Regions of Costa Rica
David Jackson Ledezma 11-1
Inglish Essay
04/24/2014
The “perfect” country
Costa Rica is a land of beautiful beaches, untouched cloud forests, and home of none less than a 90% of the world’s biodiversity. This place very peaceful, and that’s why some people may call it “the Switzerland of Latin America” as we abolish our standing army a long time ago. We, the ticos, are also well known because of our friendly personality. Perhaps everything I said was just the same story the tourist office tell others as if it was some kind of Utopia.
Unfortunately, I’m afraid I got some bad news. Nowadays, materialism, selfishness and fear have poisoned our souls and blinded our eyes to the truth. The Costa Rican of today rebuild this place into a “second Argentina.” Apparently we gain an infamous reputation because of our overconfidence and chauvinism. That same overconfidence is what already turned us into hypocrites.
The society’s hate towards Nicaraguans is similar as the problem the Americans have with Mexicans. Here, he average person claims Nicas have darker skin color than us and that they are war like people because of our differences in the past. You can see many of them looking for a job so they can earn money in a honest way, but instead of been polite we treat them like some kind of inferior race scum.
If we are so friendly, why do we see people from other countries as “aliens?” Or even better, why do we exclude the native people from our own country and make visitors hike for hours in order to see them. This Nation needs to stop been so judgmental.
Fortunately not everything is lost. There are still persons that try their best to make Costa Rica a better place. We just need to take a chance an open our arms to others so they can see how good we Costa Ricans are. That’s the best way for a country of progress and mutual understanding.
Inglish Essay
04/24/2014
The “perfect” country
Costa Rica is a land of beautiful beaches, untouched cloud forests, and home of none less than a 90% of the world’s biodiversity. This place very peaceful, and that’s why some people may call it “the Switzerland of Latin America” as we abolish our standing army a long time ago. We, the ticos, are also well known because of our friendly personality. Perhaps everything I said was just the same story the tourist office tell others as if it was some kind of Utopia.
Unfortunately, I’m afraid I got some bad news. Nowadays, materialism, selfishness and fear have poisoned our souls and blinded our eyes to the truth. The Costa Rican of today rebuild this place into a “second Argentina.” Apparently we gain an infamous reputation because of our overconfidence and chauvinism. That same overconfidence is what already turned us into hypocrites.
The society’s hate towards Nicaraguans is similar as the problem the Americans have with Mexicans. Here, he average person claims Nicas have darker skin color than us and that they are war like people because of our differences in the past. You can see many of them looking for a job so they can earn money in a honest way, but instead of been polite we treat them like some kind of inferior race scum.
If we are so friendly, why do we see people from other countries as “aliens?” Or even better, why do we exclude the native people from our own country and make visitors hike for hours in order to see them. This Nation needs to stop been so judgmental.
Fortunately not everything is lost. There are still persons that try their best to make Costa Rica a better place. We just need to take a chance an open our arms to others so they can see how good we Costa Ricans are. That’s the best way for a country of progress and mutual understanding.