Archive

Listed are the posts for March 2007.

What’s so great about Costa Rica?

I became fascinated by Costa Rica many years ago – I don’t know exactly when, but long before my first visit. There were essentially two things that made me want to see it for myself. The first is that Costa Rica has no army, and the second is that it has a lot of rainforests. [...]


How many of you are there?

This is a time waster, but only a little one – see how many people there are in the US with your first name, with your last name, and with your full name: How Many of Me Note: You have to be at least 13 to use this site. I’m not sure why, but I [...]


Station Agent

This is a real gem of a movie. I’d never heard of it, though it won three prizes at Sundance, but it was in my Netflix recommendations so I thought I’d give it a try. We both loved it – it’s feel-good, it’s funny, it’s clever, it’s sweet. Don’t miss it!


All Together vs Altogether

The terms “all together” and “altogether” can be confusing in English. Once you’ve read through this lesson, you’ll have an altogether better understanding of them: All Together vs Altogether


Moving to Costa Rica!

Since the French visa just isn’t happening, we started considering other options, and the one we decided on is Costa Rica. We’ve been there twice, love the country and the people, it’s not super expensive, there are no insanely complicated visa requirements, we can work on our Spanish… it’s win-win-win-win-win! We’re planning on at least [...]


Name that quotation

“I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen.”