I am going to Costa Rica in two weeks,” announced a friend who worked as a data analyst at a Big Four consulting firm. His excitement suggested that he might be headed on a vacation. But as he disclosed more details, my misunderstanding faded. He was going for a work trip—or at least that is how he put it. Of course, given that it was his first-ever international trip, and Costa Rica is at the top of any keen traveller’s wish list, it could not be just that. When he returned, his watch covered a tattoo on his wrist, and his memory was fresh with tales from the central American country.