Costa Rica and Environmental Displacement: Natural Events do not Follow Protocols
Water, a divine and essential element, symbolizing life and constant motion, conjures images of the beauty found in rivers, seas, or rainfall.
Water, a divine and essential element, symbolizing life and constant motion, conjures images of the beauty found in rivers, seas, or rainfall.
I was born a “Tico” in 1985, an affectionate term that symbolizes my Costa Rican heritage.
The world is undergoing constant change, with a speed that provoks a sense of uncertainty and flux.
I never felt myself to be the “other” until I emigrated to Costa Rica. I’d never imagined that leaving one’s own country to install oneself in a foreign land redefines identity, and, sometimes, even one’s purpose in life. At least, that’s what happened in my case.
As a Costa Rican student at Harvard, I discovered an alarming situation back home when I returned to my country for winter break: youth unemployment.