Radisson Europa Htl Conf Ctr San Jose

... car go by and he shared with us that China has been giving gifts to this country. One of their gifts had been hundreds of police cars. It is interesting to learn about the different politics going on. <br><br>It was so interesting because we were driving down these major highways I guess you would call them here, and there were little to no lights. There was a ton of traffic and the only lighting came from the headlights of the ...

... money and held it out for him to take. He looked at me. I could tell he felt pity. I would have. Here was a full adult person standing with money and asking that it please be counted it for them. I know it was stupid and irresponsible, but I had no alternative. He looked afraid to touch it, but then pointed and told me what to give him. 2500.00. Muchas Gracias. <br><br>I continued to walk around and observe the sights. College students look the same ...

Day 1 - met up with our new guide Inti then boarded the bus for our 10 hour journey. Inti gave us lots of interseting information about Corcovado national park where we were trekking. Arrived at Puerto Jimenez about 5 p.m then headed out for dinner at Carolinas. After that Costa Rica were playing Mexico so went to Juanitas to watch the game (unfortunately Costa Rica lost after going to penalties!)<br>Day 2 - After offloading some of our weight from our ...

... because we're going on some trips this week. I'm looking forward to that. Tonight I'm going to see Ice Age 3 in 3D with my tica mom and family because she really wants to see it. I think I'm seeing the new Johnny Depp movie tomorrow with my friend because we'll be done with classes for the week. We're going to be busy but things are winding down and I can't believe the trip will be over in about 2.5 weeks. It went by fast!<br><br>I hope all is well!!<br>love,<br>Rachel

... called Voces Inocentes which is about a family trying to escape the war in El Salvador. The story surrounds the daily life of the 11 year old son, who knows once he turns 12 the army is going to recruit him to become a child soldier. Several of his friends are taken, turned into soldiers or killed. The movie is based off of a true story and is portrayed beautifully. It is a very intense and powerful movie, but I highly ...

... place that was busy with young locals - so we by association were cool too. Hardly, but that's what I'm going with. Shane says: I liked Puerto Viejo much better than Cahuita. It's more of a party town (having said that were asleep or in bed most nights by 8pm) - the town had a much friendlier vibe whilst still maintaining a Caribbean feel. I read online that you either like Cahuita or Puerto Viejo but never both. I really hoped I would like Cahuita better (meaning I would ...

... eyed trying to catch a glimpse of whatever wonder they had discovered. No luck. Maybe we should have hired a guide. I started to really question whether we were going to see a monkey at all. Little did we know... we turned a corner and happened upon monkey wonderland and the beach. Look, the beach was pretty, but it wasn't drop dead breathtaking like everyone implied. Yes, it was nice, but it looked very much like other beaches I've been too (that sounds jaded). I ...

the border was a nightmare, so confusing and no directions or instructions. we met a guy called kevin whilst waiting by the side of the road for our bus and he was headed for monteverde too so we all trvaled together. after an hour or so in teh queues on nicuargua side, had to trek over to costa rica side where we waited in a bus line accidently for half an hour before realising it wasnt immigrationa ...

... heard of Polish elephants. Eventually went to bed at 4 a.m. and froze for 4 hours before giving up on sleep. Following the debacle, we left Pangea this morning for a nicer hostel called Tranquilo, which was a great relief. I spent a couple of hours wandering around with a French girl called Melanie, looking for a bank to cash a travellers' cheque into dollars, then found Filip and we went to a modern art museum - nice to get a bit of culture ...

... life which made it very special for me. I had the pleasure of meeting some of their extended family, visiting their farm, attending a birthday party, watching them package their own brand of coffee and so much more. They included me in everything they did and made this a very wonderful experience. Off to School On my first day of classes I headed ...