【推荐1】Costa Rica is home to everything from steamy rainforests and misty cloud forests. And there’s enough action to satisfy the most demanding thrill-seeker. Below, we look at the places you won’t want to miss.

La Fortuna

You can get up close to its lava-covered lower slopes by taking the Las Coladas trail, one of several unforgettable hikes around Volcán Arenal National Park, about 7km west of La Fortuna.

Around 7km east of La Fortuna, there’s horseback riding, mountain biking, along with kayaking on Lake Arenal. The region’s natural hot springs make the perfect place to ease weary muscles.

Monteverde

Monteverde’s mist-wreathed cloud forest reserves sit high on the country’s mountainous spine. It’s one of the world’s biodiversity hot spots, with a shocking diversity of plants and animals.

For a bird’s eye view of the forest, take a thrilling ride on a zipline(滑索), skimming the canopy at high speed—Sky Trek Monteverde has an automatic braking system, useful for kids and anxious adults.

The Nicoya Peninsula

Famed for its postcard-perfect beaches and sweet Pacific swells, Nicoya has something for wave riders of all levels. There’s wildlife too: Grande Beach is a nesting site for leatherback turtles from October to March.

Further south, the remote, jungle-backed town of Santa Teresa is now a hip hangout with cool cafes, sushi restaurants and designer boutiques.

【推荐2】While there are many books available that explore resilience (韧性), the following are our favorites based on their contribution to our theoretical understanding and practical application of the concept.

Developing Resilience: A Cognitive-Behavioral Approach—Michael Neenan

Michael Neenan uses a cognitive-behavioral(认知行为) approach to increase resilience in clients. In his insightful book, Neenan explores what we mean when we talk about resilience and discusses why one person can overcome multiple challenges and crises at the same time while another failed.

Resilience: The Science of Mastering Life’s Greatest Challenges—Steven Southwick, Dennis Charney, and Jonathan DePierro

Now in its third edition, this in-depth and valuable book will become a fundamental resilience resource to be revisited repeatedly. Steven Southwick, Dennis Charney, and Jonathan DePierro offer deep insight into resilience as a complex product of genetic, biological social, and psychological factors.

Resilience: A Practical Guide for Coaches—Carole Pemberton

While this is a relatively short book at less than 200 pages, resilience coach Carole Pemberton packs a great deal of practical and helpful information in it on how to coach clients to overcome difficulties and achieve their potential.

The Resilience Club: Daily Success Habits of Long-Term High Performers —Angela Armstrong

As a strategic leadership partner, Angela Armstrong supports leaders in delivering sustainable high performance using a series of resilience habits. She believes that with the right tools and mindset, we can deal with life’s challenges and say yes to the exciting opportunities that present themselves. Her goal is for clients to develop a balanced set of resilience habits that support managing and handling both challenges and opportunities as they arise.

【推荐3】TRAVEL ADVISORY

Here are a few things you should know before you take off on your next trip.

Frontier Airlines Face Covering Requirement

As required by federal law, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Order and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) Security Directive, all passengers and employees must wear a face covering over nose and mouth throughout the Frontier travel experience including at ticket counters, gate areas, baggage claim and onboard all flights. Face coverings are not required for children under the age of 2. Face coverings must fit snugly(紧密地) over your nose and mouth and be secured under the chin. Not wearing an approved face covering is a violation of federal law and you may lose future travel privileges on Frontier.

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Temperature Screening Requirement

Anyone with a temperature of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or higher will not be able to board the plane. If time allows, we will give customers the opportunity to rest before receiving a second check. If the second temperature screening is 100.4 degrees or higher, our team will help the customer to rebook travel on a later date when they are feeling better.

Know Your Travel Policy

CDC issued an Order on January 12, 2021(effective since January, 26, 2021) requiring proof of a negative COVID-19 test or documentation of having recovered from COVID-19 for all air passengers arriving from a foreign country to the US.