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Collection of 53 travel stories from Samara, Costa Rica. Written by your friends on the road.

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Traveler ashby74

My Wost Day in Costa Rica - The Sheets of Death Pt. II
2008-06-12, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

I have now had a little time to reflect on this next story…..and have come to the definitive conclusion that I have experienced the worst that Costa Rica has to offer. The previous week there we...

 
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High Pressure Latin American Clubs
2008-06-05, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

One thing that I can tell you about the people in Costa Rica is that is that the people LOVE the weekends and holidays……. they can throw down with the best of them. I have had the opportunity to fre...

 
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JesusChrist SuperCock Found Dead
2008-06-03, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

At approximately 8:35AM on Thursday morning, the body of JesusChrist Superstar was found lifeless (Picture Has Been Attached) on Samara Beach. Since everyone was still asleep.....no complaints have be...

 
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May I have another napkin please?
2008-06-03, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

I think, by far, the most disappointing item in Costa Rica has to be the napkins. Why so much hate for the napkins in this country you ask??? Well……let’s just say that some brilliant person here in ...

 
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Line in the sand....
2008-05-05, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So when I first came to Costa Rica, I had some rough moments adjusting to some of the changes that I experienced. For example…prior to coming here, I could not shave unless I had hot water. Now, I...

 
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The Gringo Nod Part 2 - "When Johnny Met Maria Sanchez"
2008-05-02, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So my school is on the main drag here in Samara and backs up the best part of the beach. Most anytime…night or day…..there are all types of people milling around…..students, natives, local police of...

 
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"The Gringo Nod"
2008-05-02, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

I now have a few more weeks under my belt and things are coming along well…… OK, let me rephrase that……I am busting my ass trying to get this whole language thing down. My reading ability and vocabul...

 
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The Sheets of Death.......
2008-04-24, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

Even though my last weekend was pretty brutal…I have since found out that I was very fortunate to be out of town. My laundry days are Tuesday and Friday. The general routine is to hand over all...

 
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The Battle between the Campuses
2008-04-18, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

This week we started to receive transfer students from our sister campus in Heredia. It did not take long for the new students to start in on how much superior the Heredia campus was in comparison t...

 
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My house is the green one 75 meters past the dead pony
2008-04-16, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

A few months back I was in Jaco (Costa Rica) and it took me all of 5 minutes to determine that it is the armpit of Costa Rica. It is very much like Detroit…..except that there is no winter to slow t...

 
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Who am I......Howdy Doody?
2008-04-16, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

I have mentioned before how tough my first two weeks were…..about the material and my lack of grammatical knowledge ect……however there was one thing that make my first two weeks next to impossible……an...

 
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Papa's gotta brand new bag
2008-04-05, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

I have mentioned previously how hard it is right now for me to communicate. And it really sucks when you go into a room full of people that don’t speak the same language as you and it takes maybe 10...

 
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Bill Gates Can Kiss My Ass!!
2008-04-05, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So I have a solid two weeks under my belt and things are coming along nicely…..well almost everything. Let’s not even get into the sheer mass of new grammatical information that is dumped on me ever...

 
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Dallas Comes to Costa Rica
2008-04-04, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

I just want to include a little disclaimer before this next journal entry. Some of my dearest friends live or reside in the Dallas area…..but (and I am sure they will even have to agree) at times i...

 
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Talk about Southern Hospitality !!
2008-04-04, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

Over the past two weeks, I have started to create a few habits. One of my daily rituals is to stop by the Supermercado on the way home and pick up 4 beers. One is for me, one for Melvin, one for A...

 
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Sombody stole my shit!!!!
2008-04-02, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

About six months ago, I was traveling with my good friend Adam, and he mentioned how nice it was to have a travel partner. Initially, I thought it was a compliment directed towards me… …but he elab...

 
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I got crabs!!!
2008-04-02, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

Well…..I am sure this post will get a decent number of reads simply because of the title. It will have to do as they took down my pics of the local Costa Rican paper with the women on it…..my apolog...

 
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Setting Goals
2008-03-31, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So today I had the opportunity to speak with some of my family members as well as some of the more tenured students at the school. I wanted to get any feedback or advise that would add to the succes...

 
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Detroit comes to Costa Rica
2008-03-31, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So I have been putting off trying to learn verbs for a week now…..but after last week I have come to the realization that some memorization is going to be necessary in order for me to progress. So t...

 
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Hasselhoff and the Germans
2008-03-31, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

At the school where I am taking classes, there are tons of students from all over the world……so I am essentially bathing culture. One thing that really sucks about the US is that there is little to ...

 
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SEX SELLS!!!!!
2008-03-29, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So one of my new Spanish exercises is to get the daily paper and slowly but surely work my way through all the stories……pretty much one word at a time. The most popular paper by far has to be La Te...

 
Picture from story My first meaningful project is underway....

My first meaningful project is underway....
2008-03-28, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

I am starting to really get settled into my new school, home, ect……and I think that I have found my first big project. If you recall, Agustin (My Tico father) is a horse trainer/owner. Normally, p...

 
Picture from story Something I have not felt in a long time.......

Something I have not felt in a long time.......
2008-03-28, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So this was my first weekend of being in Costa Rica with no travel…….and it was phenomenal. Not sure if anyone reading this can relate…..but try to reflect back to your childhood….……It is the first ...

 
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Miracle in Costa Rica - Old Man River Passes!!!!
2008-03-24, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

Not sure if this is a good thing……..but I passed my first test……. OLD MAN RIVER PASSES!!!!!!!!!!!!! Now let me clarify one thing…..passing a test is one thing, but being able to follow along with t...

 
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Where the rubber meets the road......
2008-03-24, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

I knew that there had to be a catch at some point. If you have been reading my journals to date….you should recall me talking about getting my ass handed to me each and every day in class. It has ...

 
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The conclusion of my first week.
2008-03-24, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

OK….so I have one week of school under my belt….and the only word that I have to describe it is….tiring. Not sure if you anyone has been in a foreign county where they don’t speak the language…..but...

 
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School/Life Schedule
2008-03-24, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So I have started to develop somewhat of a stable schedule for my week……. 4:30-530AM (Thanks to JesusChrist SuperCock) wake up and get about 1 hr of Rosetta Stone studying in.. 5:30-630AM Run/W...

 
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Don't I feel like an asshole.....
2008-03-24, Samara, Costa Rica. By: ashby74

So today in class we had an exercise that required us to talk about our host family. So I get up in front of the class and start my presentation. When I said the name of my Costa Rican mother, my ...

 

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