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Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Guanacaste » Tamarindo September 13th 2010

September 13, 2010 Weekend: The past weekend was very relaxing, and reminded me a lot of my recent trip to Dahab and past visits to Mexico. With the town a little sleepy due to the rainy season, there was not a whole lot to be doing. I spent the majority of my weekend in front of a TV watching football. Saturday was college football, and the local sports bar, Sharky’s, has direct TV and 5 screens! I never realized how amazing watching 5 games at a time could be. It was great to see the Huskies demolish Syracuse, and that quarterback from Michigan is making quite a name for himself. Sunday was NFL day, and what a surprise it was to see the Seattle Seahawks score 20+ unanswered points and absolutely stun everyone by beating the ... read more

Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Guanacaste » Tamarindo September 11th 2010

Arrival in Tamarindo: Upon landing in Liberia after a very comfortable 3 hour ride from Miami (our 200 seat plane had 30 passengers, so I took row 9 to myself and sprawled out for the majority of the flight) I was disappointed not to be greeted by a name-placard-wielding Tico. However after using a taxi driver’s cell phone to call my school I was told to take a cab and the school would foot the bill. After an hour of moderate driving (compared to Cairo nothing will ever seem bad, however Costa Rica is a bit scarier than driving in the United States) I arrived to my school in Playa Tamarindo. I was greeted by friendly staff and shown to my room, the bottom bunk in a 3 person room, which shares a bathroom and kitchen/living ... read more
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North America » United States » Florida » Miami September 10th 2010

At the Miami airport, waiting for my next flight... it is 8 30 here, my flight leaves in 2 hours. Getting pretty excited however all I want to do is sleep as the red-eye from Seattle-Miami was not very comfortable (I did get an exit row seat, but it was a middle). Keep checking in for some photos from Tamarindo, most likely within the next 24 hours depending on if I get internet in my room.... read more

North America » United States » Washington » Seattle » U-District September 7th 2010

Today is Tuesday, I leave Thursday I have two days left in Seattle before I head out for 11 weeks in Costa Rica. I am very excited but a bit nervous at the same time. I wish I could have had a little more time here to see friends and family but I got a lot accomplished in 8 days so far. I need to start packing, do some laundry, and figure out what the heck is going to happen once I land in Libera on Friday morning. I have Friday, Saturday, and Sunday to get my feet wet and orient myself in Tamarindo before classes start on Monday. I'm so excited to begin studying Spanish again, me encanta español! While in Tamardino I will be studying at the: Coastal Spanish Institute Calle Real Playa Tamarindo, ... read more

Middle East » Israel » Center District » Netanya August 27th 2010

Greetings all, I am going to try using travelblog.org for my trip to Costa Rica based on the recommendations of a few travelers I have met here in the Middle East. I hope you all will enjoy following along on my adventures and please please please feel free to comment and/or contact me with any inquiries or concerns. Hasta luego amigos -MRC ... read more




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