Costa Rica: Day 2 – Atirro

Costa Rica: Day 2 – Atirro

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...
Costa Rica: Day 2 – Turrialba

Costa Rica: Day 2 – Turrialba

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...

The Last Chapter

I am sitting in the lodge at the Bear Valley ski resort, typing away on my laptop to the brilliant glow of reflected snow. I am on the last chapter — the last few pages — of my book, and I find myself going at a sandcrawler’s pace, typing a word a...