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  • Wassail by Sophie

    On Sunday, I went to a Christmas party called “Wassail” (rhymes with fossil, or if you’re in my choir, you call it “waffle”. Local community members call it “cookie day” – you will see why). It was run by the Monteverde Friends Meeting. But before the wassail, there was a Christmas Program, which the Quakers…

  • All about “vos”

    Costa Rican Spanish has some unique characteristics. You’ll hear about the phrase pura vida as soon as you walk off the plane, for instance. It means something like “pure life”, literally, but it really means something akin to “aloha” in Hawaii: hello, goodbye, thank you, etc., etc. People say it all the time. Lynnette’s favorite…

  • Supporting Migrant Families

    If you know me personally, you also know that I have been working to support migrant families and communities for most of my adult life. This work springs from now over two decades of close relationships with Salvadoran families, whose lives have all been profoundly shaped by migration. I am always inspired when I meet…

  • Birds we’ve seen… at our house!

    Everyone knows that there are lots of amazing birds in Costa Rica. But despite taking many of hikes with our binoculars, we have seen the most spectacular birds at our house! Let me introduce you to some of them here! Wilson’s Warbler This bird migrates and has a huge range! They spend the summers as…

  • Weekend News by Sophie

    Each Monday, Sophie’s teacher has them complete a page of writing and drawing about what they did that weekend. At the end of the year, she will compile this all into a little memory book that will help her remember all her adventures this year. In the meantime, here is a sneak preview into some…

  1. Dear Sophie and family, Thank you for such a lively description of Wassail (Waffle)! It must have been great fun.…

  2. Thank you for the lovely bird pictures. The oictures awaken memories of our trips to Costa Rica. We watched them…

  3. Nancy Slator on Flowers

    Beautiful! And nice to see now that we have our first snow.

  5. why did you write a report on agutis Sophie? Are they your favorite animal? ___ sage