La semana final! (The final week)

La semana final! (The final week)

THE LAST FUN WEEKEND After no symptoms and negative tests we walked around San Jose and brought our Guanacaste trip back to life for the long weekend. Saturday, Jhalak and I walked downtown to the Libreria Internacional to pick up some Spanish books for ourselves...

Torta Chilena y Camas!

A very low-key second-to-last week here in San Jose. We had a weekend filled with yummy eats and good company, and a week full of beds (camas) at Hospital San Juan de Dios. We celebrated Raniyah’s birthday with a walk around Multiplaza Escazu (the largest mall...

Nature and National Monuments, woo!

A trip to a volcano, a large hot dog, and a week away in a new place: another solid week down in Costa Rica. Saturday started early with a bus ride to the Irazu volcano, thankfully all the way up to the park entrance. Turns out, the volcano park is low on the hiking...

Ferry me home !

Manuel Antonio: been there, did that… last weekend! After a movie night with the girls Saturday night, we woke up early Sunday for a day trip down to Manuel Antonio National Park. We took the earliest bus down, ate breakfast before hitting the park, then hiked...

Views, pasta, and rain… what’s new?

San Jose for the week + a couple surprises mixed in. Views on views on views Saturday dinner was with the whole group at Ram Luna, a restaurant overlooking the city. (photo alert!) My shrimp fried rice was delicious and the view was beautiful, until the fog rolled in...