Halfway

All right y’all, this is the final installment of the year and fair warning, we’re heavy on the photos. The past month has been slower than the rest and for the best. Slow does not mean empty though. After Monteverde, I had my only class get canceled and I decided to take a solo day […]

Heaven on Earth

I have seen heaven and it is the Monteverde Cloud Forest. Costa Rica is famous for its cloud forests, a phenomenon that happens when enough altitude and moisture combine to create a forest hidden between clouds. Monteverde, located midway between the northern border and San Jose, is the most famous of Costa Rica’s cloud forests. […]

Pana-Mania

When I used to think of Panama, I thought of my mother. My mom is not Panamanian but she did spend the first years of her life there and I grew up hearing her tell me that she would go back one day. Due to this, going to Panama was towards the top of the […]