I get so much accustomed to the culture that sometimes I forget the obvious. Have you noticed while living in Costa Rica that no one will ever tell you “no” they cannot do something or “no, I don’t want to do that?” You probably have not because it just appears that the Tico’s [...]
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Today is the most celebrated holiday in Costa Rica. Dia de Madre or Mothers Day. Mothers are honored by flowers and gifts by all of their family and usually a family gathering.
This is somewhat like mothers day in the states but Costa Rica takes it to a whole other level. Today is a federal holiday [...]
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Mothers Day in Costa Rica is quite an event. This year it falls on Tuesday the 15th of August but because of the day of the week that it falls on, the day of celebration is Monday the 21st of August.
All of the federal offices, banks and many businesses close for this tribute to the [...]
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Our older 2 children are away at church camp this week and boy is it quiet. No fighting or arguing or trying to stay up later than us. We only have the one at home to spoil and boy is he getting spoiled. Every night so far he has gotten up at 3:00 am and [...]
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TaraJon, Sladyn and Ronan are out of school for the summer and driving us nuts. I suppose all parents have the same problem that we are having with trying to keep them entertained. They want to go go go everyday but with John and I both working that is not possible. They have so much [...]
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The culture is still generally conservative and retains the “machismo” system. Men and women are expected to act differently from each other, and to respect their roles. While a large proportion of Costa Rican women are professionals and hold important positions in both businesses and the government, most still retain some traditional practices.
Costa Ricans are [...]
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We are a family of 5. John, Angela, TaraJon, Sladyn & Ronan living in Costa Rica for 5 years now. In this catagory I will share with you little antidotes about our lives here in Costa Rica.
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It is common to exchange gifts for many different reasons in Costa Rica. If invited to a person’s home, a bottle of wine, bouquet of flowers or chocolates are appropriate gifts. If giving flowers, avoid lilies, which are used at funerals. I made the mistake of giving lillies (my favorite flower) to a friend for [...]
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Easter is the premier holiday, and Semana Santa (Holy Week) is a time when most all express their faith, bringing the nation to a standstill. Spanish-style street processions take place every day of the week before Easter, to dramatize all stages of Christ’s way to the cross, crucifixion, and resurrection. Small villages have their own [...]
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If you have children, you will have birthday parties. This particular weekend we had 2 parties in one day at the same time. Time to clone the kids so you can make it to both without offending anyone. The thing about the parties here are that EVERYONE comes….the parents, the siblings and sometimes even the [...]
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