Introduction

[James G]

Hi All,

My name is James and I am from Italy.

We have lived in Costa Rica before, Escazu, and now we're preparing for our return in August/September.

It has been ten years since we left and now I have lost most of the Spanish that I learned. I hope to pick it up quickly but being 10 years older may have some impact.

This time we will stay away from the Central Valley and head towards the Southern Highlands, San Vito area. Also we'll return with our two children.

Our daughter was born at CIMA but we left when she was 6 months old.

I have taken an early retirement and I'll be searching for a piece of property.

James in Monticelli Di Esperia, Italia

[Fred Jackson]

Welcome, James.
At least you’re not a “newbe” just starting you odyssey.
I hope you find what you’re looking for on our group.
Fred

[steve]

On Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:22:21 AM UTC-7, Fred Jackson wrote:

I hope you find what you’re looking for on our group.
Fred

I forgot what I was looking for.

[gene]

Welcome to the c.r. coffee shop!!!

Good luck

Gene

 

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[gene]

Great!!!

You should fit right in!!!

Lol

Gene

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[Berni J]

Er um er . . .  What were we talking about?  Berni

On Monday, May 7, 2018 at 3:34:43 PM UTC-6, gene wrote:

Great!!!

You should fit right in!!!

Lol

Gene

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Subject: Re: [Living in Costa Rica] Introduction

On Monday, May 7, 2018 at 8:22:21 AM UTC-7, Fred Jackson wrote:

I hope you find what you’re looking for on our group.
Fred

I forgot what I was looking for.

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[Sam Wilson]

Hi Gene!  (I feel like I'm making a cleanliness joke when I say that... jejeje)

I thought maybe María gotcher tongue?  Or as you might hear around here,

"¿Le comieron la lengua los ratones?"  I think I'm 3 Good Mornings atrasado!

Well first I can tell you we're already on our 2nd aquacero up here!  I am

anxiously waiting to find where our new leaks will be this season!  jajaja.

I usually don't sweat them much unless they are over TV or computer equip

or a bed.  Everything else is pretty easy to move out of the way!  jajaja. 

Welcome to the Living in Costa Rica forum, James.  I always hear good things

about the San Vito area.  I have yet to visit, but as I'm sure you already know,

San Vito has a pretty interesting history...  It was formed as the result of foreign

agricultural colonization, organized by the Costa Rican government back in the

early 1950's.  That's not that long ago!  2 Italian brothers organized Sociedad

Italiana de Colonización Agrícola (SICA) to fill the CR need for foreign settlers,

especially for settling outlying areas.  Prior to this the area was just Coto Brus

with a mostly indigenous population.  So CR offered 10,000 hectares and signed

a contract with SICA to stock it with 250 families (make up: 20% Costa Rican

and 80% foreigners who happened to mainly be Italians.)  Each family got 20

hectares for agriculture use.  The place thrived and went from a population of 41

in 1952 to over 10,000 in 30 years with successful agriculture operations and

infrastructure especially after CR built the road up from Golfito.

Kind of does look like an Italian hillside, doesn't it?  ;-)​

I'm sure there are interesting stories hidden in each one of those them hills!

I think we might have a forum member or two from that area.  Please tell us

more about that area.  To me, it remains a mystery.

Welcome!

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Sam

[James G]

Hi All for the greetings.

Sam,

My great aunt was one of the settlers in San Vito in the 50's.

Unfortunately she returned to Abruzzo, Italy after 20 years.

My mother's cousins, through this aunt were all born in Costa Rica but are all in Europe now.

The photo does have a similarity to an Italian village in the spring.

During the summer, much of Italy looks more like the Guanacaste countryside in the dry season.

James