Starbucks in Escazú, Costa Rica at Avenida Escazú

Starbucks in Escazú, Costa Rica

My wife and I paid a visit to Starbucks in Escazú, Costa Rica on Friday at about 11:00 in the morning.  Being a gringo expat here in Costa Rica I had to go visit the new Starbucks, this is the first Starbucks in Costa Rica.......To read more

Spanish Classes

Central Valley Spanish School has 2 new web sites My Personal Spanish Tutor, on this web site they focus on their online classes in their virtual classroom with a live tutor.  These classes have a very reasonably priced package (5 hours of class $60.00 or 10 hours of class $120.00 usd).  They also have some free lessons available online along with learning activities.

There other new web site is Learn Spanish and More, on this site they also focus on their online classes along with some other programs.

Spanish and Coffee which is geared toward those who live in Costa Rica.  The classes are held in a local coffee shop, soda, library, or another quiet location.  They also customize this program to meet the needs of the student.  These classes are a minimum of 2 hours per class and you are able to have classes Monday thru Friday once or twice a week or more if you choose.  These classes are also available to those visiting Costa Rica which is great as it gives you a flexible schedule.  The cost is $14.00 usd per hour and these classes are for no more than 3 students per class but these generally are with individuals.  This is a great value as you are paying for a small group class and are going to probably have a private class.

The are also offering customized group classes which are also geared to those who live in Costa Rica or visiting for an extended period.  These group classes are usually held once a week and they customize these classes for people needs for everyday use.

Visit My New Web Site

If you enjoy this web site be sure to visit Living in Costa Rica Today , it has information about Costa Rica and more.  It includes a business directory and an added social aspect for social interaction.  I will be adding material to this site on a regular basis.

So visit the site join the site and interact with others living in Costa Rica or those thinking of moving to Costa Rica.  Share information such as a good mechanic, handyman, your favorite restaurant or soda, a good church, etc.

Over 50% of Costa Ricans Reuse Containers and Plastic Bags

Packs that once contained rice and grains, containers from the pantry, and grocery bags that once covered the landfills are now being reused.  Over 50% of Ticos reuse commercial packaging that comes from purchases.

This was released a Unimer survey, requested by La Nacion, whose objective was to measure some "green practices" of Costa Ricans.
 

In this sense, the survey highlighted that 64% of people reuse shopping bags and 53% do the same with the plastic containers.

 

Compared to 2010 this year and more people opt for reuse. People who reuse shopping bags went from 49% in 2010 to 64% in 2012, while those who re-use plastic containers went from 40% in 2010 to become 53% in 2012.

 

Reuse is the step prior to recycling the waste management process.

 

Find out more about this survey and other related topics tomorrow in a special issue of La Nacion on the occasion of Environment Day.