I love this weather. Sitting in my apartment with rain so deafening that I can’t even talk on the phone is absolutely perfect for a writer. There’s no desire to stick so much as a toe outside of my door, no sun beckoning me to abandon my computer for golden warmth, and the sound… well, […]

I live in this strange dichotomic world where life happens in Spanish with more than the occasional English to mix it up. I get English menus at my favorite veggie restaurant in the city (my fury at this is a sight to behold). Many ticos choose to speak to me first in English, even when […]