Tenant said her room door couldn’t be closed and the range oven shut itself off in the middle of baking. I went to check the door; actually a knob missed a screw so it’s loose. I went to a hardware store yet there is wall of screws of various sizes and lengths. I went back, …
Category Archives: Creativity
Coming to Life
After 5 month of waiting for the permit, the construction of stairs took only one week, if excluding breaks and bad weather. The stairs ended up larger and in a much more prominent place than a typical fire escape ladder. The designer said it’s his first time to do a design like this in the …
La Hicimos!
La compra de la casa fui como una drama: cada hito fui un episodio, por ejemplo La construccion de la salida era de esperarse menos de un mes pero solamente permiso cuesto siete meses y casi volar todo el trato. Yo estuve abajo de presión de persuadir los inquilinos mudarse más temprano pero no querían. …
Eleccion, Seredipia?
Mi amiga me invitó de ir las vacaciones con su familia, el hotel de 4 estrellas con habitación gratis, que bueno, de verdad? Si, el hotel está bonito y me gusta la mañana pero mejor no…el hotel tiene spa adentro, si no uso, como desperdicio pero casi Nadia usa mascarilla (seguro en agua) y voy a salir …
Best Wish, Shef
More than 4 years ago, I had talked with friends about “home food network” to provide opportunities for people who stay home (& love cooking) and in-transition from another culture as well as celebrating diverse culture. I heard questions from people about food safety, logistics… Today I came across Shef – explore home cooked meals …
Dream Coming True
Living in Spain and being fluent in Spanish have long been a dream. Now Spain opens-up its border and I don’t need visa up to 90 days. We still work remotely and most of my teams are in Europe and Asia so time-zone would work. I asked “mama” in Costa Rica to give me the …
Happy 10 Years Birthday, Duolingo!
I read Duolingo’s co-founder’s post on Linkedin for its 10 years anniversary. I found out that I’ve been using it to learn Spanish since 2004 (8y+); I have daily goal to pass 3 lessons a day. I love it and have recommended the “green little bird” to many friends. Tks and congratulation to Duolingo team …
Serendipity
House is again not able to be closed. More drag yet I appreciate the serendipity: it gives me additional time to discuss with other unit’s tenants. It also enables me to take a trip back to CT sooner, to visit some old friends after 3-4 years. Stay positive and appreciative no matter what! Everything will …
I Can Do it
House drama after drama: tenant negotiations, permit application, closing extension, etc. It’s frustrating to see that people know what to do and reminded by others yet don’t do it till last minute. It amazed me, telling the truth and being collaborative (for some people) could be so difficult. It’s also sad to see highly educated, …
Blessing
It would be lovely to close the purchase; a home would be a big present for myself yet confirming extension and lock-in rate offered assurance. I ran to Starbucks to claim my free b-day coffee yet it closed earlier, well, good day (much warmer than the past 2 days) to run and get fresh air. …