I'm safely back, in spite of scary storms in Atlanta that freaked me out (cloud to ground lightning ALL over the place...very worrisome). *bad in planes*

Yeah, Costa Rica is what is known in polite terms as a "developing country". If you want to be blunt about it you say "third world". If you want to be even more blunt you say "backwards"...but that's a bit harsh. It's freaking lovely though...just not as comfortable as we soft Americanos are used to. :-)