Spending a US holiday amongst gracious, kind-hearted people ushered the heart into a new understanding of what community means. November 27, 2015 This is their life. I am just visiting, unsure to whether or not it could be my next home, but learning and absorbing so much about the culture as I go. Helping hands.. To start the third day at Lomo Mai, I thought it would be in the Thanksgiving spirit to volunteer my morning helping the workers pick coffee. They and the roosters w

Returning to the industrial town of Cartago for much needed travel supplies. November 23, 2015 The winds were cold and whipped themselves through this highland city and I deemed it time to flee the imposter of a nice dream. Brace yourself.. From Castillo I direct bussed it back to San Jose to retrieve the broken computer. I sat around thinking/looking for a place to stay there and then it came to me! I could stay with Alexandria again! I laughably knew what I was getting myse

Many attempts at avoiding the capital resulted in failure, and to my expected dismay, it was as terrible as anticipated. November 17, 2015 I stood on the corner as a man totally encapsulated in a tattered and torn assemblage of what only could be described as bags of sewage crossed my path. Brace yourself.. Stepping off the bus I landed into a chaos of smells, debris, cacophony of noises, beggars, peddlers, people shouting from all directions. I stood on the corner as a man t