Nestor was robbed at gun point two nights ago and he lost forty dollars. As a result i have decided never to have over 10,000 colones (20 dollars) with me at any time unless i am on a weekend trip or with the whole group. Also we always travel together in group of at least 2 unless we are just walking home from school...and even then we try to stay together. I am pretty sure the people that rob other people around here never have loaded guns but i imagine it would be terrifying anyway. I think knives are much more common but I am not really worried about being robbed because we are always in a group and Matt and I have decided to always take a cab home because last night (woo Sultans) we took a cab home that was safe, saved us a twenty minute walk, and only cost a dollar.
Ive heard that Costa Rica has a low crime rate....maybe that is because the police never do anything. I have rarely seen a cop doing anything except talking to locals and tourists. I have seen no one pulled over on the road, despite running red lights and things of this nature (the driving is terrible here) and one student from the States told me the cops made him pay 40 dollars because his paper work was not legit even though it was
I guess in short I hope I have no run ins with criminals or the policia
Many people say the country is clean but I personally see more trash here (on the streets and such) than I have ever seen before. It does not seem very clean to me.
Hopefully I can get some pictures up soon when Heidi lets me borrow her cord...thank ya in advanced Heidi
and
Happy birthday Bob
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