Before we made the big move from the USA to here we were debating on whether to ship our personal belongings and vehicle via freight. After a discussion with our builder, who made a similar move several years ago, we opted to sell pretty much everything and bring only necessities via checked luggage on the flights we made over the last two years. Our builder made a simple, but profound statement that was the determining factor in our decision. He said suggested to use the philosophy of "what do I really need?" Once you separate needs from wants, the decision is easy to make.
Even personal photos were edited with the same thought process. I went through all of our photos and threw away over 1/3 of them once I realized I had tons of meaningless pictures of people that no longer, or maybe never had any meaning in my life! The ones that I did keep were scanned and saved on thumbnail drives and memory cards....so much easier to transport and easier to preserve too. It took me about a week to scan all the photos using a $69 photo scanner.
The next step was to identify a list of items to bring that are not readily available here, or that would be cost effective to bring due to the higher cost of replacing those items in Costa Rica. For example, some of the items are certain spices, good knives, linens, towels, blender, dental floss, dvd player, utensils, good set of cookware, and uninterrupted power supply to protect electronics and appliances.
Enough about moving for today....I went for a walk yesterday morning toward a very pretty and fairly new housing development called Cerro Luna. The houses have spectacular views. I also encountered what appears to be a pet parrot that has gone awol. The bird was sitting on a power line all alone and looked like a lost dog...if that makes sense. A neighbor I met yesterday said she has seen the same parrot hanging around on various occasions and has tried to entice it down from the line. I love parrots...so much personality packed into such a small being. Hope Mr Parrot soon finds a new home.
We were quite excited to visit our favorite restaurant in Atenas, Alida's. The meal did not disappoint! So many times we tend to remember things better than they actually were and then are let down when reality brings us back to earth. However, this is not the case with the food at Alida's. Of course, taste is subjective, but for us, the pizza and pastas are the best and we feel very fortunate to have such a great place to eat in Atenas.
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