Wednesday, November 09, 2005
Sometimes I don't want to come back...
Let's see if I still feel like this in June...
Kepfram
- San José has lots of street vendors. Umbrellas, jewelry, artwork, batteries, coloring books, fruit, you name it. I assume this is all legal as no one seems to act shady about any of this. On my walk to work this morning I bought a cup of fresh squeezed orange juice from a guy working a shopping cart full of oranges with an orange press on top. It was good, real good, & cheap too. I'm wondering why I hadn't tried it sooner.
- Over the weekend Ellie & I went to Orosi to visit the hot springs there. Sadly the water wasn't that hot. When we asked about this we were told the water's hotter in December & January. Interestingly that's the middle of Costa Rica's summer. This makes the "hot springs" sound a lot like a pool if I've got to wait for the sun to warm the water. Even without hot water it was a nice trip, not too far away & the scenery was incredible going into that valley.
Anyway, we got a lead on another spring nearby that's said to have hot water, we'll see... - So as my sprained ankle is slowly healing & we still don't have internet access in our apartment yet I've been reading things the old way. Originally it was a Spanish text book that Ellie brought along, but for the last 2 weeks it was The DaVinci Code. From time to time I wonder why I don't read more fiction & now I understand. A bad movie or mediocre television program can only steal 2 hours of my life from me. I don't think it was a bad book, but I cared more about the facts of the fiction than I did the story or the characters. Maybe I'll like the movie more?
- It costs less than US$5,000/year to go to University here! I think my college plan for my kids will consist of "learn spanish." Yeah, I'll invest in my kid's future through Univision & train rides to Spanish Harlem before sending them south of the border to get their learn on...
- I've also been reading about Costa Rica's business environment this week: low taxes, and it's easy to set-up & run a business here (I can think of @ least 3 tech businesses I could run).
- I was talking to a co-worker today who's been doing the "transient english teacher" thing for a while & I can really see the appeal of the lifestyle: foreign travel, learning a new language (or languages), experiencing different cultures, etc. I could get used to those perks.
Let's see if I still feel like this in June...
Kepfram
