by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 13, 2011 | Personal |
I closed my eyes but could still feel the taxi swerve across the jagged road, so I opened them again just in time to see the driver — busy talking with Mamá Tica in the front seat — veer into the other lane, nearly clipping a pedestrian runner and causing...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 9, 2011 | Personal |
The streets of San José, Costa Rica were devoid of people as our commuter bus wended its way through the city. At first, I attributed the closed storefronts (shuttered with bars and metal gates, every one) to the early hour — 6:30 in the morning. Our driver...
by R.M. ArceJaeger | May 3, 2011 | Personal |
I just got back from a two week trip to Costa Rica — a country as lush in its beauty as in its culture. Or so it seems. But is it really as nice as it’s purported to be? Is everything in Costa Rica really Pura Vida, or does Costa Rica need some more Pura...