Posted December 27th, 2007 by Christopher Howard
As a writer I am always seeking new experiences and material for my publications. When my girlfriend, who is a lawyer, invited me to visit one of her clients who is imprisoned in Costa Rica’s main prison, la Reforma, I jumped at the chance.
We arrived early in the morning two days before Christmas and had [...]
Posted December 26th, 2007 by Christopher Howard
A few weeks ago I was talking to a good friend who visits Costa Rica about every three weeks because of the real estate investments he has here. He mentioned that he is currently spending about $80,000 yearly on his two children’s college education. This made me fell so fortunate to live in Costa Rica.
My [...]
Posted December 23rd, 2007 by Christopher Howard
Before moving here 27 years ago, I visited every country in Central and South America to see if any of them had more to offer than Costa Rica. The answer was, no. When one take into consideration the weather, the country’s beauty, NO army, the nice people and other amenities, this country just can’t be [...]
Posted December 21st, 2007 by Christopher Howard
If air quality is an issue for you, you will need to look in the areas surrounding San Jose and not too close to the city. It is common to see buses and cars blowing out black smoke…And since I walk almost everywhere I go, I am aware that air quality is probably pretty bad [...]
Posted December 21st, 2007 by Christopher Howard
1. The magazine subscriptions come directly from the publisher of whichever magazine you receive a subscription from, e.g. The Atlantic Monthly. The reason I say this is because I received a letter directly from The Atlantic thanking me for my subscription and it has an identical coding as the magazine mailing label.
2. I have been [...]