia
facebook.com/ComiteGrecia.deporte


This has some info but most importantly, it has a LOT of links to other Grecia related sites like restaurants, businesses, etc:
facebook.com/pages/Grecia/112658668746359


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BLOGS THAT ARE GRECIA RELATED OR WRITTEN BY PEOPLE LIVING IN GRECIA:

Costa Rica Chica
 CostaRicaChica.com
Jen Seymour's blog about a woman in her early 40’s who quit her job in Dallas and early-retired to Costa Rica with her husband (Greg - below) in 2013.  She writes (and uses lots of pictures) to tell about about her new life in a foreign country, giving QUITE DETAILED info!! And I hear she's a GREAT BAKER!!  Check out her baking related page:
facebook.com/JensBakeShopCostaRica)


Costa Rica Curious
CostaRicaCurious.com
A blog for those curious about Costa Rica – you think?  Greg Seymour writes about his experiences in his new home country of Costa Rica.  The good, the bad, and the funny.


Travel Mother
TravelMother.com  •  facebook.com/TravelMother
This is Emily's info on life with a young family in Costa Rica.  She's recently moved to Atenas but lived in Grecia before so there's some good info here.


Just Costa Rica • Living la pura vida
JPJust48.wordpress.com
Irina and Jim Just's personal and very subjective occasional blog about life, fun and interesting experiences living in el Cajón de Grecia, Costa Rica


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PHOTO SITES
with LOTS of pictures and images of Grecia, Costa Rica

SarongGoddess.com/Travel/Grecia
(my site of pictures I've taken or found on Grecia, Costa Rica - but right now they're all just thrown in with no order, descriptions, etc.  In Time!!   If someone REALLY KNOWS Grecia and would like to VOLUNTEER to help with descriptions here, email me at LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com)


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There's some combined Grecia - ATENAS information out there so if you're doing a DETAILED search for information on Grecia, Costa Rica - check ATENAS sites as well!


Do you know of any other sites•pages on information on Grecia, Costa Rica to add here?
Email me at:
LivingLifeInCostaRica@gmail.com



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Affordable and Fun Group
SPANISH CLASSES
Affordable Fun Group SPANISH CLASSES for Beginners & Advanced (Intermediate coming).  They have tons of fun, take cultural field trips and actually study Spanish!  The teaching covers so many different things like conversation, dictation, reading out loud, book work and cultural things. 
They even do a monthly Cultural Field Trips out of the area via facebook.com/CulturalTrips
The professor “Ema”nuel is a young law student who I hear really knows his stuff!   
WHEN:  Tuesdays and Thursdays
. . . . . Beginning - 8:30-10
. . . . . Advanced - 10-11:30
WHERE:  GRECIA (Barrio Latino)  -  Sol de Justicia Church - A the “mall” • Maxi Palí - Go to the right around the back of the mall.  Take a LEFT as you exit and go uphill.  Turn RIGHT at the first road (it’s a gravel road).  Pass 2 houses and the next driveway is the entrance to the church’s parking lot. Drive in and the building (it doesn't look like your "typical" church) with 2 stories is where the class is located - 2nd floor - Fellowship Hall.

COST:  only $5 a class. Anyone can join in at any time (even tourists)

CONTACT:  Emanuel Ulate - ulate7emanuel@outlook.com (tell him Vicki Connected you!!  THANX for sharin' it Kathleen Noah or Debbie Rudd)


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Monthly Affordable CULTURAL TOURS departing from Grecia
 led by Emanuel Ulate that teaches the Spanish classes.
facebook.com/CulturalTrips


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Share this with everyone you know considering moving to or visiting Grecia, Costa Rica
LivingLifeInCostaRica.blogspot.com/2014/01/GreciaInformationSitesCR.html
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