Enjoy a fantastic Peruvian lunch in an inpiring setting...and special guest Jo Stuart of AM Costa Rica fame (read her weekly column, "Butterfly in the City") will be our dessert speaker. She'll be sharing "The Ten Best Kept Secrets in San Jose" -- sounds like a winner!
Date: Friday, October 29, 2010
Time: Meet Up at 11:15 am at Maxi Bodega Parking Lot. Carpool/Caravan to Casa Amanecer B&B, owned by Chris Panzer and wife Luisa Valdivia. Go to http://www.casa-amanecer-cr.com/ for a look at this lovely setting.
Menu Options:
A. Light Lunch with cerviche 6,250 c
B. Regular Lunch with pescado, includes side of cerviche 9,000 c
Prices are all inclusive with sides, beverage and dessert. A full list of the Peruvian
dishes and their explanations (in English!) will be emailed to you upon request or upon receiving your reservation. Reserve (indicate menu choice) at kbellhfpasco@aol.com by Wednesday, October 27 at 5 pm. Seating is limited and this opportunity will also be offered to Community Action Alliance members, so reserve early!
Expect: Meet at Maxi Bodega, drive 15 minutes to Casa Amanecer, have a delightful Peruvian lunch (Luisa and Chris have catered Peruvian events at Villa Blanca!), listen to Jo Stuart talk about her experiences in discovering gems in San Jose, enjoy the tranquility of the rocking chairs on the porch and then return to the real world when you are ready!
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
RSVP Event: Community Security Workshop
YOU can be part of San Ramon's safer, more secure future! Due to the positive impact of our friends at the Community Action Alliance, San Ramon is on the radar of some of the most important players in the development of President Laura Chinchilla's commitment to resident and tourist safety. In conjunction with the US Embassy, San Ramon Chamber of Commerce, the County Union, and PROPAZ, the Action Alliance is sponsoring a fully bilingual seminar featuring community policing specialist Arturo Venegas, Jr., retired Sacramento Chief of Police :
DATE: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
TIME: 2:00 - 5:30 pm
PLACE: University of Costa Rica, San Ramon Campus, Salon Rosado
AGENDA:
2:00 Wecome by PROPAZ
2:05 Remarks by Anne Slaughter Andrew, US Ambassador to Costa Rica
2:15 Presentation on Community Safety, Chief Arturo Venegas
3:00 Break
3:20 Community Safety Workshop
5:30 Closing Remarks
COST: Free, donations accepted at sign-in to offset cost of simultaneous translation headsets. Most of the presentation will be in Spanish with translation to English.
RSVP: Required due to limited seating, capacity 120. Respond no later than noon on Friday, September 17. Call Mike Styles at 8333-8750 or email mike@styles.com . You will receive a reservation confirmation number for each person attending. Bring the number with you.
IMPORTANT: This presentation will be repeated in several other communities around Costa Rica; however this is the only presentation at which Ambassador Andrew will speak. Let's keep San Ramon in the forefront in the push for better security for all residents. This event is OPEN TO ALL. Help demonstrate our united commitment to a safer, more secure San Ramon.
DATE: Tuesday, September 21, 2010
TIME: 2:00 - 5:30 pm
PLACE: University of Costa Rica, San Ramon Campus, Salon Rosado
AGENDA:
2:00 Wecome by PROPAZ
2:05 Remarks by Anne Slaughter Andrew, US Ambassador to Costa Rica
2:15 Presentation on Community Safety, Chief Arturo Venegas
3:00 Break
3:20 Community Safety Workshop
5:30 Closing Remarks
COST: Free, donations accepted at sign-in to offset cost of simultaneous translation headsets. Most of the presentation will be in Spanish with translation to English.
RSVP: Required due to limited seating, capacity 120. Respond no later than noon on Friday, September 17. Call Mike Styles at 8333-8750 or email mike@styles.com . You will receive a reservation confirmation number for each person attending. Bring the number with you.
IMPORTANT: This presentation will be repeated in several other communities around Costa Rica; however this is the only presentation at which Ambassador Andrew will speak. Let's keep San Ramon in the forefront in the push for better security for all residents. This event is OPEN TO ALL. Help demonstrate our united commitment to a safer, more secure San Ramon.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Meet Up Event: Coffee and Book Exchange
Well, you've probably read all the books you picked up at Kay's Gringo Postres in Atenas...so come on down to the Thursday Stitch and Bitch at Cafe D. Bring up to five books ypu don't need returned for exchange!! Oh, and a special guest!! Have we missed her!!
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Time: 10-Noon, Meet Up at 10, exchange starts 10:30, draw for numbers to select books
Place: Cafe Delicious, San Ramon, look for the Gringas with the books
Bring: Up to five books for permanent exchange
Enjoy: Coffee, postres and/or breakfast and good company
Special Guest: FRAN BROWNE!!!! All the way from Guanacaste, just for us...oh, and she needs a supply of ham from Cute Pork Boy at the Feria to bring back home...
More Guests: We may have some folks from San Carlos as well, courtesy of Karen Brown, even though she herself is in the US for until October. Would WE travel two hours to see US? Of course we would!
Questions/Info: Kathy Bell, 8307-9059, kbellhfpasco@aol.com
Everyone is welcome!
Date: Thursday, September 9, 2010
Time: 10-Noon, Meet Up at 10, exchange starts 10:30, draw for numbers to select books
Place: Cafe Delicious, San Ramon, look for the Gringas with the books
Bring: Up to five books for permanent exchange
Enjoy: Coffee, postres and/or breakfast and good company
Special Guest: FRAN BROWNE!!!! All the way from Guanacaste, just for us...oh, and she needs a supply of ham from Cute Pork Boy at the Feria to bring back home...
More Guests: We may have some folks from San Carlos as well, courtesy of Karen Brown, even though she herself is in the US for until October. Would WE travel two hours to see US? Of course we would!
Questions/Info: Kathy Bell, 8307-9059, kbellhfpasco@aol.com
Everyone is welcome!
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Volunteer Event: Help for Budding Artists!
Our friends Mike and Earl are volunteer art teachers at the Magellanes School. They are asking for our help for the next two weeks in collecting materials for their students:
1. Empty, clean tin cans...please take the labels off
2. Crepe Paper, any color or type
3. Fabric or material, any size remnants
4. White glue
5. Leftover buttons
6. Colored paper, any type
7. And for the fashionistas among us: Women's or Men's Hats!
Also, if you have a project you would like to do with the students or to make drop off arrangements, just give them a call at 2445-1807/8354-1925. ALTERNATIVE DROP OFF, BRING ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO CAFE DELICOUS FOR THE NEXT TWO THURSDAYS (AUGUST 19 AND 26 BETWEEN 10 AND NOON AND I WILL ARRANGE TO TAKE IT TO MIKE AND EARL FOR YOU. Just look for all the Gringas! Join us for coffee too if you have time!
What a nice way to clean out your casa and recycle items where they will make a difference to a lot of sweet kids!
1. Empty, clean tin cans...please take the labels off
2. Crepe Paper, any color or type
3. Fabric or material, any size remnants
4. White glue
5. Leftover buttons
6. Colored paper, any type
7. And for the fashionistas among us: Women's or Men's Hats!
Also, if you have a project you would like to do with the students or to make drop off arrangements, just give them a call at 2445-1807/8354-1925. ALTERNATIVE DROP OFF, BRING ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO CAFE DELICOUS FOR THE NEXT TWO THURSDAYS (AUGUST 19 AND 26 BETWEEN 10 AND NOON AND I WILL ARRANGE TO TAKE IT TO MIKE AND EARL FOR YOU. Just look for all the Gringas! Join us for coffee too if you have time!
What a nice way to clean out your casa and recycle items where they will make a difference to a lot of sweet kids!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Meet Up Event: I Can Hear Music....
Yes, there is a national symphony in Costa Rica, and we are going! Come join us to see famed conductor Choei Komatsu and enjoy selections from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro," Elgar's Cello Concert, and Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2.
Oh, and lunch at Asian fusion restaurant, Tin Jo...
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, performance 10:30 a.m. - noon
Meet Up: Directo Bus Station, San Ramon, at 8:30 a.m. This is a Meet Up Event, no RSVP necessary. Look for Parker and Kathy. For more info, call Parker at 2447-7658.
Expect: One hour bus to SJ (2200 c r/t), shared taxi to National Theatre (about 1,500), admission to the most beautiful building in San Jose, the National Theatre (less than 5,000 c), walk about six blocks to Tin Jo, with a wide variety of Asian cuisine (5,000 c and up). Go to this review for more info: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sanjosecostarica/D39132.html. Then take a shared taxi to Directo Bus (about 1,500 c) and back to San Ramon between 3 and 4 pm. Casual clothes, walking shoes and umbrella!
Oh, and lunch at Asian fusion restaurant, Tin Jo...
Date: Sunday, August 29, 2010, performance 10:30 a.m. - noon
Meet Up: Directo Bus Station, San Ramon, at 8:30 a.m. This is a Meet Up Event, no RSVP necessary. Look for Parker and Kathy. For more info, call Parker at 2447-7658.
Expect: One hour bus to SJ (2200 c r/t), shared taxi to National Theatre (about 1,500), admission to the most beautiful building in San Jose, the National Theatre (less than 5,000 c), walk about six blocks to Tin Jo, with a wide variety of Asian cuisine (5,000 c and up). Go to this review for more info: http://www.frommers.com/destinations/sanjosecostarica/D39132.html. Then take a shared taxi to Directo Bus (about 1,500 c) and back to San Ramon between 3 and 4 pm. Casual clothes, walking shoes and umbrella!
Friday, August 6, 2010
Don't let Friday the 13th scare you away, it's time for a road trip! We are going to Atenas for some real American comfort food... biscuits and sausage gravy, blueberry pancakes, hamburgers and fried chicken... and of course, superb sweets!And as an added bonus, Kay and Tom, North Dakota natives, maintain a large paperback exchange library....so bring a few books you don't need back and exchange for ones that are new to you at no cost!
Date: Friday, August 13, 2010
Meet Up: 9 am SHARP at Cafe Delicious for caravan/carpooling. No RSVP necessary
Expect: One hour traveling to Atenas, brunch at Kay's Gringo Postres from 10-12 noon, less than 5,000 c, exchange your books and return to San Ramon about 1 -1:30 pm. Give driver 1,000 c towards gas.
Bring: Up to five books you don't need returned and your hearty appetite!
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Reservation Event: 3 Days in Tortuguero!
Parker Henry has a friend who is a Costa Rica Travel Agent who markets tours in the US...and she has some room on a trip she is doing to Tortuguero on the carribean coast! This is a wondeful way to be able to observe wildlife (including the sea turtles and red-eyed tree frogs, monkeys and birds galore) in a rustic environment!
Total Cost for 3 days (not per day): $129/double occupancy at the Laguna Lodge in Tortuguero, including buffet-style meals at the lodge, bus from San Jose and boat ride up the canal to Tortugero and return transportation. Deposit of 50% will be required by August 18.
Accommodations: Rustic-type room with private bath, ceiling fans, hot water. See info at www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g309268-d310538-r58655644-Laguna_Lodge_Tortuguero-Tortuguero_Province_of_Limon.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT.
Dates: September 18-19-20, 2010
Pick up: Crown Plaza Hotel (near Sabana Park) 6:30 a.m. on the 18th. IF THE TOUR HAS 35 OR MORE PARTICIPANTS, THE BUS WILL COME TO SAN RAMON FOR A LOCAL PICK UP!
For more info: Call Parker Henry at 2447-7658. Parker is tentatively reserving five rooms for San Ramon Gringos, so let her know by early next week if you want to take advantage of this special opportunity.
Total Cost for 3 days (not per day): $129/double occupancy at the Laguna Lodge in Tortuguero, including buffet-style meals at the lodge, bus from San Jose and boat ride up the canal to Tortugero and return transportation. Deposit of 50% will be required by August 18.
Accommodations: Rustic-type room with private bath, ceiling fans, hot water. See info at www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g309268-d310538-r58655644-Laguna_Lodge_Tortuguero-Tortuguero_Province_of_Limon.html#CHECK_RATES_CONT.
Dates: September 18-19-20, 2010
Pick up: Crown Plaza Hotel (near Sabana Park) 6:30 a.m. on the 18th. IF THE TOUR HAS 35 OR MORE PARTICIPANTS, THE BUS WILL COME TO SAN RAMON FOR A LOCAL PICK UP!
For more info: Call Parker Henry at 2447-7658. Parker is tentatively reserving five rooms for San Ramon Gringos, so let her know by early next week if you want to take advantage of this special opportunity.
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