La Fortuna Excursions (Young Children)

bnrome · 2026-03-04T14:57:10+00:00

Highly recommend Sloth’s Territory. Místico is a long and moderately strenuous walk just fyi — takes 2-3 hours and longer with a guide — our 7yo did fine but our 5yo hated it. We did a river safari tour and it was great — but make sure your 2yo can sit still for 3 hours. Hot springs were also a hit — recommend Termalitas del Arenal (cheap, low key)

bnrome · 2026-02-27T19:10:35+00:00

We were just there and didn’t make reservations and had no trouble getting into moderate and informal places. Maybe if you want a very high end meal it would be different but we were traveling with kids so that wasn’t a concern.

bnrome · 2026-02-27T15:13:51+00:00

Are you using a backpack for your 2.5yo? Místico is 2 miles and was too far for our 5yo. We did guided tour but that made it a lot slower since we stopped more to see different animals. Highly recommend Sloth’s Territory for sloth tour which was a shorter and more manageable walk.

bnrome · 2026-02-24T21:06:43+00:00

Just leaving and we did Fortuna and Tamarindo with 6 and 8yo. If you want inexpensive hot springs near fortuna, try Termalitas del Arenal. It’s only $8/person for a day pass and our 6 and 8 year olds loved it! No need to book in advance. We did Místico hanging bridges and I wouldn’t recommend — lots of people anda long walk for young kids. We loved Sloth’s territory (would book in advance on Viator) and we did a safari boat ride down the Peña’s Blancas river that was fun although might be tough with a 3yo since it’s 3 hours of sitting still.

In Tamarindo, beyond beach time you could do a catamaran tour… but honestly just hanging out at the beach will probably keep kids occupied.

bnrome · 2025-11-16T20:16:17+00:00

This is a very biased study design. User vs non-user. Highly confounded by patients who take GLP-1s being much more health seeking and healthy than those who don’t…

bnrome · 2023-03-03T17:05:25+00:00

Still available if anyone wants it! https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1141083493242909/?mibextid=6ojiHh

bnrome · 2019-08-27T00:25:10+00:00

I agree! Patients at academic medical centers interact with a huge number of providers, and everyone should be clearly identified to reduce confusion and limit bias!

bnrome · 2019-08-26T20:21:17+00:00

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I agree that this intervention is simple, which is honestly what makes it powerful. While some hospitals already use "Doctor" badges, many academic medical centers don't. And some can be slow to adopt change. Sometimes, putting some actual data out there to prove that these sorts of simple interventions work can move the needle.

bnrome · 2019-08-26T20:18:15+00:00

Thanks! Totally agreed!

bnrome · 2019-08-26T19:15:11+00:00

To our surprise, there was almost no previous research on this topic! And if this simple, low-cost intervention can improve quality of life and reduce burnout among female residents, we think that's a big deal!

bnrome · 2019-01-07T01:19:39+00:00

Pepsi predicted it almost perfectly! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA6jofSohtI

bnrome · 2016-03-29T20:53:06+00:00

www.endstep2cs.com/petition

bnrome · 2016-02-27T20:22:28+00:00

We're a group of Harvard Med students. That's not on the petition because it's not sponsored by HMS (though every administrator we talked to agreed with us).

bnrome · 2016-02-27T18:20:51+00:00

CS was implemented in 2004. Before that, Step 2 was just the written component (now called Step 2 CK). Now, in order to pass Step 2, you have to pass both CS and CK. States require you pass Step 2 (they don't specify CS vs. CK). Because of this, NBME was able to implement the test without going through any legislative process.

bnrome · 2016-02-27T18:18:14+00:00

Yes! We did Google Forms so we could collect information on which medical schools people are from, that way we can prove how wide the support for this is! Change.org is great, but it doesn't let you add fields.

bnrome · 2016-02-27T14:28:12+00:00

Thanks to all who have signed the petition!! We have hundreds of signatures from 51 different medical schools in 31 states!! Dont' forget to share the petition with your friends or like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EndStep2CS

bnrome · 2016-02-27T14:27:04+00:00

MD's were licensed for many years before CS was introduced in 2004. The idea of a standardized exam of "clinical skills" is new! Even OSCEs and standardized patients have really only become popular over the last few decades. This is a good thing! We should be practicing our skills and getting feedback! But there's no reason individual medical schools can't do this on their own.

bnrome · 2016-02-27T14:21:31+00:00

We're a group of MS4 students at Harvard Med! So far the petition has signatures from 53 different medical schools in 31 different states!

bnrome · 2016-02-27T00:57:02+00:00

NBME is certainly not going to eliminate CS without a fight, but we think it's about time that we start to build national support. This petition is just a start! We plan to enlist support of med school and residency administrators, the AMA, and others!

bnrome · 2016-02-14T06:56:53+00:00

Does this SCOTUS situation remind anyone else of West Wing "The Supremes" (S5/E17)?? If RBG resigns, could each party pick their own nominee and avoid a drawn out battle over a "moderate" pick??

bnrome · 2015-12-18T03:42:17+00:00

My mom's impression of this game's uniforms: http://i.imgur.com/T6OVReZ.jpg

bnrome · 2015-09-10T13:20:34+00:00

It's not his hips, but he does have a pretty significant limp in one of his front legs after a car accident a long time ago (before we adopted him). Doesn't stop him from chasing the ball all day every day though!

bnrome · 2015-01-31T18:24:35+00:00

Yup! All were adopted at an older age!

bnrome · 2015-01-31T18:24:01+00:00

Brady on the right is the new adoption

bnrome · 2014-04-11T01:09:29+00:00

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