Green Jewel of Central America

  I wanted to share with you guys my personal experience I had in Costa Rica with visual representations so you can obtain a better idea of just how wonderful this country is! I hope that I have convinced you to book your ticket and make that jump to travel to Central America because it …

“Granadilla”

During my first week in Heredia, all of my classmates and I were led by our professors to a local market where we had the opportunity to sample some tropical fruits that are commonly seen in Costa Rica. One of the first fruits we tried my teacher called it, "Granadilla," (which is a bit of …

Gallo Pinto Recipe

One of the staple dishes of Costa Rica is called Gallo Pinto. This dish can be served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner and is either accompanied by fried plantain, over medium eggs, and a nice cup of coffee (breakfast style). When it is served for lunch and/or dinner you can see it accompanied with pork, …

POPS Ice Cream

I had to make a post about this delicious ice cream chain I discovered in Costa Rica because it is something I still miss months later. POPS ice cream chains can be found in just about any city in the country (every city I visited had one). The first time I went after class one …

Coffee, Coffee, and more Coffee

I cannot say that I am a huge coffee drinker or very knowledgable when it comes to certain beans, brewing techniques or whatever, but I can tell you Costa Rica holds some of the best coffee in the entire world. Coffee is a huge export business for the country and their environment has all the perfect …

Sister City: San Jose, Costa Rica

San Jose, Costa Rica is the capital and can be found in the center of the country. The city is home to the National Theatre, where you can go catch a famous play all in Spanish of course. I wanted to touch on the capital because it was a place I did visit because I …

Traditional Dishes of Costa Rica

Costa Rica is home to some of the most delicious food and it only got better. Although not an actual dish, Empanadas comes to mind first because this fried pastry is stuffed with either cheese & beans, chicken, pork, ham & cheese, and well you get the idea. You could grab a huge and very …

Understanding the Pura Vida Lifestyle

Pura Vida literally translates to, "Pure Life," in English. When you go to Costa Rica you begin to feel the, "slow down effect." Everyone is on what they call Tico Time and time is only a figment of our imagination sort of vibe. It is the idea that this life is beautiful and should be …