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Costa Rica Cultural Phenomenon: Balancing Humor with Personal Growth

When I worked in English-language education and visited an advanced young-adult class in San José, I asked them what their biggest challenge to language...

Celebrating Valentine’s Day the Costa Rican Way: Love with a Smile

As a U.S. citizen living in Costa Rica, I’m thinking of this Valentine’s Day almost like another Thanksgiving. At a time in history when...

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La nave: the joys and mysteries of San José buses

Costa Ricans, looking down the street to see their bus approaching, might say, “Allí viene la nave” – “there comes my boat.” The first time I heard my husband say this, years ago, I was charmed, and I have thought of the city’s buses that way ever since.

5 Parenting Lessons I Learned in Costa Rica

To have a child in another country is to take on an entire nation as your mother-in-law. It’s a new family, or culture, into...

The cure for grumbling expats: un granito de arena

I have lived in the same house for more than 10 years, but I have traveled quite a distance in that time. I have trouble channeling the college student who devoured the country with a ridiculous grin, unable to believe her good fortune, staring in rapture out of bus windows, listening wide-eyed to howler monkeys at night and thinking they were lions, making bioluminescent footprints on a deserted beach, getting lost, being found. Somewhere along the way I moved from “Will you LOOK at THIS?” to “Oh, yeah – that’s amazing, isn’t it?”
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30 Years in Costa Rica and Heading to a High School Reunion

I am planning on attending my high school reunion this year, which means I will be seeing people I haven't seen in decades, and...

Trial Date Set for Murder of Dutch Journalists During El Salvador War

The final phase of the trial against a former Defense Minister of El Salvador and two colonels for their alleged responsibility in the murder...

Digital Movement Saves Colombian Rare Fruits From Extinction

In front of thousands of internet followers, the so-called "lord of native fruits" describes flavors, textures, and possible uses of rare specimens. Gian Paolo...