Okay been i matapalo for a couple of days now and im not really enjoying it. I really miss San Jose like loads not sure why but i really want to go back but i know if i go back that it won't be the same. I have also changed projects from Turtles to sport teaching. This is mainly down to two things all my friends from san jose are doing sport coaching and also the first job i was given was to clean the loos which is not what i signed up for! I can still do the tur...

Today is my last day in San Jose before i go to my project in Matapalo. It was a very emotional last week! We went out for a meal on monday for Vicky's birthday with some of the people from the costa rican experience, so it was good to see them and then after we went to El Cartel for my house mate Caroline's last big night! Tuesday i was supposed to go out for a few drinks with caroline because it was her actual last night but i was way too tired and it turned ou...

Ok so we got back from Arenal ok didn't have to stand up which was good cause that wouldn't have been fun! A few new real gappers arrived last week an we went out with a couple of times: saw batman, went to a roller disco and of course Castros again! At the weekend we decided to do day tours as people were leaving, and i didn't really fancy paying for more accomadation. On the friday we hired a bus and went to volcan Poas: we being; me, laurence, chris, the two a...

Arenal! Wooo active volcano! We got to arenal around 3 checked into our hostel and were instantly persauded to go on a tour of arenal with our hostel, he did turn out to be the cheapest which was good, we decided not to go until the next day thou so we spent the rest of the afternoon catching up on sleep after another night out in Castros, which is now definatly my favorite place in costa rica. We practised a bit of the salsa and merenge we'd learnt in the schoo...

Our weekend in puerto viejo is almost finished, just waiting for the bus back to San Jose. This is a definant must in costa rica its like a completely different counrty on the carribean side! We got off the bus to swealtering heat, jeans was a definant error, and immediatly greeted by crys of "taxi taxi" or "you have somewhere to stay amigo" one old american said he had a room for 2 people in his house with hot showers, we told him there were ...