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It has been an interesting week. On Monday, we went to a lawyer in El Roble to begin the incorporation process. There are a few advantages to this. I will be able to work if I can find some, my property can go in the corporation name, I can start a business, and a few other things I don’t completely understand. We had met a fellow at a restaurant in El Roble who assured me it was a good idea and he had an interpreter who would help, and a lawyer who would do it for a reasonable price. I had been considering this move, so we went ahead and started the process. It should take 3 weeks. The lawyer checked the registry, and my property is still registered in the previous owner’s name. Russ assured me my lawyer at the purchase of the house said it would be registered in my name even though I would still have to obtain a title through another court process. I phoned my lawyer and he now says this is not the way it works. I need to obtain title ownership to be the registered owner. I will find out more about that when I return to El Roble.

Thursday we went to San Jose with our papers to apply for residency. The ARCR office is on the west side of the city, and we had little trouble finding it. They are expensive, but reliable, and they handle everything. Their lawyer even drove us to the police station to be fingerprinted. That in itself was a big advantage. Now, we have to wait for our residency papers, but we are legal to stay here until they arrive. I had read that there was no Canadian Embassy in Costa Rica, but they assured us there was, and gave me the phone number. It was a very productive morning, and everything went well. We were done by 1 pm and returned to the tranquility of Punta Morales. It is like a different world here.

Last night we saw our first live band at the local bar. It was a big event, as it doesn’t happen too often. The band was excellent. They played for 2 hours, took a 15 minute break, and came back for the rest of the night. The name of the band is Calle 8, and the quality and energy was just amazing.

Apparently the other bar was full too. There are many weekenders in town from San Jose here. They have summer homes, or rent cabinas, and come down regularly for the beach and relaxed atmosphere. The phone rang while I was writing this, and a family we met last night called from the Huevo to find out where we lived. We had given them our phone number and invited them over. I went out to the main road where they could see me, and they came down. Last night we met the father, daughter, and her friend last night, and today we met the mother, 2 grandchildren and their dog. What nice people. They are from San Jose and spent a pleasant half hour here before heading home. We are off to the beach now. We succeeded in avoiding any work today