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I just got back to Costa Rica this week and I finally feel like I am home. A strange feeling to feel when I am supposed to be leaving in a months time. Josue and I have just moved into a huge house with a beautiful garden full of fruit trees. We have noni, guayabana, manderinas, and mangos all in our backyard. We live in a quiet neighbourhood just a 10 minute walk from downtown Turrialba. The town itself is tiny but has plenty to do, including a range of cute bars, restaurants, and cafe's equipped with wifi. All around us are mountains, rivers, and farm fields.

I must admit I don't want to leave. My instincts tell me to settle down, find a cool job, and finish my masters desde aquí. It is possible, but I feel like I'd be letting people down if I stay. I think the most important thing is to concentrate on the work ahead and do an awesome job. I still have to finish working on a few websites and I have a pile of translation and subtitling to do.

Other amazing news is that before we left Panama I invested in an iPhone! I have been waiting all year for this, and it was totally worth the wait. Jailbroken, it is the most magical piece of technology I have used yet and I believe that it symbolizes a revolution in mobile communications. The digital divide may not be bridged with one laptop per child, it is already being formed by a huge network of cellphone users. The trick is to develop applications compatible with existing technology.

We went to the Kuna Yala region right before leaving panama and our guides got so excited when we mentioned that we were web designers. They told us that they had just got Internet access and they wanted to figure out how to download free video games and music. Yet both Josue and I were short for advice when they explained that they wanted to do it on their cellphone! They also told us that the local school also wanted Internet, but on an island that is short on power and telephone lines this could only be possible through satellite (preferably solar powered). Any social entrepreneurs interested in a digital divide startup, there is definitely a need for solar powered satellites and the development of better cellphone applications!

April 24, 2008 | 12:17 PM Comments  1 comments

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gringuitica Erin
April 24, 2008 | 5:27 PM

I completely and totally understand how you feel about Costa Rica. When I was 16 and came here for the first time, I had the same feeling - all of a sudden, things clicked, and I felt so comfortable. That's why I'm here for good now, there's no place in the world that I feel more at home.

I know you want to stay, but you also need to finish up your masters. Think about it all, weigh your options, and you know you'll come to the right decision. Don't stay just because you *want* to, but if you figure out a way to stay and still complete your education, then go for it... who says you can't have the best of both worlds??
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