Today I'm headed back to the United States to spend Christmas with my family in Maryland and ring in the New Year with a few of my travel buddies from Madrid in Washington D.C. I can't wait to spend time
England has Stonehenge, Egypt has the Pyramids and Costa Rica has
In my day to day life living and working in the Costa Rican rainforest, I get a lot of interesting visitors. Some have eight legs, most crawl, and nearly all creep me out. Last week in our office we had one
The rainforest can be a lonely place. In the wake of a lonely spell yesterday I hiked down to the river near the base where I live and work to dip my feet in the water, read a book and soak
A Hike Through the Costa Rican Rainforest, Day Two The day begins at 6:30 a.m. and though I have spent a considerable number of hours sleeping in this bed at a farmhouse in the village of Naranjo, I do not want
*Note: The following series is an account of my experiences during a ten-day hike with Outward Bound Costa Rica, leading through varied landscapes and small pueblos in Costa Rica’s Central Valley. During the trek we camped under tarps and stayed
I’ve been living on a rainforest base in Costa Rica for just more than a week, and so far I must admit that my time here has been filled with less adventure than I had anticipated and more learning. From what
Buenos días my faithful readers! As I shared last week, I have moved to Costa Rica where I am living and working on a rainforest base in the Cartago Province, about 45 minutes southeast of San Jose. As I begin this