Today I spent much of the afternoon running around with the little kids after my family returned from my host niece’s First Communion. It was, needless to say, exhausting (but still fun!). We played Super Banco (a Costa Rican version of Monopoly), escondido (hide and seek), volleyball and a host of other games. I adore [...]

So I’ve just killed what I believe to be a cockroach with my flip flop. I was just sitting here at my desk, eatin’ some crackers. Undoubtedly some crumbs were flying around, and when I bent over to toss them into the garbage can, I saw a bright silvery thing chilling on the carpet. Not [...]