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If I’m not mistaken flax oil is commonly used in the making of frescos in most sodas (supposedly a good hangover remedy). I think it is called linaza or aceite de lino(?).
Did you get your iPhone 3g unlocked in Costa Rica? If so, how much did it cost?
I just upgraded to a 4 here in the states and I told my brother in law he could have my 3g. Just concerned he cant get it unlocked there.[quote=”costaricafinca”]While it will be cheaper, a problem could be getting what you need over the holiday period as many businesses close for an extended period.[/quote]
We’ll be there for a month. I understand glasses may take a while, if that is the case, I can have them made and pick them up when I’m back in May.
Jim,
I assume you’ll have cornbread as well?
Thanks for the info on the wood. My father in law who is Tico, loves BBQ when he comes to visit us here in TN. Being a welder he’s got plans to make a smoker, but we’ve wondered about wood. I knew about coffee, but the guayaba sounds good too. We just had lightning strike a monster pecan tree here last year so I have an unlimited supply to smoke with. I hope to be down over Christmas, hopefully you’ll be open by then, bbq would be awesome to break the monotony of rice and beans at the inlaws.
-Chris
I have to agree. In relation to the cost of living in the rest of the area, the Arenal area is better. Also, presently the real estate is more affordable in this area. Definately easy to do on Social Security. My wife’s family is from this area and we spend alot of time there. You can PM me if you’d like some more info.
I think he and I was referring to 4x4rentacar.com, the managers name is Diego Siles. he takes great care of his clients.
I’ve rented with 4×4 Rent-a-car and never had any issues, actually just booked again for January. They’re a local company and rent older vehicles, but for the price it’s great.
I graduated with a degree in Cultural Geography (many years ago), and am facinated with the population movement. I was just in Western North Carolina after about 20 years, and I noticed a significant shift in the makeup. I was just curious as to what extent the “snowbird effect” has had in Costa Rica. Scott, I would probably guess from your analytics that the majority of the traffic you get from the US East of the Mississippi is from the New England/New York, Upper Midwest and Florida(who came from forementioned areas), am I close?
I assume by nasty weather your referring to winter weather, right? Tennessee hardly has what I’d call “nasty” weather, like Michigan, New York, and other states to the north. She has taken to the “nasty” weather here like everyone else, by putting on a jacket and jacking the thermostat up. My inlaws, incidently, came in in January for the birth of our daughter and almost died from the cold (in the mid 40’s to mid 50’s)
Scott, at first my wife thought that the idea of families living “next door” was great. That was until her sister got married, had a kid, and moved in down the street from the parents. Now her mother calls and states how the sister needs to change her parenting style, and the sister calls and states how the mother needs to “keep her nose in her own business”. My wife has now changed her mind on that idea. She says that if and when we return to Costa Rica, she wants to live at least 3 hours from San Carlos (where her family is). I hear the Osa is nice!!
My wife and I went the fiancée visa route. It’s a pretty straight forward process and not really necessary to hire an attorney to do the paperwork. The process between filing the application to her approval lasted about 5 months. We both had never been married, there’s no major age difference, and we have no children from past relationships. I’ve been told that these factors seem to lengthen the process.
As far as your wife returning to CR, and leaving you alone after the green card arrives, my wife has had a green card for 2+ years and all things great. I think it is necessary to immerse her in your culture. We live in TN and my wife knows no Ticos here. She does however have friends from many cultures (Colombia, Korea, Japan, US). I think it is important to make her comfortable in her surroundings. I also think it is important that she keeps in contact with her family and friends in CR. My wife’s parents fly up every year and we visit CR every year, also, my wife talks on the phone with her mother daily (llamacostarica.com is great). Earlier we had talked about returning to Costa Rica and working. My wife has told me that she loves the fact that we can leave our doors unlocked here and that we can live in privacy without unexpected family members dropping by unannounced. Maybe we are an exception but it is possible for a Tica to be content in the US.
That makes perfect sense…
As you can probably tell I’m a geographer, attempting to be a businesman, lol.
Scott, Thanks for the information, and word of encouragement.
Actually, the residency should not be an issue. My wife is a Costa Rican citizen, this is one of the reasons for starting the business there. As her spouse I can easily gain residency, and be able to work legally.
The farthest out of the Central Valley I had thought about going (if I can start from my home office) would be San Ramon (I love the place). I just do not know if the technological infrastructure is there yet.
Like I mentioned in my original post, I am in contact with some of the university professors. We also discussed typical salaries for graduates, and I am certian I can be competetive with salaries, etc.
I am pretty young (just hit the big 30) and thinking about relocating and working solo for a year or so, until I get the business completely planned. I don’t want to get in over my head. During this time would it be more advantageous to create a business in CR and have clients do business with it, or continue to pay me in the US?
Skype to Skype calls are free, but basically are no better than microsoft messenger and/or Google talk. The other service is skype’s computer to phone connection which is, according to their website, .06 to .07 cents per minute. We tried this service a couple of years back and found the connections sometimes shotty. The 2 services I mentioned earlier are cheaper and you do not need a computer (i.e. my wife likes to call her mother while she is out shopping).
