[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]agarrado — cheapskate, miserly. agüevado — bored, bummed out, sad, dissatisfied, driven to distraction. agüevazón — a situation that makes you feel agüevado, like waiting in line at the bank for two hours: ¡Qué agüevazón!...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]It has been 10 years since I have commanded the helm of a ship. That was in 2013, in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary with Operation Zero Tolerance, when we prevented the Japanese whaling fleet from killing 90% of its...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Hola! from Gringo Gardeners in Costa Rica! We’re a Facebook group with over 5,000 members, dedicated entirely to gardening successes and challenges in this wonderfully diverse country that we live in. I started the group...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Retirement arrived, and you finally live the pura vida dream in Costa Rica in your forever home. The initial honeymoon phase seemed like paradise, but ultimately reality set in. Living in a foreign country can be just as...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Since 1975, I have been fascinated by the idea that humans possibly had aquatic roots. A few decades ago, I wrote an article for Ocean Realm magazine entitled The Aquatic Ape, which invited some fierce criticism from a...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text] Spanish Terms for Table Talk Here is a list of some helpful words and phrases in Spanish for table talk. Whether you're eating at home, a friends house or out to dinner, these will hopefully improve your Spanish....
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]In our January issue, Howler published the article Solutions to 28 Cons of Living in Costa, a lighthearted look at certain situations and behaviors that expats sometimes find bewildering or even frustrating about their...
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Spanish Terms for Table Talk Here is a list of some helpful words and phrases in Spanish for table talk. Whether you're eating at home, a friends house or out to dinner, these will hopefully improve your Spanish. abridor de vino —...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]Our communities in Costa Rica depend on the local park or square for family and town events. So often during the late afternoon, you can see children playing with one or both parents. It's a place of connection and...
[vc_row][vc_column width="1/2"][vc_column_text]Agente de bienes raíces — real estate agent / real estate broker Agente del comprador — buyers agent Agente del vendedor — seller’s agent Alistado — listing Alistado exclusivo — exclusive listing Alistado no exclusivo...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]A peptic ulcer is a sore in the lining of the duodenum or stomach that penetrates through several tissue layers in severe cases. When food reaches the stomach, gastric juices — containing hydrochloric acid and an enzyme...
[vc_row][vc_column width="2/3"][vc_column_text]The greatest threat to the survival of humanity is anthropocentrism, the worldview that human beings are dominant over all other species — more important than all other species — and that all of creation came into being...