Don Mateo

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Costa Rica Expat Living: No Vuela!

Don Mateo - April 4, 2023

A long time ago, I found myself caught in the slow-grinding wheels of the Costa Rican bureaucracy. I was recently divorced. As this marriage...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: The ‘Opposites Attract’ Theory

Don Mateo - April 1, 2023

If you have ever been married, or in a long-term relationship, think back to the first time you met the person who became your...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: Gracias, Adios

Don Mateo - March 27, 2023

When I first arrived in Costa Rica over thirty years ago, my Spanish was limited. I had taken two years of high school Spanish,...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: Quelling my inner Fascist

Don Mateo - March 21, 2023

Walking the streets of Quepos on a hot and hectic Friday afternoon, two voices fight for space in my head. One is the voice...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: My Friend in the City

Don Mateo - March 18, 2023

There is a guy I know, a US citizen--I will call him Victor- who has lived in Costa Rica for 12 years, yet is...

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9 Things not Covered in Costa Ricas Driver’s Exam

Don Mateo - March 14, 2023

I have been helping my daughter study for the written part of her driver’s exam and noticed that the manual did not cover many...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: The Pervert

Don Mateo - February 16, 2023

After 15 years at the beach, I was back in the southern zone city of San Isidro del General. I had come full circle...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: Hospital Patient 25

Don Mateo - February 12, 2023

I was getting this occasional pain in my solar plexus, usually after eating. It was a sharp and constant pain, and the most comfortable...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: I Practice Road Tranquility

Don Mateo - February 4, 2023

A few years ago, I was on the receiving end of the only “road rage” incident I have experienced in over 20 years in...

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Costa Rica Expat Living: Mr. Green

Don Mateo - January 30, 2023

I was caretaking the mansion of my friend Carlton while he accompanied his obscenely wealthy family on another jaunt around the world. The mansion...

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