On Wednesday we will only have one week left! I feel like the time here has really flown by! This has been such a wonderful experience. I feel that I have learned so much about Costa Rican culture! Again, I have to say that my family has truly been wonderful. They have taken me to many traditional restaurants and really made me feel like I was a part of their family. This weekend we are going to San José!
Last week we helped the English teachers at San Ambrosio write down the titles and authors of the books we brought to them. Their library is really growing! I am hoping that more people will donate books, so that they will have a really nice one within the next few years. It took us a few hours to do this, and it was good to be able to look through the books as we were writing them down, and to make recommendations for books we thought the students would really enjoy.
I was also able to travel to La Fortuna and Monteverde! I had so much fun. Both places were incredibly beautiful. We lucked out in La Fortuna. It had been raining for days, but we ended up having sunny weather and were able to see the volcano perfectly. On the night we were staying there, the hotel owner´s husband took us to the other side of the volcano, so we were able to see lava! It was incredible. Sadly, we did not see an explosion...although, I can´t say I´m THAT sad about it.
Monteverde was cold and rainy...by cold I mean windy and in the 50s. We did the zipline and tarzan swing. I am glad we were all able to do this together because it was terrifying. I nearly backed out at the beginning, but I am so glad I didn´t! It was an amazing experience...during one of the ziplines, I was in a cloud. I could not see anything except for the trees below me. It was very surreal. Overall, I thought it was a wonderful trip.
I am looking forward to this next week and a half in Costa Rica. I cannot believe it is all coming to a close.
La Fortuna
Monteverde