Blogs from Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 517

Buying last minute things, trying to figure out exactly how HAWT its going to be in COSTA RICA! Made sure I had all my shots and vaccinations etc.. Got my HEP A shot today!! exciting eh? Also, got a prescription just in case I get some diarhea trouble!! I'm crossing my fingers that I don;t!! EEK! anyways.. going shopping at MEC this weekend, hopefully, I'll find some bargains. Partaying up at the Pit, if I can switch my work shifts!! Thats all for now! ... read more

I finished my first week of school. I’m finally ready to slow down and get back into a routine. The past few months have been a long vacation for me and even though I would love to still be on vacation it will be nice to have responsibilities again. Pretty much everything (with respect to classes) is different from the US. In all of my classes the teacher arrived late and most of them had the window open with either the noise of a jackhammer serenading our lesson or the noise of the busy streets to help drown out the already soft spoken teacher in my Portuguese class. But despite all of these distractions I’m sure that I will love my classes here. I’m very excited for both the material I will be studying and for ... read more

Refreshed and ready for the day, we boarded our bus for a tour of San Jose. Stops included the National Theater and Museum. Both were marvelous. We dined, outdoors:), at Soda Tapia at Ronald's suggestion. He thought we might see a local celebrity. We may have been a larger spectacle, as we all, 20 of us, dined together at one table! The afternoon was spent traveling north to Sarchi and Zarcero. In Sarchi, we were able to purchase items from the local artisans and see a coffee plantation. Zarcero is famous for its topiary garden which you see in this picture of the group. We dined tonight at our resort near La Fortuna and hope to awake to a clear sky and marvelous view of the arenal volcano. We depart early for whitewater rafting. Stay tuned! ... read more

We arrived in San Jose at 10:00 p.m., after a long day of travel, from MN, MI, IA, ON, MT, ND and IL. Ronald, our guide and Alex, our driver, welcomed us at the airport and delivered us safely to our hotel. A bit weary, but thrilled to be here, we share this picture of the view from our hotel in San Jose. ... read more

With classes starting tomorrow i though it would be a good idea to write about the last few days which have been very enlightening for me. I can honestly say that i received my first 'American resistance' the other day at a Costa Rican party. The party had about 10 people with our group consisting of two Americans, one Mexican, and one Canadian. As the night progressed it was easy to see their animosity towards America, mostly political. Many students as well as the general pubic have been protesting the TLC (a central American version of NAFTA), they don't want American companies entering the Costa Rican market--one example was with bell south (an electric company). It also seems that almost everyone here does not agree with how America handled the war and what they are doing ... read more