Information about planning and experiencing the sabbatical in Costa Rica.
Picture this. It is friday after a loooooong week of work. I am exahusted. It is 9 pm, I am in bed and about to switch off the light. I can hardly keep my eyes open. Frank has just taken Kika for the last wee for the night. In the haze of sleepiness I hear, … More Tropical adventures
About two and a half years ago, I decided to start a company to build database applications for biologists, NGOs, companies, government agencies and other actors in nature conservation. However, what do they need so urgently that they will pay for it? One could simply ask them. Right? Yes, except that I did not have a network in nature conservation. This is the second blog about how I am changing it. … More Volunteering creates a network
Click the link below to access the (also brief) photo album Pincha en el vínculo para acceder al album
New and brief photo album of some beautiful wildlife around Heredia and teh Barva Vulcano. Click on the link Pincha en el vínculo para acceder al nuevo (y breve) album de fotos
A couple of months before our departure to Costa Rica, I got my drivers license. I was proud as a peacock, but nothing had prepared me for the Costa Rican roads! … More Steep learning curve
Click here to see the amazing photo sequence of a Tiger heron eating a river turtle Pincha aquí para ver la secuencia de fotos de la garza tigre comiendose una tortuga
We have just published a new photo album with the most amazing birds and other wildlife. This time, from a finca close to La Suiza, in Turrialba. Click on the link below to access the album Acabamos de publicar otro album de fotos con algunos pájaros increibles y otros animales. Esta vez, desde una finca … More New photo album – Turrialba
We have new photos! This time from Hojancha (Guanacaste) We have new photos! This time from Hojancha (Guanacaste). Click the photo to access the album. Por fin tenemos fotos! Esta vez de las aves y otros animales de Hojancha (Guanacaste). Pincha en la foto para acceder al album
Yesterday I called the customer service of my bank here. For some misterious reason, I could not access the online bank because, according to the system, I was not in Costa Rica…. Whaaaaaaat? The last time that I checked, Turrialba was in Costa Rica. And unless I felt into an interspace wormhole that transported me … More Surrealistic conversations
Yesterday, our beloved Matilda left us. She started feeling unwell on Friday. So Saturday morning, just when we were moving to another house, we took her to the vet. They recommended that we leave her overnight to run some tests and give her some fluids. A couple of hours later, they called us. She had … More Matilda and the fireflies
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