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September 18, 2008, 6:20 pm
While I usually write about my travels or exceptionally bizzare things happening in my life I decided I would take a moment to convey what is my new sense of normal here in Boruca…
I am usually awoken at six o’clock in the morning to the sound of the national anthem blaring on the television. They stop programing everyday at this time to have a dose of patriotism. This peppy little tune wakes most everyone in the house and I get out of bed. I then take a few moments to realign my spine as the bed slates coming through the … (Read more)
August 13, 2008, 7:50 am
There has been a lot of rain recently and as a consequence more landslides on the Interamericana. The highway has been shut down for different periods of time the past couple days and I was nervous about making it to San Jose for my flight. As a result, I decided to start my trip a day early to be on the safe side.
After class yesterday I hitched a ride down the mountain and was just in time to catch a bus heading north. I had only planned to go half way to San Jose. However, the highway was open so … (Read more)
August 5, 2008, 3:40 pm
I don’t fully understand what is going on. The past few days I have walked into my classroom to find about 30-40 dying beetles twitching on my floor. They are about the size of 50 cent pieces and lay on their backs twitching. I rarely see a live one but when I have their behavior leads me to believe that they are part of a suicide cult. They fly in circles around my classroom crashing into walls, lights, doors, and eventually the floor. “Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, SMACK!, Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz, SMACK, BZZZZZZZZZZZZ, SMACK, DUNK, Bzzzzz, Bzz, Bz…” They then flop on their backs and … (Read more)
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