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  • Amazing animal sightings at MurciĂ©lago Waterfall

    Wow, Costa Rica never ceases to surprise… we had a pretty surprising experience this morning when we took a pleasant walk at the MurciĂ©lago (Bat!) Waterfall in Monteverde. I’m not sure why it’s called that, to be honest. It was a short but pretty hike. The first bit was pretty steep, but it leveled off.…

  • GELATO-PREVIEW (by Sophie!)

    The local gelato place in Monteverde is called El Camino Gelato. They make delicious gelato in all kinds of flavors including: birthday cake, banana chocolate, orange chocolate, mango and passionfruit, and more! Gelato is kind of like ice cream except: Click here to learn more about gelato and click here to learn more about ice…

  • 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…

  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