Monthly Archives: November 2007

Blog, Interrupted

Posted on November 30, 2007 by ariel

As a bookend to my travels, I decided to wait out my return flight back in quiet little Liberia. (That happens tomorrow afternoon.) The past 10 days have contained enough excitement that I don’t really mind a day off. My … Continue reading →

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Liberia (The Other One)

Posted on November 21, 2007 by ariel

Seeing Liberia, Costa Rica, for the first time in the light of day. Surreal, as if someone created a brand-new city in my ancestral Puerto Rico: completely familiar, but with enough subtle differences (money quantities cited in Colones, unfamiliar slang … Continue reading →

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Many Partings

Posted on November 20, 2007 by ariel

As the routine of my days dragged on it became increasingly difficult to derive pleasure from life in any lasting way, especially given my recent emotional upheavals. So on impulse I decided to organize a quick trip to Costa Rica, … Continue reading →

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