Monthly Archives: March 2010

I am awakened long before dawn by a sound that is pure hoodoo, a low throaty chant that rises to a peak and then falls away, only to begin again seconds later. Fortunately I have been briefed about the howler … Continue reading →

I awaken to a “chilly” 55-degree sun-filled Monday in Monteverde, northwest of the capital city of Costa Rica on a mountainside overlooking Nicoya Bay from an altitude of 4,500 feet. It is my 21st day in Central America, with just … Continue reading →

Like a picture through a lens out of focus, it is difficult, even while sitting here, to capture the workings of an institution the caliber of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) against the backdrop of this teeming and sometimes … Continue reading →

In 2002, The West Plains Daily Quill received a $5,000 grant from the U.S. chapter of the International Press Institute. A representative from the newsroom was charged with the assignment to go somewhere outside the U.S., preferably somewhere where they … Continue reading →