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When You Don’t Know Where You’re Going

Even I have had enough discussion on what to do in Iraq. President Bush must be utterly full up with suggestions. One of the comments during a discussion about the war among ambassadors and army brass has stuck with me: “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you [...]

There’s More to Costa Rica Than San Jose

Finally, I bit the bullet and agreed to visit my friend Sandy in Tilaran. Getting there got off to a bumpy start as my original ride lost a muffler in a pot hole, then the second driver, from Grecia, spent an hour trying to find my apartment building. But eventually Alonzo and I [...]

Some Tico Moments

By Jo Stuart
Although I had no intention of becoming so, I am now familiar with all of the hospitals, except the children’s, in the metropolitan area. My experience includes three hospitals with the Caja and three private. If there are more, I don’t want to know about them. My doctor at Hospital [...]

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Home Again

By Jo Stuart
I arrived home early Tuesday morning. The flight returning was not nearly as pleasant as that going to the States. First of all, the plane was full. At least Economy was full; Executive Class had only about three people in it. Recently I have made this rather Quixotic decision [...]

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More About Gallo Pinto

By Jo Stuart
From the number of letters about gallo pinto that have come in, it is obvious that my experience struck a nostalgic chord with many gallo pinto lovers. Rigo informed me that this dish of rice and beans actually originated in Nicaragua, where it is just as popular as it is here. That [...]