| Length | 05:17 |
| Licensor | Susan B. Price |
| Producer(s) | Susan B. Price |
| Formats | Debut (not aired nationally), First-person essay, Soft Feature |
| Topics | Humor, International, Travel |
| Produced | 2003 |
| Added to PRX | February 5, 2004 |
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A social reformer runs away from work, only to get stuck in the jungle treetops of Costa Rica.
Maria Cristalli, Co-Producer (Cosmopolitan Productions)
English
A traveler's tale: I was an eco-tourist in Costa Rica. I bought a ticket to slide on a cable between treetops in the rainforest. Everyone else did it fine, but I got stuck in the middle. This might have been a one-chuckle anecdote if I hadn't been a social reformer who had just run away from a jungle of politics at home.
If I've had a single insight in my travels, it is that the places we visit are neutral and largely indifferent to us. The mood and the meaning is inside the visitor. My trip was not just about getting stuck in the canopy but about the nightmares that come to someone who just can't relax and leave well enough alone.
This piece was originally streamed by Transom in the 2003 "Three about Me." As of 2/5/04, no national broadcast.
