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Between torrential rains and droughts
The phrases that I have heard the most recently in short conversations with neighbors and acquaintances have been: "what a downpour!", "how it has rained these days" or "it has not stopped raining"....
At the Museum doors
A few weeks ago, we visited the National Museum with my nieces, Fátima, who is six, and Valentina, who is ten. We intentionally visited only part of it, hoping to leave them wanting to come...
Chronicle of deaths foretold
Today, I feel that occupational health and safety in Costa Rica resembles that unnamed town on the Colombian Caribbean coast. Since 2014, a report has been published that answers questions such as:...
The Music of the Molejón
When I was a child, there was a stone in the garden of my home in Tres Ríos, set on a raised spot almost like a small sculpture. It was an angular, rather rough block, except for its upper surface,...
A sea that returned
A few nights ago, several friends came over for dinner. There was a long conversation, music, several bottles of wine, and moussaka, that Greek dish built in layers which, unlike rocks, takes hours...
In Polyphemus’ Cave
A few days ago, I went with friends to see the new adaptation of The Odyssey, directed by Christopher Nolan. After almost three hours of journey, we emerged from the room covered in wind, sea,...
A huge “jocote tronador”
On my grandparents' property in Escazú – when Escazú had more pastures than condominiums – there was a huge thunderous jocote. During the harvest, the rod to lower them was the most coveted...
The problem is theirs
For a long time, I have been buying very good and very cheap meat in a butcher's shop near my house. I know that they bring it from Nicaragua. And yes, someone had told me that, that they are...
Narrowness of heart
A bus waits in front of the gate. When the driver has not yet started the engine, the students get on laughing, swap seats and imagine the place they are going to. Every excursion begins like this,...
Sleeping Animals
Kuma is the oldest of our three cats. He is about fifteen years old and lived on the streets before we adopted him. In the afternoons, he takes long naps, moving between the wicker chair next to the...
The Power of choosing
A few days ago, as I usually do, I was carrying out a fairly ordinary household routine: preparing recyclable materials for collection. I washed plastic, aluminum, and glass containers, left them to...
While the match starts
Today, shortly before noon, I entered TDMAX from my computer to watch a World Cup match. I thought there would be one at that time; In recent days there has been no shortage of football that...