The above is an excerpt from the second most important anthem of my beloved Costa Rica, an anthem that’s almost a second national anthem of Costa Rica. Normally, it is sung at independence festivals and citizens’ initiatives. You know, just your average Costa Rican patriotism. Now, I’ve been in Europe, in Germany, to be more precise, for nine months. I can safely say that I don’t envy this continent at all, since envy stands for the feeling of bitterness, sadness or anger aro