View of Samara from the Ultralight

Some Things You Should Just Do and THEN Tell Your Mother

June 18th 2006
I had the most fabulous weekend, again opting not to travel (much) because Samara is so amazing. Saturday we had glorious weather so I attempted an adventure of swimming to the island off of Samara. With camera carefully triple-wrapped in ziplock bags, I took the 45 minute walk to the very end of the beach at low tide to the place where I'd have the shortest distance to swim. I must have gone t ... read more

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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

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Jolynn Schwing

Jolynn

I'm heading to Costa Rica with two goals in mind. First, I hope to acquire more Spanish so that I can better communicate with the families of students in the Bilingual program at my elementary school. I'm an elementary school principal in Austin, Texas so I'll have no problem applying on a daily basis what I will learn at Intercultura Language School in Playa Samara, CR. My second goal, and just as important as the first, is to s-l-o-w d-o-w-n and enjoy some of God's amazing handywork while I recover from a particularly brutal school year. I consider this trip part learning adventure, par... full info

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