Since we got here, Mamá Tica has wanted to take us to Puriscal, her hometown. When we told her that we had long weekends in our fourth...

A couple of SOLmates and I are heading to the neighboring province of Alajuela to check out the feria (farmer's market) there. Hannah and...

Today we're going on our last excursion as SOLmates: to an active volcano! I didn't realize until a few weeks after getting to Costa Rica...

I had told Mamá Tica that I have never had a dog before. Surprised, she told me that Mati is my first dog. Since then, I have definitely...

Something that I noticed right away after getting here is that terms of endearment are not limited to family members. Made especially...

We had the awesome opportunity to attend a soccer match (fútbol down here) in San José tonight. Even cooler than that, it's actually a...

Early this morning, Mamá Tica went to San José this morning to take Tía (her aunt) to a doctor's appointment. Since we've been here, Tía...

Today several members of Mama Tica's family are coming over to celebrate two birthdays: one for her brother Jonny, and one for a cousin...

We actually went to San José today, and I finished getting souvenirs! And several other things that I probably didn't need, but eh, Pura...

DISCLAIMER: I have never actually taken a literature class before, in any language. Keeping that in mind... I'm taking today to crank out...