Do you remember this song? It was actually written about San José in California, not San José in Costa Rica but that should not stop us hijacking the title for this article. Costa Rica is a beautiful tropical country just north of the equator wedged between the Carribean and the Pacific Ocean. Its southernly neighbour is Panama and to the north runs the border with Nigaracua. The country has a central spine made up by a volcanic mountain range that gently slopes to the open seas on either...
costa rica, Language school, san josé
“I hope that The Big Power can come out this time” said the taxi driver. I know Sevilla already well enough that I knew what he meant. He was referring to the Semana Santa (Holy Week) that is coming up and that the specific procession carrying a float representing “The Big Power” will not be interrupted by rain. Grown men cry during Semana Santa when it rains. Semana Santa starts on Palm Sunday and finishes on Easter Sunday. Sevilla is not the only city in the world...
holy week, semana santa, Sevilla, séville
