Although born in San Luis Obispo, Roger grew up in Chicago, later attending Stanford University, where he studied linguistics and life and nurtured his very inquisitive and nimble mind. He had four siblings, two of whom still live in the States. Roger traveled a lot when he was younger, lived
Read MoreBy Richard Benson On my weekly meander through the Quepos Feria I spot something new amidst the unique jewelry offerings at Parroquia’s display. It turns out to be the colorful cover of a children’s picture book, Sofie’s Solitaires, written by local author Helen M. Woodhouse. Parroquia hands me a poster,
Read MoreBy Katherine Stanley Obando, Academic Director, JumpStart Costa Rica kstanley@crmultilingue.org Some students and teachers relish the year-end vacations as a time to kick back and relax – but not the participants in the upcoming JumpStart English Camp, to be held from January 5-30, 2015 in La Inmaculada de Quepos. Twenty
Read MoreIn English Por Angélica Sancho Quepos Bodyboard/Asociación Deportiva Body Board Aguirre, creación Setiembre 2012 Gracias al apoyo de Quepos, hemos logrado enviar a los seleccionados quepeños a los Mundiales ISA del 2012 y 2013. En ambas ocasiones con excelentes participaciones. Participaciones destacadas: Neydalie Vasquez, sexto lugar Mundial ISA Venezuela sub18
Read MoreEn Español By Angélica Sancho Quepos Bodyboard/Aguirre Bodyboard Sports Association, since September 2012 With the support of Quepos, we managed to send the selected quepeños ISA World 2012 and 2013. Both times with excellent performances. Previous Achievments: Neydalie Vasquez, sixth place ISA World sub18 female Venezuela 2012 Emilio Vargas, World
Read MoreBy Katherine Stanley Obando – July 6, 2014 Many Costa Ricans and their most fervent fans have been sitting in the eye of a storm for the past few weeks, struck dumb by amazement, watching wide-eyed as accolades all over the world for “the little team that could” have whirled
Read MoreBy Daniel Auberson (Translation by Martin) It’s eight in the morning. I’m fast asleep in the middle of the pacific, 50km from the shore of Manuel Antonio, and 100m below the surface. I wake up refreshed after a night’s hunting, where I ate what must have been 20kg of small
Read MoreBy Molly McKeown Recently our little community was rocked by the sudden passing of one the town’s most beloved residents, Brad Watts. Currently there is a palpable void in our community because we have lost a truly great man. This loss has been compounded because we didn›t just lose a man,
Read MoreBy Amber Zuckswert As we step into the dawn of a new year we have one simple choice: To bounce out of bed with radiant energy, eager to jump into the adventures and endless opportunity of the day. Or, sluggishly roll out dreading work with brain fog, anxiety and worry.
Read MoreBy Paul Gerace, Dominical I had been photographing this sloth with it’s baby for about a month and a half. The baby was always clinging to her and they were never apart. They stayed in the same tree for about a week at a time, but always returned to that
Read MoreBy Pat Joffrion In order to open a bank account, I need a CPA to verify and certify our income. I made an appointment for Tuesday at 2 p.m. and arrived promptly at his office in Quepos. “He will be in his office tomorrow,” the smiling secretary said to me. “But
Read MoreBy Jill Green Thoroughly enjoyed my friend Nancy Buchan’s article Coconuts! I would like to add Chapter 2. Today I celebrate life, one with a healthier mind and body. I’m on one of my kicks. This time it’s coconut oil. It all started with an article I read in The
Read MoreBy Penny Watne There are a couple of notes at the end of the theme music for the BBC program, Downton Abbey. These notes are unexpected, yet beautiful, and capture your attention. While the listener would have been content to peacefully sail along to the end of the piece, the
Read More(in English) By Manuel Cabalceta Mendéz, Guía Profesional de la Selvamanuelstours@icloud.com, www.manuelstours.com, 8719-6195 Entre los reptiles las serpientes son el grupo de mayor éxito adaptivo, se conocen alrededor de 2900 especies. En Costa Rica podemos encontrar 139 especies de serpientes, representando un 60% de los reptiles de nuestro pais, de las
Read More(en Español) By Manuel Cabalceta Mendéz, Professional Rainforest Guide manuelstours@icloud.com, www.manuelstours.com, 8719-6195 Translation by Brian Schoenholtz brian.schoenholtz@limecoral.com, (630) 760-8017, (505) 8616-4365 Among reptiles, snakes are the most adaptive group and there are an estimated 2,900 species in the world. In Costa Rica, there are 139 species of snakes, representing 60% of the
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