i had a real conversation entirely in spanish... the native speakers involved were sincere and patient, correcting me kindly and we were able to discuss norteamericano poitics and influence on the globe (homogenization of culture through corrupt commerce in practice)... this is a new level. i MUST keep this up when I return or all will be lost ( Read more... )

I need merely engage in a mild response to legal battles over inequities to make me feel invigorated. Must tell me something. I am anticipating some energized protests upon my return.

today was very busy in the clinic after the two days spent skipping through the rainforest. zip lining above and within the canopy was beyond exhilarating (i'm sooo alive) but today brought with it some uterine sloughing with its discomforts and sleepy swimming head. i thought of home alot... my academic home of indiana and all the things that ( Read more... )

a 5 hour bus ride with the last 30km taking 2 hours to get to santa elena several kilometres from monteverde. went from muggy, heavy heat in the valley to blustery, insistent wind in the mountains. here, at the continental divide. the last stretch was in a thick dark so i am anticipating an awakening into tomorrow that will take my breath from ( Read more... )

i have spent some time in this cafe uploading about 25 pictures from the last week. they are at http://www.flickr.com/photos/48991446@N00 complete with little descriptions. sometimes i do like to invest time in trivialities.

i am in a little internet cafe behind a touristy shop in manuel antonio across a little road that faces the crashing pacific ocean ( Read more... )

castrated a horse this morning in the middle of a meadow on the side of a mountain overlooking the valley. all was so green and a vivid and bright blue and irridescent red bird lighted on the grass beside us. The horse was rigid with the ketamine but recovered smoothly on the soft earth. the beauty of this place can tend to take my breath away.

i am sitting in a cafe at the moment after a bit of a harrowing day. my debit account was wiped out and the bank is closed for yesterday{s sunday-fallen holiday so i wont hear about a resolution until tomorrow at the earliest.. and of course means of communication can be somewhat less direct here. also, spayed a bulldog in heat (difficulty ( Read more... )

the california boards weren't too terribly difficult. now it's a wait and see with results awaiting me once i step through my door in indiana. not going to obsess ( Read more... )

now that i've been here in california a few days, done some exploring, a little wine tasting over in napa valley i can see this place isn't so much for me. maybe it's that today has been gray and cold and dripping all over the place. or that i have been hanging out with my sis and bro-in-law (great though they are) separately or as a duo since ( Read more... )