Connections One by One

Luis is - as he says himself - an unusual Costa Rican. He loves to meet strangers, gives a helping hand to poor, and simply accepts people the way they are. Since he was 18 years old he is working in environmental and development projects. Luis has travelled all over Central America and Mexico for his work. He also did go to the US, to South America, and to Europe. All his life he was living every...

Rose, born in 1943, is a retired microbiologist, who ones was married to a Croatian, with whom she adopted a daughter (who was given birth by her girlfriend after being raped). For six years Rose is enjoying the role as a grandmother. Rose is very special. She is a true nature lover, being outside working the earth from sunrise to sunset. Rose relationship to plants and animals is very deep. She likes...

Tatiana is from Costa Rica, her mother from Colombia, and lives in Panama. She is very busy during the day, working for a real estate company, and helping with the opening of a new hostel in Boquete. She likes doing handicraft, especially bracelets. Before working as a real estate agent, Tatiana sold her self-made handicraft.

Silca crew up in Panama City and - finding her husband in Pedasi - she moved back there, as it was where her family came from. Now she is living in Pedasi with two of her three children, a 12year old girl and a 16year old boy. For 18 years she is working in the shop of her in-laws. She works seven days a week, without weekend nor vacations. Silca loves Pedasi and would not want to go back to live in...

Ricardo studied Advertising Management and works now for a company, which has archives of photos from all around the world, selling those for advertising purposes. Ricardo likes his work, but being underpaid he is steadily looking for new opportunities. His dream is to go to Australia in the near future. Ricardo is very ambitious about studying. Besides his work he attends English language courses...