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The Endless Gallo Pinto Debate
(Teresita of Santa Cruz & Skip the Expat) Skip’s Viewpoint “Ah, mi amor, you have no idea what true happiness is until you’ve tasted Gallo Pinto con alma! ” Teresita says proudly, standing in her colorful kitchen in Santa Cruz. The air smells like heaven! It's a mix of cilantro, onions and a splash of Lizano sauce that could wake up an entire neighborhood. “My abuela,” she continues, eyes twinkling, “could make Gallo Pinto thirty different ways. Thirty! And that was just be
Skip and Tere
Oct 196 min read
How Costa Rica Has Changed Skip's Point of View, and How Tere has Enjoyed it from the Start! Lessons from Living the Pura Vida Life.
When Skip arrived in Costa Rica, he was full of enthusiasm, checklists, and enough bug spray to protect an entire village. He’d read...
Skip and Tere
Oct 124 min read
Tico Time: A Cultural Anthropologist's Defense (Or: Why Gringos Are the Weird Ones)
The eternal struggle: Tico Time Tica: “Relax. If the party starts at 7, show up at 8:30.” Expat: “I arrived RIGHT ON TIME and ended up...
Skip and Tere
Oct 57 min read
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