http://blog.yourville.com Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:18:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I just read a post over on The Real Costa Rica Blog that talks about learning Spanish before moving to Costa Rica.  They noted a few stats that didn't shock me "I was speaking to the owner of one of the larger moving companies some while back, and he told me ... http://blog.yourville.com/expat-services/learning-spanish-move-to-costa-rica/ Whether you're an expat or an expat-to-be, you'll be interested in these fascinating facts about Costa Rica, that'll make you a further hit at parties and gatherings: 1. Its Official Name is the Republic of Costa Rica, La Republica de Costa Rica. 2. It contains 19,730 square miles. About ... http://blog.yourville.com/expat-services/quick-facts-about-costa-rica/ The Costa Rica blog news feed has a post in regards to to the Economic growth of Costa Rica. It was states by President Oscar Arias that it's possible to eliminate extreme poverty in Costa Rica by 2013. Is that possible? "The sharp drop in poverty to the best level in ... http://blog.yourville.com/costa-rica/can-costa-rica-eliminate-extreme-poverty-by-2013/ Somewhere in this lakeside Central American town, a child plays on a nameless street in Managua, Nicaragua. Nearby, there's a woman who lives beside a yellow car. But it's not her car. It's her address. If you were to write to her, this is where you would send the letter: ... http://blog.yourville.com/misc/a-city-of-2-million-without-a-map/ Exciting news from Google.com: They've just added 54 new countries to Google Maps and more than doubled their coverage of Latin America and are now mapping three times as many countries in Asia as before. So if you've ever wanted to get the flavor of an energetic metropolis like Mexico ... http://blog.yourville.com/announcements/see-more-of-your-world-with-new-google-maps/ Author and resident of Costa Rica for 10 years, Rosemary Rein, is often asked the reasons why she and her husband moved here in the first place. So, here's the link to her terrific Top 10 List published earlier this month in InsideCostaRica.com. It makes for great reading ... http://blog.yourville.com/expat-services/retire-in-latin-america/ A New website launched this week that allows tutors to teach language online. TalkBean.com allows students to set up an appointment directly with their language instructors. All lessons are performed live, using webcams. As a tutor, you can set your schedule to show times when you are available or ... http://blog.yourville.com/misc/talkbeancom-plants-new-seed-for-language-tutors/ I just read yesterday about a Real Estate company in Grecia named CR-Home. They've started getting into the home building business by offering a 1350 inside sq home that has 800 sq. feet of outside decking. This home looks to be little "rustic" for some but it certainly is a ... http://blog.yourville.com/costa-rica/get-a-new-home-in-costa-rica-for-35k/ I read a post by Scott Oliver on welovecostarica.com that made a good comparison about murder in Costa Rica. I know a lot of expats are concerned with safety when they're living in other countries. I've heard the same thing from a lot of people who I've told about Costa ... http://blog.yourville.com/costa-rica/costa-rica-murder-rate-on-the-rise-but-still-less-than-most-us-cities/ It's always nice getting the point of view from someone who was born and bred in the country that you're interested in moving to. In this case, Josue Salazar lives in Costa Rica and blogs about it. He also has a nice collection of photos which you can see here. http://blog.yourville.com/misc/great-costa-rica-photos/