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Costa Rica, take 2

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

So I decided to give Costa Rica a second chance. First time there I got stuck in a door bus, credit card was swallowed by a machine and a hostel owner chased me to my room in the middle of the night. But this time I felt safe with the protection of Jaime and Ylva, two work buddies in Nicaragua.

After such a long time in Granada we were all a little happy to be getting out. Ylva and Jaime mostly wanted to leave because they’d said goodbye to people so many times, only to bump into them again a while later. The biggest problem Jaime and I had was finding Ylva. We sat patiently waiting for her hoping to get the 3pm bus to Costa Rica, but at 5pm we were still one Swedish girl short. Nicaraguan graduations tend to run over, she eventually came back to us later in the evening.
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November in Nicaragua

Sunday, December 16th, 2007

November 15th – Tijs from Belgium has joined us in Martirio house. He has so far been called Tix, Tess, Thace, Theece, we´re still not quite sure how to say it. It was only when he moved in and was disgusted by the rat problem that we realised it really isn´t normal to co-habit so comfortably with a family of rats! So we set about trying to murder the little buggers. Four so far! I no longer own a medicine bag – they´ve eaten everything! Malaria tablets, pain killers, bandages they love it all. My most precious possession now is my tupperware set. They haven´t figured out how to infiltrate that yet. Came home the other night to find a rat chilling out on my bed. Weird how fast I’ve gotten used to having them around; I just shoo-ed him off like it was a cat or something. I must have frightened him or some-such-thing because he made a deposit on my sheets before running off.
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Life in Granada

Monday, December 10th, 2007
More diary entries. Blog is almost up to date!! November 1st Works going well. Worst part of the day is getting the bus. It’s always full but they never turn anyone away. It’s 15 minutes of “Ow, that’s my toe!” “I need to breathe!” and “Please ... [Continue reading this entry]

Claire 1 – 0 Unemployment

Saturday, December 8th, 2007
To get this blog finally up to date I´m fast forwarding a bit. So here are a few journal entries from my time in Nicaragua. I´ll get back to writing way too much about small events soon! October 15th I’ve ... [Continue reading this entry]

Cruising in Nicaragua

Thursday, December 6th, 2007
I arrived in Nicaragua on the 9th of October by boat, from Los Chiles to San Carlos. This route seems to be mostly used by local people. On that day a 48 year old German guy and I were the ... [Continue reading this entry]

Claire´s Clumsy Costa Rican Trip

Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Costa Rica is a bit of a blur.Not only because this blog is so far behind, but also because I got out of there as soon as I could. It all started when I bade farewell to my friends of ... [Continue reading this entry]