Orosi Lodge

... the station, thinking that buying their subway tickets would somehow give my soon-to-be family some kind of good luck when I headed back home.

I reached Madrid airport with all kinds of chaos. The signs were confusing to me and I ended up taking about 4 escalators up to reach the departure gate. Iberia airlines had a rare backup in the Business Class line with each person taking an abnormally long time. I was running ...

... has also been a great experience. While they can get a little rowdy at times, they are all fun, great kids. They love listening to me read stories and learning new words in English! The day care Staff has been a blast to work with.. They always provide me with something to eat and a delicious “fresco” to drink. In addition to volunteering in the day care center ...

... as it is old and not competitive compared to its potential. Costa Rica has not enough resources for this kind of renovation, so the government launched an invitation to tender for this project. We are talking about a $800 billion venture, and several international corporations are already interested in this opportunity, such as for example Dubai Ports, Marina Evergreen from Taiwan and Hutchison Whampoa from Hong Kong.
Paraíso, Cartago, Costa Rica tropicalcr

Four Days in Paradise


This new story is about a few days I spent in Camaronal, supervising and participating in the Sea Turtle Project in the northern part of Costa Rica, on the Pacific coast in Guanacaste. If you feel like you need a new experience, or if you just think that you are not ...

... with during the 2 weeks that I volunteered. I certainly recommend this program if you want a chance at working outside among beautiful wildlife and landscape! I lived with a host family in the area which was a GREAT education. Living in a different culture was a ...

... out (of course I pulled them out myself prematurely and had to go back to the clinic, to the comical doctor who said "I'm still under Warranty" and didn't charge me for the second round of foot care). Working for this non-profit organization called ANAI now I'm speaking only spanish, or at least I'm understanding only spanish, for some reason my speaking is horrible though I can understand the majority of conversations and instructions. But my ...

... a full month until it dissolves and kills the worm completely. Then some kind of antibacterial cream can be applied on the scar. Of course these kinds of medicines can't be found there. The ...

... of the road (often 100 foot drops), and staying on my own side of the narrow roads with pedistrians around every turn. On top of that I was also panicked by each and every local driver speeding by passing me on blind curves, up hills, and even at 4-way stops! I was convinced each of them was going to be hit head on from oncoming traffic, but magically each of them survived. Again, these are habits seldom seen on American streets, but apparently ...

I've been making notes on all the miscellaneous things I've noticed about Puriscal that I haven't written about yet. I want to get them in here before I forget. Back home, zoning regulations would prevent the layout of this town. People operate little candy and snack shops out of their homes, and there doesn't appear to be much of a separation between commercial, school, and residential areas. Cars with giant speakers on the roof drive around ...