on the way to the waterfalls

just outside of Montezuma at the very bottom of the Nicoya peninsula.

whew!

good thing we saw this poster in time!

dena and daniel

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xmas eve

watching the blizzards in the U.S. in tank tops and shorts

constructing my bed

dena swears the slats weren't mobile before i got here. now i have to
reconstruct every time i want to sleep. good thing we don't sleep at
the apartment much.

Visiting the Universidad Para La Paz

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the reason for being out of touch

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the telecommunications system leaves much to be desired

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charlie's angels plus one

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danielle, dena, chrissy and buki. in Jaco. a last farewell

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in guanacaste. with Hovig, on the Playa de coco having seafood and
cervezas.

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more beach pictures. it's all we've done so far so bear with me

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dena 168

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Playa Grande. We have effectively claimed the beach as our own.

Viva La Costa!

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my favorite sculpture in rome right now

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Originally uploaded by s ghieth.

this face greets me every day as i cross the bridge.

did some volunteer work last night

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went for a few hours to help out at a Welcome Center for the homeless. the work consisted of unpacking the bags on the left (donations) and repackaging them into new bags to give away, depending on whether they cook or not, had children, or what have you.
the grumpy old men who have been volunteering for years were the best, giving orders left and right

perennially xmas

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the funny thing is that this particular santa claus has been trying to get in that window since last year.

something i would never buy for myself

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my very own little my little pony. the marcoes at least brought me something back from new york.
rainbow dash, rocking a ponytail

orsola and satie

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we spent a rainy sunday, the three of, stuck inside.

new hair

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the morning after. slightly slept-on but more or less the look gianluca was going for. not drastic enough but he refuses to chop it anymore.

once more with feeling

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flavia, sporting her new do, before going out, reenacting choice scenes from Buffy.

i know, i know - the curtains are still up. must remember to get on that.

`I am Sean'

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Originally uploaded by s ghieth.

another translation. i wonder what they called `I am Sam'?

in the Visconti meeting room

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those of you who receive transatlantic phone calls from me while at work - this is where i'm calling from.
a soundproofed meeting room which doubles as a nap space. this is vernon, who has had a rough week, taking 5.

the passion of christ

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this larger-than-life canvas was left propped up against one of the pillars of a church in the piazza outside work.

in the stairwell

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Originally uploaded by s ghieth.

someone either lost their thong while carrying their laundry (hopefully on the way back) or had a pretty exciting night.