run-in with former Costa Rican President?

It hasn't been confirmed...and I'm pretty sure everyone's ignoring the issue all together...but I think I ran into former Costa Rican president (and possible future candidate) Oscar Arias. Yes, Arias. The Nobel Peace Prize guy.

I was waiting for yet another top-secret political something or other meeting to end on the third floor of the office so I could go into the kitchen and get my lunch (leftover chicken in a cream sauce with potatoes and onions...yummmmm) and pour myself some fresca (who doesn't love grapefruit flavored soda?), running up and down the stairs to see if the door had been opened yet to the conference room (the kitchen, and just about everything else are right off the conference room). Finally, I saw the door was ajar and ran up with my empty glass and my fork (but I ran daintily and tip-toeing so as not to disturb any final meeting activities going on). As I ducked into the conference room and began negotiating with the kitchen door (a swinging door that sometimes decides not to swing), I noticed an older gentleman packing up his things from the table. Not unusual, as most meetings in the office involve old white men. However, having just seen a promotional spot (in which Miranda, my co-worker, shows up waving and smiling), I recognized the dignified grey hair and his serene, yet commanding expression...

OSCAR ARIAS!!

(Unless I was hallucinating, which given the fact that I ate lunch over an hour late seems possible, although unlikely as hunger hallucinations usually take the form of cookies, roasted chickens, and mashed potatoes)


While it all sounds a little far-fetched - bumping into former president/present candidate for president while trying to heat up leftovers at work - it's possible. Turns out, CIDH directors are closely affiliated with the Arias administration and will be working behind the scenes on his campaign next year. Wahoo! I had a presidential run-in!