http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/CRROBS/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from CRROBS en-us Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:43:56 +0000 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:43:56 +0000 It was early in the morning. Liliya and I had been sleeping in the student dormitory which was connected to the cafeteria until we moved into our new house. Typically due to the sun rising and the birds chirping Irsquom awake right around 600 A.M though sometimes when groups are arriving and departing at late and early hours Irsquom up even earlier. Stepping outside the door at quarter to http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/San-Jose/blog-229339.html The sun comes up pretty early in the tropics and the birds in the trees let you know that a new day has begun. It can be extremely difficult to stay in bed with the sun creeping through your curtains and the chirping of exotic birds beckoning you to wake. So every morning I arrive in the office around 730.Given that I donrsquot have any drive to workI walk up a very steep hill I have no qua http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/San-Jose/blog-225697.html On November 13th of 2007 my wife Liliya and I began our first trip to Costa Rica. It is perhaps a misnomer when I define my activities in Costa Rica as a trip. It is in fact a job. I have been hired as the new Marketing and Communications Director for Costa Rica Rain Forrest Outward Bound CRROBS.Our trip began early in the morning. Flying out of Minneapolis MN we had stops in Chicago and Da http://www.travelblog.org/Central-America-Caribbean/Costa-Rica/San-Jose/blog-225158.html