Random Thoughts...

We all got together to take a picture at the bar below our hotel. The guy in the white is not apart of my program. We met him that night; his name is Christian. He is Colombian! It turns out that a lot of Colombians have light eyes. He was very cute.

There was a smaller waterfall near the really big one. This one was easy to get into. There wasn't a strong current!

This was my view of Montezuma on the other side of the room! As you can see, there were street venders. It was a very colorful town!

This is a picture of the street perpendicular to the first street. That man on the corner had a conection with Cuba. He was selling cigars. If my dad smoked cigars I probably would have bought something from him, but he doesn't!

Sorry this is upside down....but here is a picture of the waterfall we worked so hard to get to!

Hello all -

I had intentions of putting a ton of pictures up from my trip to Montezuma, but it turns out that the limit is 5 pictures per blog! So. Here are some more pictures! If you are interested in seeing more pictures, find me on facebook. I started an album and it has a little over 100 pictures currently!

As for my random thoughts, nothing happened today that is worth mentioning, but I do want to make sure that I document what I am observing while I am here.

First of all, I want to talk about the PDA here! You can't go anywhere without seeing most everyone paired off. I don't have any issues with PDA, but if you are someone who is, you might be really uncomfortable in Costa Rica! After thinking about it, it makes sense that PDA is so popular here. children live with their parents until they are married, and sometimes even after. Of course this is generally speaking, but it makes sense that outside of the house is the only time couples get to spend time with each other.

Second of all, I was convinced that Costa Ricans don't have acne until today! When I walk to and from my bus stop, I pass all sorts of teenagers, and all of them had great skin. Today I saw a few though.

Thirdly, most floors are made out of tile. The whole has tile in every classroom, along with the houses. I like it a lot actually! The tile changes patterns depending on the house. It adds more personality!

That is all I can think of right now, but I am sure there will be more to come!

Oh yeah! I went to see "Brigada A los Magnificos" (The A-Team) - and it was awesome!! It is rediculous, but so funny!

As for this weekend, plans are in the making!

The plan is to go to Monteverde, see the Volcano Arenal, go ziplining over the forest, see some hot springs....and more!

It should be another packed weekend full of fun! I can't wait! The only problem is that I am going to have to slow down after this weekend! These things are expensive! I was hoping it would be cheaper here, but it isn't!

Hasta luego!