Friday, November 22, 2013

fun fact friday!

DID YOU KNOW???

Every person/household/business is responsible for the sidewalk in front of their property.  Therefore, as you might imagine, there is quite a range of “sidewalks” here.  Ranging from inexistent, to crumbled, to brand new.

Costa Rica does not celebrate Thanksgiving.  This is obvious, it’s a U. S. holiday, but it’s surprisingly easy to forget (even when you live here!).  It’s interesting how powerful cultural constructs are.  I’ve always been part of the dominant culture celebrating a specific holiday.  I catch myself wanting to ask people what their plans are for the holiday, and sometimes actually do, which is embarrassing...

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