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    Thirteen Secrets about COSTA RICA
   

1. Costa Ricans call themselves Ticos
   

2. Costa Rica was voted as the third best country to live on earth.
   

3. In Costa Rica there are two seasons: The wet season and the not-so wet season
   

4. You can make a collect call (110) from any phone and it’s practically free and almost everyone accepts it.
   
5. You can drink the water here!
   

6. Cash is king, so always, ALWAYS ask for a cash discount!
   

7. One out of every four women is pregnant, yet the population growth is less than 1%.
    8. Costa Rica is the number one country in all of Latin America who imports the most amounts of pesticides for their produce.
   

9. Costa Rica is not at all cheap.
   

10. The saying for the roads goes like this:  There is a few pieces of road on the holes–meaning, get a 4 by 4 if you want to drive on the holes (Costa Rica calls its highways).

11. You do need some spanish to get around Costa Rica.
   

12. If you make an appointment–ALWAYS–be prepared to wait anywhere between 30 minutes to a few days.  They are always late!
   

13. The weather here is truly ideal.

   

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1. Every Tuesday and Thursday my husband goes to Kung Fu class and comes home after 10 P.M.– I cherish these nights because I get to go to sleep the same time as my son.
2. Living in Costa Rica allows me the luxury of hiring help for the house. I have a nanny and a cleaning lady.
3. I desperately want a second kid–but we’re broke–BECAUSE I HAVE A NANNY AND A CLEANING LADY!
4. I hate to cook, yet I do it. But the thing I hate most is washing the dishes afterwards, so I always make sure to do my marathon cooking the night before my cleaning lady comes over.
5. I hate plantains and red meat, thankfully my nanny doesn’t!
6. I need to eat out at a restaurant at least once a week.
7. I look forward to Saturday nights which is Pizza night, becuase it’s the one night I’m sure my son will eat enough for the week.
8. I teach Pilates and am a personal trainer for a little extra money, yet there are weeks that I will go without exercising.
9. I never won anything in my life!
10. My car is a 1992 Hyndia–should I say more?

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