if there were ever any doubt about the relaxed attitude of ticos (costa ricans), i want to bring to the discussion the moment at which Fabio, knowing full well that i hadn't driven for 3 years and that his whole family (minus himself) were going on this particular voyage to the la fortuna waterfall, threw me his car keys. luckily i know what "drive on the right!" is in panicked spanish. even got waved at by a police car.