Time seems to be flying here in Costa Rica. I cannot believe we have already been here for a month. Life here is becoming easier and I feel a lot more comfortable on my own. I enjoy coming into town and actually knowing where I am going! I saw Arenal this past weekend and am heading to Monte Verde next weekend. I cannot wait to do the zipline through the rain forest!
I am also in love with the beaches here. They are beyond gorgeous and it is so easy to go. Its nice to have finally figured out the buses and how they work. I love being able to pay basically nothing to get a ride to the beach!
School went well last week. We had English day and it went a lot better than I thought it was going to. First, the entire school went to Mass and it was very interesting. Not being Catholic, I didn´t really know what was going on especially since it was in Spanish, but it was a good experience.
After mass everyone gathered in the courtyard at school. We sang songs, did some riddles for prizes, and labeled things all over the school in English. Once we finished those activities, we separated into grade levels and made Christmas cards in English. I worked with the seventh grade and I was thoroughly impressed with their efforts. They got really into it. They were helping each other translate and decorating the paper as best they could. It was a fun activity and they seemed to really enjoy it!
Monkeys at the beach
Playa Carillo
Me getting surf lessons at Playa Samara!