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Top Ten Places You Didn't Know You Wanted to Go
(Jun 11 '07)
One of the best parts of traveling (besides, of course, playing the “let's compare passport stamps” game) is getting to clue people into great places around the world that they've never heard of. It's ...
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Wow. I can’t believe I’m actually here! It’s so strange actually doing something you’ve been thinking about for years. My flights weren’t bad at all. Having to get up ...
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Back in Civilization
(May 21 '07)
After the great and unexpected treat that was Bocas del Toro, I spent a few days in Puerto Viejo again on my way back, just tying up loose ends, saying goodbye to the dive shop crew, and eating at ...
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Shavuot
(May 22 '07)
For a self-proclaimed pretty unobservant Jew, Shavuot had never really been one of the holidays that I paid a lot of attention to. On the road, however, as a surveyor of such things, any event is a ...
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The Year in Review
(Jun 13 '07)
As the hours tick by and the adventure that seemed to have no end finally draws to a close, I thought I should spend a little time at least recapping the last 363 days (I'm going home in two...) and ...
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A room with a view
(May 11 '07)
We trekked down to David in Panama and then crossed over at Canoas in which we had some issues crossing due to not having a tourist card...Central American etiquette sorted that out...
We were ...
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My Third Week in CR
(Feb 09 '07)
"They basically don’t want moonshiners making liquor that can cause serious health problems and even death."
There’s quite a bit to tell since I last wrote. My class went to the Talamanca Mountains last ...
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Marches, Poverty, and Farms
(Feb 26 '07)
"Houses are falling down, if you can even consider some of them houses. Many are simply tin shacks."
This week hasn´t been too eventful, but was nonetheless a good week. On Monday, everyone in the ...
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A Long Drive
(May 09 '07)
First, the drive. The kind desk attendant in our hotel in Monteverde advised us that the drive to Puerto Viejo would be approximately 4 hours. Now, I didn't believe him, primarily because I knew the ...
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My first week in La Legua
(Mar 30 '07)
"If you can believe it, I went to Catholic mass Thursday, Friday, and Saturday (the mass on Saturday was 3 hours long!)"
Recent Blogs for San Jose
The past week in La Legua has been a bit more busy. I met with the conventional coffee farmer on Tuesday and talked with him about his farm. ...
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Adios Ticos
(Oct 06 '06)
Bye bye Costa Rica - sad to say goodbye to all the wonderful people I've met. It's such a friendly culture, everyone is so warm. I am thankful for all the time I've been able to spend there this year. ...
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Well, things are winding down and work is coming to an end - making plans for the future. So what better time to leave the country on a ...
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