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The Chronicles of Opening a Bank Account in Costa Rica

By: Drew Hume


To clearly define what it is we are doing, exactly: we are attempting to open business bank accounts with Banco Nacional in Costa Rica after having opened a business here in August last year. I am an Australian Citizen and Canadian Permanent Resident, and my last 6 months have been working on opening this account for the business. The first 4 months by distance, the last 2 being here in the country. It seems important to clearly define this because it has become apparent that every bank has different processes, and there are different requirements for businesses vs. individuals. [Read more…]

A Space For Community, By Community.

By: Drew Hume

community space
The last 6 weeks have been an amazing whirlwind of everything all happening at once. I came down here to get everything set up and ready to start running training intensives. Along the way, a whole bunch of friends have come down to help out and turn this jungle eco-centre into a retreat. Without them, this would have been an insurmountable project. [Read more…]

Jungle Medicine: This Place Feels Like Home

By: Drew Hume


This place, it feels like home. In the middle of the jungle and with few familiar faces, with critters you’ve never seen before and with all the noises on all the “nature sounds” tracks you’ve ever heard combined. But the feeling of home is still there, and it comes from the feeling of being cared for. [Read more…]

The Best Alarm Clock: Howler Monkeys

By: Drew Hume

howler monkey

Image Source: newscientist.com.


You know when your alarm goes off and you just want it to end? There’s an immediate resistance to the idea of getting out of bed and every inclination to turn over and go back to sleep, waiting for the chiming of the second and third alarms that you’ve set because you know you’re going to need them. [Read more…]