Macee Baker (above) is an ex-Starbucks barista and a retiring full-time student from Spokane, Washington. She graduates this December with her bachelor’s degree in Peace Studies from Whitworth University. In her free moments she enjoys distracting herself with …

OK, so in all the time I haven’t been blogging (ahem), I’ve been getting to know Costa Rica’s Central Pacific Coast. In September, group of us traveled to Tárcoles, a fishing village. It’s on the way to Jacó, ...

My host mom says that Costa Rica has a different micro-climate every two kilometers. As I ride the bus up Monte de la Cruz to my school’s campus, my ears pop. I’m inclined to believe her. ...




