This is an extended version of my original article on Costa Rica. WASHINGTON DC, February 16, 2013- This January, my husband and I visited Costa Rica for a wedding. Growing up in a Latin culture, I associate Costa Ricans, “ticos,” with their ubiquitous saying: pura vida, a phrase that they seem to insert into every […]
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Costa Rica: Pura Vida!
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From my column at Communities @ Washington Times WASHINGTON DC, January 24, 2013- Growing up in a Latin culture, I associate Costa Ricans, “ticos,” with their ubiquitous saying: pura vida, a phrase that they seem to insert into every conversation. For years I thought it was something in the water that made these people so singularly kind […]