Things I learned in Costa Rica

On his previous visit to Costa Rica, Josh drove two hours before realizing he and his fiance had left their passports in the safe back at their hotel.

When Ellen was 20 she read The Joy of Cooking cover to cover.

Erik is the only TXIer with anything close to a useful grasp on the Spanish language. A bunch of us know how to say “hola”, “gracias”, and “arroz con pollo”.

Samantha can name all the books of the Old Testament in order.

If you tie a bunch of $60 video cards together, you can build a processor as fast as a supercomputer. -Byron

There are over 20 state parks within driving distance of Lucas’ home in Victoria, B.C.

“Mr. Bean” in Spanish is “El Senor Frijole”.  -Daniel

Matt once programmed Blackjack on his TI-82 calculator while sitting in church.

John Gore likes pina colodas, and it hasn’t rained in Playa Grande since November.

5 Responses to “Things I learned in Costa Rica”


  1. josh 1 josh

    I believe that Rich speaks Spanish as well… he just didn’t use it as much :) Erik is such a blabbermouth…

  2. John Gore 2 john

    Actually, I don’t really like pina colodas. Not a huge coconut fan in general.

  3. Greg Baugues 3 Greg

    what was that drink on the boat you were sippin’ on?

  4. Ellen Brast 4 ellen

    That was a teresita and it was gooood.

  5. jordan 5 jordan

    john’s kryptonite has been discovered. It was the Twister from Rip Jacks. The first time he’s bought himself multiple drinks.

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