barrington99@gmail.com The plan, extracted from H during the long dinner last night, is for him to come by the hotel on his way to CENAC around 11 or 12. There, I will calmly work with technology and rehearse in the space for a couple hours before the start of the workshop. I’m still translating like crazy—a … Read more
Monday morning–the day of the “big gala,” I wake early to make a trip to the nearest ICE office. Pronounced “ee-say,” the letters are an acronym for I’m not sure what, but they are the people who handle both telecommunications and electricity. The address I’ve found on the internet turns out to be outdated, but … Read more
“Tomorrow we make you a tour of San Jose. Amber will come by for you in the morning.” This is what H said to me yesterday. “What time is morning? Like ten. Or eleven?” “Yes.” I awake and immediately set to work on my presentation notes, worried that the day will be consumed by the … Read more
When I wake in the morning, the air is warm and close because I turned off the A.C. before I went to sleep. I breathe, feeling the lump of anxiety in my chest that has been my morning companion for the past several weeks. It’s not the same as fear, but the weight of things … Read more
MARCH 4, 2011 Guanacaste There are two international airports in Costa Rica. One is just outside the capital city of San Jose, and the other is in the province of Guanacaste, located in the northwest, along the Pacific coast. The terrain in Guanacaste is dryer than other parts of Costa Rica—it’s not tropical. In fact, … Read more
I’ve been working on putting to paper a blow-by-blow daily account of my trip for personal use…but as I near 7000 words, I wonder if it will just be boring for readers of this blog. Still deciding. In the meantime, just just the facts, Ma’am. My first attempt at teaching screenplay structural elements went fine … Read more
October 11, Monday 1999Santa Elena, Costa RicaSanta Elena is a small town about five kilometers from Monte Verde Cloud Forest and Reserve. Our bus departed yesterday at 6:30 AM. We arrived five hours later and settled ourselves at Pension Santa Elena. For five bucks per person per night we have a room for three (myself, … Read more
Getting ready to leave Costa Rica. It’s been an eventful nine days, which I intend to write about today on my four hour bus ride to Liberia. But being here again has caused me to reminisce about my other trips to this country. Back in the day–I wrote emails to a list of friends. I … Read more
Landed in the Liberia airport this evening. (Liberia, Costa Rica, for those who haven’t been following.) Beautiful and balmy–the way it is in the evening after a warm day. It’s not super large airport–it’s kind of like an open air Burbank airport. Customs is super easy and quick. The plane landed at 8:40PM and by … Read more
March 4, 2011 I’m pre-writing this offline At the LAX airport. The guy next to me has a Blackberry like mine and it keeps making that little “da-dum” sound that says you have a text. I’m so jealous. Because my phone won’t work in Costa Rica, it seemed wiser to leave it at home for … Read more