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| Zip lining..GORGEOUS...THRILLING! |
Miercoles,14th
Head out to school, start to get news on my truck (FINALLY) and try sort dat out (it's being fixed since it got written off)...then attempt to find a place for my monthly pampering – mi tika mama gave me ‘walking’ directions to a place – dat never work out at all - just couldn’t find it…I feel like I stick out when I walk the streets here so I am VERY aware of my surroundings…I think I look the student / foreigner part – not good in Heredia – they can mark u I guess..well un barracho (drunk man) at 4pm starts to follow me…he drunk and old so I confident I can outrun him – but I wasn’t up to it and I was in my slippers – I bolt and go back to school to find another place…by this time – YAH- I am craving a mani / pedi and wax routine! BEEN 3 WEEKS PEOPLE! insane J
So much for roughin it – I get my pampering on and am thrilled! Dinner is yummy tonite and I help Guido study for his test this week…he is learning American geography (Poor me – like I know DAT!) – I give him some study tips and a formula on how to remember the continents … we go for a walk to the bakery for some dessert…..they tell me to slow down – I walk too fast! WHAT??? U 11yr and 8 year old cant keep up with me? They double up their speed and attempt to keep up! We get some goodies and head back home…
Gabby baked me a FANTASTIC cholocate cake this week too…I wonder if I can take her back with me? Dem spoil me so till!
Bed time now – feelin sleepy!
Tmrw – another tour and then weekend suppose to tek off somewhere into di hills …MORE LATER!
OH OH OH – by di way, thanks for ALL those responses on my tattoos! HAHA – LOL! In the words of my favorite mechanic – ‘STAY CALM’ – B, in Spanish – it’s ‘TRANQUILO’!
The tattoos are real – yes, REALLY HENNAH!! (temporary paint) J I know, I know I had some of u going….forgive me – it was fun though… it has faded now – only lasts like 15 days…
Nite nite – nuff XXXXOOOO
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| butterfly emerging |
Today is Thur…school early in the morning – then did a tour to Cateratas Paz..a Garden with some GORGEOUS but dangerous water falls, butterfly, frog and snake houses…beautiful property….we see one animal that they call pizote – look like cat family or something – WHO KNOWS??? Was nyaming up di bananas left out for birds. Someone called it a mongoose but CERTAINLY don’t look like what ‘we’ call mongoose…
Tomorrow we head out to Monteverde / Arenal area – volcano and outdoor activities…will write more afta weekend. BLESS!
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| Cateratas Paz |
EL DOMINGO – Marzo 18
Hola ! I just got back in and unpacked! I had a fantastic weekend! Que Divertido! We left school about 1 and got to monteverde at 5pm on friday..it is a TINY TINY town that we circled on foot in bout 5 minutes…stayed in a cute little hotel…4 beds to 1 room for us mujeres… an interesting group on this trip…I am one of the 2 youngest, the rest are way over 40’s…a retired doctor, a couple from Montreal, a university event planner from Washington and a new graduate hoping to be a teacher in California… lots of chatting and sharing life stories…I love to hear the journey’s of SOO many people.
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| More lunch... |
We check in then head out for a really nice meal at a restaurnant called Morphos ….i hit the sack like a brick after a light walk J
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| Zip line READY! |
We raise VERY early for Saturday – full day ahead for us. We go to ‘Extremo Canopy’ and I am in heaven..zip line is SOO much fun and a tarzan line and repelling… the guides have fun with us! I chat with the owner for a while and we hit it off…my Spanish lacks but I told him he needs to learn english! He agrees !
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| Hot Springs Resort...FANTASTICO! |
We head from there to una caminata (a hike) thru a ‘forest’ for lack of a better word….i see monkeys – they are sooo cute…UNTIL they start throwing tree branches at us…from there – we can see Volcan Arenal which we are heading to next…it is active still and quite a site man!
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| Chilling at hotel |
After another rhatid long bus ride…We get to arenal hotel – check in and head to the hot springs
Oh - On way to arenal – we buck up a family of strange animals jus in di middle of di street…looks like a fury possum…they call it a pizote as well…don’t mek sense – they don’t look alike to me…anwya… look at pics for urself!We head back to hotel and eat din din…the youngsters wait on the guide to come get us – we decide to go party at the local discoteca! We had a great time…we played fusbol – never done that before, danced and chatted till about 3am…I buck up 2 more girls from school and their local friends…the guides from the tourist spots entertain us J
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| Beautiful Volcano |
Sunday – we get up late and after breakfast think we are heading back home…our guide tells us he has a surprise for us and that we must change into our swim suits… he takes us to Rio Fortuna (fortuna is the town that the volcan arenal is) pretty pretty waterfall…there is a rope to chuck off into the water with…u know I love dem excitement!
Then a muchacho who CANNOT swim decides he wants to try it…lawd have mercy….our guide has to jump in after him…..i would have (with all my life guard training and all)…but he looked like he was really playing and he was only TWO steps from being able to stand…POBRECITO! He started to panic and went under twice before people believed – he wasn’t playing….we suggested he NOT do that again till he KNOWS how to swim! He agreed! J
Fun and exciting weekend for me! Glad I went…
Back at home now with family…kids doing homework…I tired from weekend – will be an early nite to bed…2 of girls from samara will be here this week…looking forward to them!
In class this week we talk about healthcare, how to give directions and I learn that ‘gordita’ and ‘negrita’ (fatty and likkle black girl) are merely terms of affection here – not to be insulted by them at all!! I am referred to on the street as ‘morena’ or ‘linda’ so far…
I have 2 more weeks of school then 1 of travel and then THAT”s IT! cant believe I going into week four SOOO SOON man! Time flying quick quick!
Oh – you would be VERY proud of me – I score a high grade on my last exam – am I improving? Maybe – my Spanish is getting better I think. Is whole heap to remember…let’s see what level 6 offers tomorrow…need to find a place at home to keep practicing – or u lose it soo easy!
Well this week I will need to plan for my last 2 weekends here….have lots going thru the brain…feeling good & reenergized!!
Bless and more in di week!
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| Dinner at Morphos |
Hasta luego!
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