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February 22, 2009
Long time gone...
... in Costa Rica.
I've been in Costa Rica for just over a week now and for some reason it feels like I've been here forever. It's not that I don't like it, it's just that I have these really wierd adult homesick moments LOL. I ocassionaly wake up, forgetting where I am, and reach over for my guitar... sadly nothing.
I went clothes shopping the other day in MultiPlaza (the most American-esque mall here) and as it turn sout, nothing in this country fits my fat ass LOL.
I did find a really cool shirt in the Nautica store that did fit, unfortunately it was last season's gear and had next season's price tag. Who pays $100 for a long sleeve polo from Nautica? Not I!
Despite my inability to buy clothing or play guitar, I've had a fun time here. I've taken two tours. One of Cafe Britt which I detail in my last blog, another of the downtown San Jose area. Would you believe that their president lives down the street from grocery store in a two story house with only 2 police officers posted outside with standard firearms. What a different world. The gate wasn't even but 200 ft. from his front door and they let us pull right next to it and snap pictures. I would love to live in a country where our president didn't need to be behind half a mile of the most hi-tech security in the world in a ginormous home with a bunker!
Speaking of which, I'm starting to lose touch with American news and it's kinda nice. One thing I've learned from being here in a perpetually spring atmosphere with hospitality abound, is that life doesn't have to be this insane non-stop leap from one disturbing/sensationalized news story to the next. You can actually sit back and enjoy life.
OMG Denny's is the shit here. Not that it actually tastes good or is any different than the craphole back home, but for some reason it has a line, dedicated parking area, guards, and a veranda. What the hell LOL? They even have a club membership. A dinner at Denny's here will set you back no less than $20. Not even joking. It's not really that things in general are more expensive... it's that American things are more expensive. I've taken to eating at the little corner "Sodas" which are mini diners on the street corner that are much less and much better. My trip is, afterall, funded by one of the most frugal fortune 500 companies in existence LOL!
Oh, you probably want some pictures don't you? YOu'll just have to wait!
And yes Sarah, the coffee here (when you brew it yourself) is pretty freakin' amazing. They definitely don't export all the good stuff. Mostly because I've never really seen it in the American supermarkets... once that happens I bet all the great coffee from Costa Rica will be in America LOL.
Posted by Decemberice at February 22, 2009 03:20 PM