Blogs from Samara, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 10

I have for you, ladies and gentlemen, today's Top 10 List! I'm happy to report that I have not ventured outside of Playa Samara this week at all and am therefore not able to share with you the cross-country adventures I delivered last summer. Despite not traveling, a week in Samara can bring a person much insight as well as a most TRANQUILA attitude on life. . .and therefore, I share with you now. . . THE TOP 10 LESSONS I'VE LEARNED IN COSTA RICA THIS WEEK: 10. TICOS ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR FUTBOL (aka soccer to you and me). So much so that Friday's classes in public schools were canceled so that all could observe Costa Rica play Germany in the first game of the World Cup! My school rearranged their exam schedule to ... read more

We left the glowing lights of Tama Gringo behind for the beach town of Samara. Yet another palm fringed warm water perfect beach, WHAT A CRAP LIFE WE HAVE. It was a small town where we found a cute place to stay with a few hammocks and relaxed feel. The idea was to learn to surf, but the waves were not playing along. So we decided to rather relax and eat, as usual. It is hard when sitting infront of the computer to actually remember what we did in some of these places, but it must have been good because we stayed 2 nights. ... read more

First of all, Dustin, thanks for the entertaining messages. God, the water sounds so gross back home, bums me out to hear it is so damn polluted. Works sounds tuff too, sorry man. If it is any consolation whatsoever, it would have been sweet if you could have paddled out with me today. Stay strong brotha, and enjoy your weekend. By the way, keep your eye out for the syringes on the beach, I am sure you have seen them as many times as I have. Well, today is Friday. Deanna and I have had a complete day in Samara. I don´t know how many times I have said this on our trip, but again the people are just awesome, so genuinely nice to everyone. America needs to start living with the Pura Vida spirit. Our ... read more

Since you've last heard from us we've traveled to the other side of Costa Rica, changed hotels three times (all in one day) and sent the Brown-O-Meter well on its way. We are in Samara and after having a few down days are back on our feet and raring to go. Well, maybe we're medium-raring to go, but getting there. The rains of Cahuita, and possibly something else, twisted my stomach into some pretty intense knots that are still trying to untwist themselves.... on the bright side I've got my appetite back. AND, as an added bonus, now that the abdominal pains have ceded I've welcomed a new sympton... let's just say a different Brown-O-Meter might be introduced. Enough about that, I don't want to go "blue" with the blog. Back to Samara: Samara We arrived ... read more

Well the folks at Intercultura Language School could NEVER give me an exam that equaled to the true test I had this week in Samara. For those of you wondering why I haven't blogged or emailed much in over a week. . .here's my story: Last Saturday night I began to feel a sore throat that I knew was a tell-tale sign of worse things to come. I had prepared myself well for all kinds of intestinal issues that I'd heard were so common in Latin America. Of course no where in my ziplock of medicines could I find anything for any ailments snot-related. I decided it best that I befriend the little man at the farmacia. Boy was that an experience! Now I can proudly say I'm coming along quite nicely with the language acquisition ... read more