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Parismina Advice

Jackie wrote asking advice for her upcoming trip to Parismina:

Hi Sara,

How are you? I have been reading your CR blog the past few days and I just wanted to let you know its great. I lived In Quepos, CR for several months and loved it. I traveled all over CR and I am planning on returning soon. I have emailed Vicky about volunteering in Parismina for a few nights. I am very eager to see the turtles and do what I can.

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Hot Like In Hell

Our little Royal Family was not happy in Parismina and we left as soon as humanly possible. The day after our forced march, we were so exhausted that doing a patrol that night was out of the question. And this first day, our only full day there, we were stolen from left and right. Very discouraging.

But the straw that broke the camel’s back and drove us from Parismina was the heat.

I’m a Straw-That-Broke-The-Camel’s-Back kind of gal. There may be loads of reasons to do or not do something, but there is always that One Determining Factor: . . . → Read More About Hot Like In Hell

A Good Walk Completely And Utterly Spoiled

The Parismina posts are a tad humiliating to write because the complete and utter depth of my APness is painfully obvious. AP is JAP without the Jewish. Being a materialistic pampered little thing is certainly not reserved for a people. I can tell any lawyer joke without batting an eye. But in the pre-PC-JAP-joke days, I always had a hard time laughing because I could empathize. What’s so funny about making reservations for dinner? I so understand Janice. We must be twins separated at birth. Who in their right mind would touch something icky? And . . . → Read More About A Good Walk Completely And Utterly Spoiled