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SimpaTico: August 2009
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Follow me as I take my second shot at international living, in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I might know the language well enough to get into more trouble. Monday, August 24, 2009. Pasa como una nube de verano. We got off to an early start to try to beat the clouds to Volcan Irazu, just east of San Jose, although a long trip up winding roads. Unfortunately, the clouds won. When we arrived, the nearby lava-flow field was nearly hidden with condensation. Mainly known for its church devoted to the negrita, a...
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SimpaTico: June 2010
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Follow me as I take my second shot at international living, in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I might know the language well enough to get into more trouble. Saturday, June 19, 2010. Estar como un pulpo en un garaje. Photo courtesy of Ellen). But there were some native species as well, such as the three-toed sloth, which is not nearly so slothful when it defers to gluttony. And when committing the same sin, the white-tailed deer loses much of its shyness. The white-faced capuchins were the opposite of shy a...
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My Cochlear Implant Journey: July 2011
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My Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog entailing a deaf user going through the Cochlear Implant Journey. It's now two years since I have been implanted. Can't believe that it's been this long, it was only a while ago that I remember going to the hospital for the operation and coming round from it quite groggy from the anaesthetic. External processors are changing in this fast moving technological times all the time whereas the internal implant stays the same. My Cochlear Implant Journey. A deaf dude's life.
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My Cochlear Implant Journey: March 2013
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My Cochlear Implant Journey. A blog entailing a deaf user going through the Cochlear Implant Journey. It's now March and it'll be 4 years since I had my CI implant in May. When I returned from America in September last year, I only returned to Gray's inn road three times that year, and two of them were to pick up spare parts, and one for a remap. I am finding that in quiet situations I am able to have a simple conversation without lipreading or light concentration levels. My Cochlear Implant Journey.
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SimpaTico: November 2009
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Follow me as I take my second shot at international living, in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I might know the language well enough to get into more trouble. Saturday, November 28, 2009. Por un pelito de rana. In honor of the impending holidays, I will recap these two trips to the tune of a famous Christmas carol:. 12 jokes too many ( por exemplo. 11 pools a-boiling (at 27ºC to 42ºC, 80ºC to 107ºC). 10 Cubans cavetching (about a life they haven't lived for two decades after moving to Miami). So there we wer...
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SimpaTico: March 2010
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Follow me as I take my second shot at international living, in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I might know the language well enough to get into more trouble. Friday, March 5, 2010. Tener mas lana que un borrego. We could catch glimpses of the volcano from our bus as we left Panajachel, but for some reason, the overall panorama wasn't nearly as appealing. When there wasn't a sign or a bush blocking the view, then there would be some man leaning over the guardrail, just in time to document an unflattering...
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SimpaTico: Deja de dar leña al mono
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Follow me as I take my second shot at international living, in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I might know the language well enough to get into more trouble. Sunday, April 18, 2010. Deja de dar leña al mono. But really, the nickname comes from the fact that they can run on water, much like the Christian figure did at the Sea of Galilee. When a fellow tour member went running while we were at the Hanging Bridges in Arenal, because she saw a big, colorful bird, I was hoping it was a quetzal. Birds aren't the ...
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SimpaTico: September 2009
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Follow me as I take my second shot at international living, in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I might know the language well enough to get into more trouble. Tuesday, September 15, 2009. Now sure, this rapport takes time. I’m sure no student during my first year in. Would’ve even known my personality well enough to come up with a costume to represent me. And I’m sure that kind of thaw will happen in. Too, as I. Get more comfortable and let down my guard. Because we still haven’t figured out overnight ...
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SimpaTico: January 2010
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Follow me as I take my second shot at international living, in San Jose, Costa Rica, where I might know the language well enough to get into more trouble. Sunday, January 17, 2010. Muerto el perro, se acabó la rabia. And blue morpho butterfly. When the weather had cleared for good, we were too afraid popular Playa Cocles would be packed on a Saturday, so we left Sage at home. But even though the sand was smoother, we still saw very few people, and even fewer dogs. Clearly, we would've been okay t...On ou...