Things that have happened since the last post (in no particular order):
- An entire month
- Found out I'll be assigned to a community called Las Nubes, near Nicaragua
- Visited Las Nubes
- Went to my first Costa Rica beach and confirmed the popular belief that the beaches here are awesome
- Took my second language exam to see whether I've improved my Spanish skills since getting here (or gotten worse - but I don't know the results yet)
- Got too fat for most of my clothes
- Sang Celine Dion at karaoke night with my host family
- Finished PST (training)
- Officially started training for the Dec. 1 half marathon
I could ramble about the details of each of these events, but instead I'll just post pictures and make silly comments. Of that list of things that have happened in the last month, the most significant is obviously my site - I've officially been assigned to work/live in Las Nubes, in the cantón of Los Chiles, in the province of Alajuela, in the Zona Norte. I'm basically 45 minutes from Nicaragua on motorcycle (this is how 95% of the population gets around), and about 2 hours by bus.
Here's the chancho (pig) I'll be eating for Christmas...
And here's my kitty! I love him so much. I want him to make babies so that I could steal one, but apparently there are no eligible single ladies in the community for him. He has high standards.
This is where I will go running every day, basically. It's how I will stay sane and hopefully avoid becoming obese.
This is where we go jungle fishing! I didn't catch any fish, but everyone else (my family and a couple family friends) did, and they were DELICIOUS. Also, while we were fishing, we listened to the sound of congo monkeys in the background. If you don't know what a congo monkey sounds like, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ4y6uCwbY4
And last but not least, I'm pretty sure this is why they call my community Las Nubes....
Those are some pretty clouds. (Nubes = clouds, in case you are wondering what I'm talking about.)
Well, that's all I feel like writing now... bye!
Here's the chancho (pig) I'll be eating for Christmas...
And here's my kitty! I love him so much. I want him to make babies so that I could steal one, but apparently there are no eligible single ladies in the community for him. He has high standards.
This is where I will go running every day, basically. It's how I will stay sane and hopefully avoid becoming obese.
This is where we go jungle fishing! I didn't catch any fish, but everyone else (my family and a couple family friends) did, and they were DELICIOUS. Also, while we were fishing, we listened to the sound of congo monkeys in the background. If you don't know what a congo monkey sounds like, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ4y6uCwbY4
And last but not least, I'm pretty sure this is why they call my community Las Nubes....
Those are some pretty clouds. (Nubes = clouds, in case you are wondering what I'm talking about.)
Well, that's all I feel like writing now... bye!
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