Pura Vida with the Fam-Jam: An Added Element to the Costa Rican Experience
February 28th 2010 On Sunday night my program director Rebecca took me to the airport in San Jose to pick up the fam-jam. She and I sang musicals on the way there and then waited for about forty five minutes before we saw Dad's purposeful stride leading the pack through the airport. It turns out he's the same in every country.
I'd been trying to describe my family to Rebecca as we waited for them, but it's hard
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Costa Rica is a Central American success story: since the late 19th century, only two brief periods of violence have marred its democratic development. Although still a largely agricultural country, it has expanded its economy to include strong techn... ... read more 
