Our Crew

Our humble abode is a high maintenance thing, so we have a need for many people to keep it up because I am so very lazy. We have people to clean the house, take care of the plants and lawn, and a handy man when required. The people that we hired are all fantastic and care about our needs. Below, is a little bit about them and what they do:

Julio - This is our handy man and he is a real trip. He spent many years in the Northeast US working hard to save money and send it home to his wife. The only problem was that she gave all the money away to her family. $64,000 in fact. Needless to say, Julio came back & found this out - he divorced her! Julio is a Godsend - if something goes wrong and you need it fixed, he will be there anytime day or night. However, he charges more than the others because he always needs a helper. For the two of them, we are forced to pay 3,500 colones per hour (highway robbery) - that equates to about $6 USD per hour. But, I will forgive him for that.

Anna Cecila - (on the left) This girl is fantastic! She comes every day to mop and clean the patio/Rancho areas. We never thought that would be necessary, but believe me it is - Anna Cecila also takes care of our pool. During her recent family tradegy (which I will discuss later) she held the entire family together while taking care of all the needs - this was a major job!!! And, this girl is only in her mid 20's. - She is a real sweetheart, and we love her and her family mucho.

Liz - Pronounced Leez - Another great gal who Stef absolutely adores - Don't even think about hiring her away from Stef! She comes to clean our house and guest house 3 days a week for 4 hours each. The average weekly cost is about $30 a week, and she does a great job! We found her when she did the final construction clean-up on our house before we moved in. Liz has also become to be a friend to Stef, and she will do anything Stef needs.

Noel - Is a 19 year old whom I have become to like a lot. So far, I've had him work every day since he started. Noel is dependable and does a great job of doing everything related to the grounds. Right now, he is in training to take care of the yard the way I would like to do it myself - Please remember, I am getting very lazy :-)

Netty - Is a very experienced gardener who is here every Wednesday to take care of the specific gardening details - He is also Noel's uncle. He also does work for everyone else in the neighborhood, so we can't get him every day.

There are a couple of other guys that I'd rather tell you about in a separate post because they are very, very special to us. - Stay tuned...