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I’ve drafted most of it in 2019, ready to be published by the end of the year, however, the unexpected happened (not so unexpected, but I like to add some drama), my baby daughter was born. So before we dig into what happened in 2019 for me, let’s welcome Brida to the world. She was born on the 29th of December. It seems like she wanted to born in the previous decade.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s time to say goodbye 2019. The end of a decade. Time to start a new chapter, my friend. One even better than the previous ones! What a ride. Opening a business in Costa Rica is not easy. You have to adopt the Pura Vida life or it\u2019ll drive you crazy. Oh and simple is not part of the dictionary here. Everything is an adventure. Going to Limon, to the bank, to BriBri, buying a blender\u2026 There\u2019s always a way to turn the simple into complex and I\u2019m proud to say that Costa Rica is excelling at it. But hey, it keeps you young.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My brain works in mysterious ways. This year I\u2019ve learned that I\u2019m a projector (Human Design<\/a>). That\u2019s probably why my brain functions the way it does. When it\u2019s not thinking about food, sex or working hard on a new, marvelous, joke, it throws tons of ideas at me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You know what? It would be great to create an indoor play center for kids. What about writing a book? Creating a food delivery business? And so on…<\/p>\n\n\n\n It simply won\u2019t stop. And sometimes I give in. Maybe too many times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n 2019 has been the start of:<\/p>\n\n\n\n I think that\u2019s about it. Let’s see what I come out with in 2020. Maybe a baby sharing platform, who knows?<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 2019, I met Myriem. She had a dream. A dream of creating a new way of living. Questioning the status quo. Capitalism has its limits and we may soon experience a collapse (don’t worry, Puerto Viejo is out of reach or I hope so?). Our resources are limited and we should work together on building a new future. She ignited the change and we ended up being 7 working on this dream.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Working with awesome people on a challenging project is incredible. Let\u2019s see where it leads us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019m just grateful to be alive. To have a beautiful family. A hyper-active<\/em> 3 year-old son that wants to play with me day and night. Being surrounded by nature. And yes I\u2019m even grateful for the raccoons that come every night to steal our bananas although it drives me bananas from time to time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To be honest, the fact that it\u2019s a decade, doesn\u2019t really change anything.
The only one I remember was the year 2000. As a geek, I was eager to see this internet bug. It was something fascinating to me. We were talking about the first collapse of our modern society.
Long story short, nothing happened. But you\u2019re probably aware of this. And society hasn\u2019t collapsed\u2026 yet! (still to come I hear)
Anyway, 2000 is a long way back. 20 years to be exact (for maths tutoring, contact me).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But first let\u2019s review 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n2019 in numbers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Puerto&Co\u2019s First Year<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Too Many Projects<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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<\/li>The start of a new life?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What I\u2019m grateful for<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
2019 in pictures<\/h3>\n\n\n\n