Sorry I am so late on my blog this week. I don't have a ton to write about because for the first weekend since I've been here we didn't really do a whole this weekend. Me and a few other girls took a day hike just outside of Heredia on Saturday. This hike we were told was one of the easier hikes around here. Can't say I completely agree. Hiking here is very different from being at home because it is in the jungle. Everything is muddy and falling happens often. ...

Well, I just finished my first weekend abroad! It was crazy how great new experiences can be. Friday afternoon we started the weekend by going to a neighboring town, Barva for a festival. I'm not sure what they were celebrating but the Ticos were all very excited about it. It could be almost be compared to Halloween for America. People have scary masks on everywhere. There's no candy though. Children carry around balloons on strings and hit eachother with them. T...

Where to start, probably with the obvious. Language, holy cow is this complicated! I am actually quite surprised with my own progress. Even with in the five days that I have lived here, communicating is getting easier. At least with Abuelita. I'm learning how much people use body language to describe what they are saying, and thank goodness they do. It makes understanding a lot easier. That and being completely exposed 24/7 is making learning this language must e...

Well today was my first day out about about in Costa Rica. After a slight miscommunications with my host grandmother, I conveyed to her that I would be wandering around the downtown area of heredia with some new amigos. She was all for it. She is very encouraging when it comes to me learning spanish and the way of life here in Costa Rica. Mi amiga nueva Tina thought we lived near eachother so we planned to go out and explore. Turns out we live on completely diff...