Not a tourist town – yet!
And in the mornings you can still hear the egg man shouting out his car window, “Huevos se venden” as he drives up and down the streets.
Paying it forward …
With Robin, well, we haven’t stopped talking since we met and we’ve yet to discuss a single verb conjugation.
Night Critters
I am NEVER reaching out blindly and putting my hand on a rainforest tree again nor am I ever stepping off the beaten path.
Casa Quepos
In the afternoons, Olga makes them coffee and they sit down side by side and dip their cookies into their afternoon coffee.
I found my ankles!
Last week was the most physically uncomfortable I have been in a very long time—without having had some body part operated on, that is.
The Blue Banyan Inn
Only early this morning when I opened all the windows did I hear the dragons on the roof and the din of a billion cicadas singing one collective insect ululation.
Kids Saving The Rainforest
It goes without saying that every animal’s story that lives in any sanctuary is a tragic one. The animals at Kids Saving The Rainforest (KSTR) are no different.
The Ambassadors
Disclaimer: Because the animals in the KSTR sanctuary were in their enclosures and behind a few layers of mesh, photos were nearly impossible. While I took dozens, most were garbage, some were “ok”. Below, though, are the stories of the animals we met. Boche, a macaw, was taken from a local woman who only ever […]
Teacher The Spanish, It Is Refusing Me!
It’s been a very long time since I was in a formal classroom. And forever since I had a teacher who used pictures to illustrate concepts.
The animals are still here!
As the world becomes smaller and everyone is becoming a traveler, I am thinking more and more about leaving those long ago cherished memories alone.