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Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Silence

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When we arrived at the top I heard no words. I heard air rushing into lungs. I heard "hhhhhhhhhhhh!!" and "ohhhhhhhhhhhh...
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Two Lights

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This is my journal for today. See how neatly I started on a little thought? You can tell by how messy it gets about halfway through that...
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Sunday, June 16, 2013

China and Costa Rica

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Reading on the way to Puerto Viejo Since 2007 China has given Costa Rica hundreds of millions of dollars in foreign aid, autos, medic...
Monday, June 10, 2013

No Camera

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I didn't bring my camera this year on purpose. The only one that I have is a grainy thing on my Nokia slowphone, and I only use it if I...
Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Bocaditos

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That empty stool is where I sat tonight. Bocaditos is a bar that, if this is to be said of any business establishment in San Ramón,...
Saturday, June 01, 2013

Reflections on Immigration

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Nicas waiting in line to return to Costa Rica for work after spending December back home "Have you tried this sweet bread?"...
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013

My Books

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I've taken quite a few books to keep me company down here for the long, rainy nights and bright early mornings. There's a good m...
Sunday, May 26, 2013

New Air

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My house has a patio that I read on most days. In the rain it is my place to watch the rain not make me very wet. I look at the ...
Tuesday, May 21, 2013

On Losing and Finding

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I am leaving home for seven weeks four days from now. Before any large trip that I've ever undertaken there is always a moment, some...
Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Neighborings pt. 2

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"WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU KIDS? HEY GET OVER HERE NOW!" He's got a shaved head, a muscular build and a tribal tattoo. I...
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Neighborings pt. 1

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This is my house. Well, this is the house I live in. You see, I rent an apartment on the second floor just inside that door and up the ...
Saturday, January 05, 2013

2012 Top Ten List

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I usually write a lot about these, but there wasn't time this year. 10. Menomena - "Moms" (emotionally battering) 9. Du...
Saturday, December 22, 2012

Mark DeMarco - "Ode to Viceroy"

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Among my favorite songs this year that won't make my top 10 albums was this slinky float trip of a tune. DeMarco ambles through a pleasa...
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Monday, October 29, 2012

Kids in the Alley

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There are some kids in my alley that play all the time. It's great. I park my bike back there in the garage, so I see them severa...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

No Land's Man

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This article  about Sudanese runner Guor Marial has been a small seed of thought planted in my mind for several days. It feels li...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Warning: Slow Everything

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This is TicaBus. TicaBus is not a company I have ever used, but TicaBus would like you to think that they go super fast. Look at that...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

La Colonia de Sarapiquí (La vuelta)

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"How dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world" ...
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Friday, June 29, 2012

Waters

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"His answer trickled through my head like water through a sieve." - Lewis Carroll,  Haddocks' Eyes This is a photo ...
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