Blogs from San José, San José, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 8

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Hi All, Firstly apologies if any of this repeats what I have sent on email, but I have found a hostel where there is twenty four seven Wi Fi and somewhere I can upload my photos so I thought it was high time I sent you some blog entries. I'll try and tell you about my first month in Costa Rica over a few posts and add some photos. Now, don't forget, if there is any specific questions you want answers to (related to my adventures) let me know and I'll try and answer them around the 9 March (the next time I will definitely be online). I met the GVI team at Gaudy's hostel in San Jose on the morning of 11 January. I had already met one volunteer - Peter who was on the ... read more
Dorm at Gaudys
View of Cano Blanco
Ellouise and me when arrive at canal in Tortuguero


It´s twenty past five in the UK on the 10 January, and twenty past 11 on the 9 January in Costa Rica! Made it via two flights, a long trek through Newark Airport. Also, met Peter who is on the 3 month programme so we shared a taxi to the hostel. Very excited to be here. Will check out San Jose once I have had some sleep. take care all, Sx... read more


Well peeps the day has arrived....I am flying off to Costa Rica, via New York in a few hours. All packed - as Steve say's I basically need my passport and a debit card - check. Next entry from Central America!! Take care all, Sx... read more


Nous continuons notre voyage. Après avoir vu Miami et les Everglades, nous partons pour le Costa Rica 6 avril 2010 : Nous arrivons à l'aéroport de Miami presque 3 heures avant le décollage et quittons Miami à 9h00 du matin. Pas de problème et nous arrivons à l'aéroport de San José 3 heures plus tard. L'accueil au contrôle des passeports à l'aéroport de San José n'a rien à voir avec les USA. Lorsque Socorro annonce qu'elle vient avec son fiancé, la femme qui est au contrôle des passeports arbore un grand sourire toute heureuse qu'on vienne ensemble voir son pays. De plus, il faut normalement donner une adresse à laquelle on se rend. Nous n'avons pas d'adresse, et Socorro dit simplement qu'elle vient voir son cousin qui est chirurgien et qui dirige une clinique. Apparemment tout ... read more
COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA
COSTA RICA


We dont really remember arriving in San Jose having been up for almost 24hours with an hours sleep and lots of waiting around. But my bag had been tampered with leaving Bolivia (surprise) and the taxi driver got very lost driving so it took a futher 2hours to find our hostel. The hostel was more like a homestay and it was very welcoming and like being at home which was just what we needed, we grabbed a few hours sleep and then headed off to explore our surroundings. We were right next to the stadium where the following night Costa (or Coasta) Rica would be playing USA...USA! So the town was already buzzing about this game as the results linked to the World cup. One thing that is very apparent is how Americanised Costa Rica is. ... read more
Contempory Art Museum
Ordering food at the market restaurant
Market meal


My trip technically started yesterday morning; for once I didn't have have to wake up at the crack of dawn for my flight!!! My flight left from Calgary at 11:30am which meant I should have been there around 8:30am. As usual, I packed the night before, and was rushing (just a little bit) the morning of; after doing last minute errands I got to the airport just before 10... awkward... Can I just give a quick shout-out to my mommy for getting us Nexus cards?!??!?! Because let's be real here folks, if it wasn't for the Nexus card I would have missed my flight by easily 2 hours. The line up to go through customs was INSANE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There were people lined up on the airport side right outside the opening to go into US customs and ... read more


The first time I came to Costa Rica was in 2006. I didn't get to see much of the country, because I spent the whole week in a small beach town, in the South. I like the place, but I can't say I fell in love with it. It rained every day, from around 4 until late in the evening. It got dark around 4, too. At that time, the roads were horrible. They didn't have the PanAmerican Highway and many bridges still looked bad. I came back in 2013 and decided to stay for a few months. I am still not in love with it. Yes, there are beautiful views and some beautiful places, but it seems so hard to get anywhere. Speed limit is 60 km/h in many places and goes up to 80 ... read more


We went to La Carpio this past Tuesday, a sort of refuge for people coming to escape from Nicaragua. We went there expecting to help them, but I feel personally that they helped us as well. When we first went there, we went in for an orientation. We didn't just get the job assignments however; we got the entire back story for the whole organization. Gail, a truly amazing woman, entered the Peace Corps before my time (I won't say when!) to help when wars in Nicaragua were occurring. She wanted to create a safe haven for refugees from Nicaragua or victims of the awful circumstances to get back on their feet and start a new life. And so she did just that in Costa Rica, a country which took a stand and refused to have ... read more
ASU Group (and friends)
Gail Nystrom
Orientation to the CRHF


After Lindsay talked to the security guard in Spanish and was granted permission to place “an animal” on one of the large stone spheres at the entrance to the National Museum in San José, I knew it was time: GROUP PHOTO WITH HOWL! We spent yesterday afternoon in San José, the capital city of Costa Rica, which is only about half an hour from San Joaquín. The two main attractions were the National Theatre and the National Museum, but all along the way Johnny filled us in about the history, commerce, and culture of the country. In the National Theatre, we were amazed by the ornate details and beautiful architecture. When seeing the marble from France and Italy and the huge amount of gold throughout the theatre, it is hard to imagine that the location was ... read more
Lunch
National Theatre
What is it?


Not a great blog for me to write today as I havent been very well at all! We woke up at about 9.30 which was a really good sleep as we were asleep by 11pm also. But we really needed it especially me as we had now worked out that I have a chest infection (no need to explain why we knew!) so needed some bed time afer being awake at 4am yesterday and a long day of travelling! Ben got up and went on the short walk that Jacob did with the group around the centre of San Jose pointing out things we may need in the next day, and I went back to sleep for an hour. He came back with breakfast, antibiotics, cough medicine and throat tablets! What a keeper! So, all drugged ... read more




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