Celebrating USA Holidays abroad

Gordie and I with good friends, El and Rosie.

Tomorrow, August 15, is Mother's Day, a National Holiday - in Costa Rica. I'm sure my kids don't know a thing about it and we'll continue to celebrate the US version on the second Monday in May. But, it did get me to thinking about how ex-pats celebrate some of their native-country traditional holidays. Take the 4th of July for example. Well, the capital city of San Jose there is an annual "American-style" 4th of July celebration each year featuring hots dogs, games and "traditional" fun activities. We live in a much, much, much smaller area. Even so, this year, Toby, the owner of a local beachside Sports Bar, The Point, put on a 4th of July celectration to rival any. It started mid-afternoon with a pig roast and numerous delicious sides that you would only find in Costa Rica such as yucca. All Free, by the way. There was also live music. And, when the sun went down the sky over the ocean filled with fireworks. It was fun to celebrate with old friends and new, some from the US and some from many other countries around the globe. The beginning of a great tradition. Thanks Toby.