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My favorite things about my recent trip to Costa Rica (in no particular order): Having capuchin monkeys eat out of, and stand on, my hand The rainforest surprised me. I’d always thought of jungles and rainforests as intimidating places. The lush Costa Rican forests I visited were teeming with life and diversity, but in a beautiful way, not an overwhelming way.
The thought of encountering a six-foot long, 500 pound tapir in the wild (we saw his tracks but [...] A special experience on my recent trip to Costa Rica. Wild capuchin monkeys, smart enough to know when the owner of the nearby residence called monkey venga that there’d be food waiting if they came when called. And tolerant or hungry enough to put up with our [...] How many times do you arrive at your destination and you’re missing something you wish you had? Or you packed too much of something it turns out you didn’t need? While Rolf Potts traveled six weeks across five continents without luggage, I’m not sure I could do it; and I’m pretty sure I don’t want to [...] What is it like to take a class on vacation? Trust me, it doesn’t feel the same as when you were in grade school, watching the leafy green branches gently sway in the springtime breeze and wondering when social studies would end so you could play at recess. This is what taking a class [...] |
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