72 hours in Costa Rica

A lot has happened in the past 72 hours, so here it is in list form:

Wednesday: 

- 5 hour drive to the Detroit Metropolitan Airport

- Delayed flight in Atlanta due to lightning

- Drink tea and introducing myself to my host family at 10:30pm

Thursday:

- Wake up at 6am the following morning

- Leave for a 2-day program orientation

- Arrive at said orientation site:

8:00am   Orientation Begins

9:30am   Coffee Break

12:30pm Lunch (had more coffee)

3:30pm   Another Coffee Break

6:00pm   Latin Dance Class!

7:30pm   Dinner (had even more coffee)

Then asleep by 10pm

Friday:

- Wake up at 6:30am

- Eat breakfast (more coffee!)

- 2 hour bus ride in the mountains to El Monumento Nacional Guayabo

- Spend an hour hiking and looking at cool archeological sites (the aqueducts still work!)

- Back in bus, stop for lunch (trout, beans, rice, and plantain!)

- SLEEP ON BUS

- Wake up back in San José 

- It is raining hard

- Very hard

Whew!  That’s a lot!  I am now back in my room in the house I will be staying at with my madre, Vicky, and my padre, Marcus.  My perrita (little dog) is napping by my feet.  Her name is Namú.  She snores and I love her already.  My mind is still racing; I think it will take a couple of days for my adrenaline to return to normal levels before I realize that I am actually here for the next 6 months!  

I am really tired, so I think I will go read or take a nap or drink some more coffee.  But here are some photos for your viewing pleasure.  Hopefully my next post will be bursting with artistic expression. Until next time!

Some glamour shots of San José:

A glamour shot of me...