The Chronicles of Williams

David and I are having a great time at La Selva Costa Rica.  Meeting new scientists and friends and everywhere we look we are inspired! We are staying in houses at the biological station and use our rented bikes to go back and forth from the air conditioned lab and classrooms used for the OTS class that David is teaching to our little house and the centrally located outdoor dining and hang out area. Meals are provided and are basic but very good.  The rice and beans combo is served at every meal (even breakfast) but this awesome local squash and other veggies are served and fresh fruits with awesome homemade salsas are out for us at all meals.  (I'm getting the recipes for the salsas!) Most of the scientists and students here don't get into town but I've been 3 times!  Such a cute little safe town with the basics of a small community.  We have a driver for our course, Carlos, but a taxi is just $5 one way so no biggie.   Today my friends Laura and And...

Costa Rica plans.... we finally have time to get our plans down so we don't forget where to go... and wanted our friends and family to know what's up.   We are taking the shuttle to our favorite hotel in Denver on the 30th (Aloft) and will catch a super early flight on the 31st arriving in San Jose around 3pm on the 31st).   We arrive in San Jose, the capital of Costa Rica, on Dec 31 at 3pm.  Our hotel for our first night and our transport from the airport on Jan 1 to La Selva has been arranged by La Selva.  On New Year's Eve, we are on our own to explore some kind of adventure in San Jose.  We might do a coffee plantation tour and they also have quite a few art museum and galleries and of course good food!   We are going to spend most of our time in La Selva Biological Research Station where David has been asked to be one of the faculty instructors for the course.  I'm David's assistant (he is brave!) so I'll be going with him and the...