For three days and nights I started then stopped writing, blocked by some unseen force that crippled my brain and prevented the words from flowing into my fingers and onto the computer keyboard.
The rain just kept coming, often with such force that it caused vehicles to pull off the pothole-laden streets.
Normally I love the rain. But on [...]
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The Little Prince
Posted in Costa Rica, Self discovery, critters, travel, tagged Costa Rica, frog, prince, rain, rich, santo domingo, symbolism, writing on September 25, 2008 | 7 Comments »
The roach horrors
Posted in Costa Rica, Self discovery, critters, tagged cockroaches, Costa Rica, devils, fumigators, roachCable Tica on September 5, 2008 | 1 Comment »
We came to Costa Rica for adventure.
Between a rental ripoff, cockroaches and ongoing Internet outages in the month and week we’ve been here it has proven more of a misadventure. This is the real Costa Rica, not the swanky five-star resorts, spotless beaches and crystal blue swimming pools that gloss the pages of travel brochures.
After [...]
La Cucaracha
Posted in Costa Rica, critters, housing, tagged ants, cockroaches, santo domingo, spiders on August 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am sitting on the roof of our new house on a tiny little square of concrete accessible via a steep set of stairs which up until a few moments ago was safety locked with a gate.
I’ve climbed up here because it is the only place I feel safe from the cockroaches.
My escape to the roof came just [...]
A cat conundrum
Posted in critters, tagged cat, Tucker on June 18, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
My cat’s name is Tucker.
He arrived at this name in earnest. A fluffy, black and white little thing that looked like a tiny lion, he was cute but crazy. He used to eat my plants and tear up the house. It drove me mad, causing me to shout out, ‘You little . . . .’ [...]
