I'm 25. I'm from downtown Toronto at Front & Spadina in Cityplace. I've been here two months so far and have had a lot of fun so far.
I spent my first month in Playa Del Coco, met some really nice people, gringos and ticos/ticas. But it was really quiet for the month of November, though I hear it's more busy now. The other problem is that all of the gringo friends I made, and/or English speaking ticos/ticas, have jobs to go to during the day and only go out once a week. (I work online maybe 10 minutes a day, so the days can get very boring while everyone else is at work/school.)
I spent all of December in San Jose and have had a blast so far... BUT
I'm now posting on this board because for the past couple weeks I haven't been dealing with anyone else other than street hustlers and ticas/putas. And while this has been fine for a month, I think I am in a much better position now to handle myself, and not get in too deep before these guys realize that I am spending hundreds of dollars on ticas for the past 4 weeks, every week, and am here by myself and I guess am in some kind of vunerable atmosphere
I'd love to go to Jaco beach, but I hear mixed things, some good and some bad, and would much rather like to go with a couple of fellow Canadians than with one of the street hustler guys I've been dealing with for the past 3 weeks.
I'll probably make a seperate thread for this as well. My name is Brent, and if the Original Poster or anyone else that Canadian/American wants to go to Jaco beach for a couple of nights or longer let me know. Of course, I'd want to be assured that you really are Canadian/American/legitimate/etc and would be happy to show/prove the same of myself.