Costa Rica’s Trash Problem Begins in Our Own Neighborhoods
From discarded plastic bottles to littered streets, one longtime resident reflects on Costa Rica's trash problem and the battle to keep neighborhoods clean
Costa Rica Expat’s Bus Journey to the Border: A Ride Like No Other
I can’t say what compelled me to buy a ticket to the border on a collectivo bus . I got to the station too early. The time on the ticket was approximate as the bus was on its way from San Jose, a few dozen stops in between there and here. When the bus arrived, I boarded and saw a woman snoozing in my assigned seat, so I grabbed seat number 4, directly behind the driver. It is always an interesting place to sit. I like sitting behind the pilot on the Cessna flights over the mountains to San Jose, so I can keep my eye on the altimeter for that long couple minutes when the plane disappears completely in the clouds. As we pulled from the station and headed south, I kept one eye on the driver. Early on, I heard him answer his cell phone and converse over speakerphone with a woman who further conversation revealed to be the mother of his child. I leaned forward in my seat as if stretching; in truth I was checking to make sure he had both hands on the wheel. His phone was in a holder, whic...
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