- There are 25,000 coffee producers in the country.
- Free housing is given to coffee plantation workers.
- Talk about loving coffee, they use the coffee root for rotisserie chicken.
- 64 percent of the population is Catholic.
- Nine percent of workers' paychecks go to the hospital.
- When you go to a pharmacy/drug store and ask for pills, they ask you how many pills you want. You don't walk away with a box of pills, when you may only need three or four pills.
- There are 112 volcanos in the country; 5 are active.
- Driving reminds Chris of dune-bashing in Dubai, without the comfort of knowing that it's done for entertainment purposes.
- No matter where we roam, the hand dryers made in Berkley, Illinois, remind us of home.
- We saw stores named "USA Part 2." We don't know what they are, but we're curious.
- They no longer tour the Arenal area to view the volcano at night, as two years have passed since any lava has flowed on the outside.
- Lisa can't help but say "Danke," no matter which country we're in.
- You have to pay to exit the country. Each person has to pay a departure tax of $29 before even getting to the airport's ticket counter.
- They'll accept both dollars and colones for currency.
- CAT is everywhere (Europe, too). As Bradley grads, I think we're wired to notice it more than most.
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