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March 18th, 2009Costa Rica
Any excuse will do for a party in Costa Rica . . .
Yesterday (March 17, 2009), we had the “All Dog’s Birthday Party” at Bar La Perla in Potrero (Guanacaste, Costa Rica).
Then, of course, it was St. Patrick’s day, so we attended the party at Outback Jack’s in Brasilito (alos in Guanacaste, Costa Rica).
We enjoyed corned beef & cabbage, Irish stew, and green cervezas.
We was also enjoyed the music of a “genuine Irish bagpiper”. (Penny and Becky from Outback Jack’s went all the way to Lima, Peru, to pick up the piper’s kilt and bagpipes).
To summarize, we attended a birthday party for dogs and then celebrated an Irish holiday at an Australian restaurant located in Costa Rica, listening to (what I suspect were Scottish) bagpipes brought from Peru!
Did you know this: The 1939 novel Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright does not contain the letter "e". . . .Now you do!
Tags: bagpipes, Bar La Perla, Brasilito, Costa Rica, dogs, Guanacaste, Outback Jack's, Perla's, Potrero, St Patricks Day -
March 5th, 2009Costa Rica, Sports
Central to the local fiestas in the province of Guanacaste, Costa Rica, is the bull riding.
There is actually bull riding; however, the highlight of the event is watching the drunks, full of machismo and guaro, taunting the bull, being chased, and occasionally gored.
There are usually 3 or 4 ambulances lined up, waiting to take away the casualties.
Did you know this: The 1939 novel Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright does not contain the letter "e".
. . .Now you do!
Tags: bull riding, Costa Rica, fiesta, Guanacaste -
March 3rd, 2009Costa Rica, Current Affairs, Games, Uncategorized
There are moments in one’s life that will either make or break you. Fe De Agua is a short film about one such moment, when a boy from Guanacaste comes face to face with his destiny. It’s a story about love, life, family, faith, and learning to stand on water.
Film-making company Guana Productions is presently working on “Fe De Agua”, a short film project. Fe De Agua is being filmed and produced in Tamarindo, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, and the surrounding areas.
Once finished, the film will be premiered in Tamarindo, after which it will be entered into a number of film festivals both domestic and international.
The film will tell the story of a young Guanacasteca who finds himself at his first world surfing Championships, arriving there from improbable and humble beginnings. Most of the lead positions both in front and behind the camera will be Costa Rican nationals with the support of the multi-cultural communities of the region.
The film will be drawing from the surfing lifestyle and the culture of Guanacaste.
Guana Productions will be incorporating community resources, as well as linking the project to an educational program.
Although all the cast and crew are volunteering for this project, Guana Productions is currently seeking additional funds and services from sponsors and donors.
A fundraising event that sounds like a lot of fun is scheduled for tomorrow, March 4, 2009, at Cala Luna in Playa Langosta.
Guana Productions will also be initiating the Fe De Agua Surf Scholarship by donating 20 percent of all funds raised for the movie to the Scholarship. The fund will be made available to applicants who are native of and resident within Guanacaste. Male and female applicants will show promise in surfing and will be active in full time education. Applicants will be under the age of 16.
Did you know this: The 1939 novel Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright does not contain the letter "e".
. . .Now you do!
Tags: Cala Luna, Costa Rica, Fe De Agua, film, Guana Productions, Guanacaste, Playa Langosta, Tamarindo -
February 14th, 2009Costa Rica, Current Affairs, Technology

Zadi Diaz has EPIC FU . . . but here in Costa Rica we have LATIN FOO!
I just happened to see the above sign today when I went to the fiesta in Brasilito. (If you’ve never been to a fiesta in Guanacaste, you are really missing something. The highlight of the fiesta is the bull-riding. Once the rider is bucked off, several hombres full of machismo and Guaro attempt to tease the bull into chasing them around the ring, to the cheers and jeers from the audience. Multiple ambulances are lined up beside the ring, waiting for one of the drunks to be gored. If you are not keen on risking your life in the bull ring, you can always risk it by either sitting in the hastily-constructed “stands” that are just a catastrophe waiting to happen, or by eating the food served by the numerous vendors . . . watch out for the raw chicken (or is it iguana?) on a stick.)
But, I digress . . . I am a big fan of Ms. Diaz and of Epic FU. Here is a recent episode of the Epic FU podcast:
If you want to be in touch with the latest in culture and tech, subscribe to EPIC FU. If you want to be in touch with LATIN FOO, go to the fiesta in Brasilito!
Did you know this: The 1939 novel Gadsby by Ernest Vincent Wright does not contain the letter "e".
. . .Now you do!
Tags: Brasilito, bull riding, Costa Rica, Epic FU, fiesta, Guanacaste, Zadi Diaz -


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