Costa Paraiso Dominical

... next to meet a friend for a few days. Our days in Dominical were spent being lazy at the beach, surfing, hiking, playing soccer with the locals (and getting our asses kicked). We also did an amazing trip to the Nauyaca Waterfalls. Well my timers is up...I'll more in a few days.

... alive. We each have about 40 bug bites on our legs alone, oh and yeah I was wearing jeans, those suckers bite right through denim. Fabulous. Last night in a team effort we used our new bug capturing skills to trap a giant cockroach using a heavy glass, deet spray, 2 flashlights, a refridgerator, and a heavy wooden Don Quijote statue. No questions, it worked. After the mosquito feeding yesterday Claudia took us through the ...

... lunch at Si Como No in their Rico Tico Bar & Grill. They have fabulous grounds with lots of lush greenery and are very dedicated to being "green". The food was very good. Mixed drinks are a little pricey compared to most other places but the view is spectacular. Catalina prepared a Tico breakfast for us and another returning guest on Saturday. It was delicious. We have enjoyed all our time in Costa Rica and will definitely be back again before long. We like the ...

... aren't wide enough for two cars to pass. Then, we had to navigate bumpy gravel roads in our 4x4. It made us think of what life would be like for someone living in Parrita - every time you needed to go to the other side of town, you'd have to wait 30-60 minutes! By the time we got to Manuel Antonio, we were pretty worn out, but glad to be there. It's a jungle out there -- literally!

... ride was well worth it :) I'm so thankful that Danielle has lived here before and that she is fluent in spanish!! She found us a room in downtown Quepos for our night and then lead us to the beautiful beach in Manuel Antonio. It felt amazing to set our bags down and dig our toes into the sand. Neko enjoyed hours in the ocean and I enjoyed just simply being. Today, we moved into our home. It is perfect and indescribable! The view and the ...

... Pretty soon when everything is in working order, we get in our self-assigned places, ready to begin. Of course by now we are not alone. Emily, Adriana's adorable redheaded nine-year-old, has been a faithful workout companion since the beginning. And more recently, we have also been joined by Glen and Kendall, Seida's 7-year-old twins, who love to jump and wiggle to the music. Even Kiki, Seida's two-year-old, joins in with amazingly accurate imitations of my movements ...

... But when my students saw my feet, only some of them dared to ask what I was wearing. The others just stared in wonder. The older girls giggled. One first grade boy held is foot next to mine, looked up at me part with worry and part with pride that we had the same shoes. My fourth grade, always quick to compliment me on any changes I make to my person, pronounced them "lindo, Teacher." Mario exclaimed in surprise that I had actually gone through with my plan to buy ...

... I thought I was back in the Pinas! I went to the dentist for the first time on Monday. His lovely assistant said "Sorry but the dentist is not here on Mondays"!! So why the F do you even bother to put Monday down as one of the opening days??? So, I made an appointment for Tuesday... And on Tuesday, turned up at 11.30 for my appointment and errr... this time, there was no one there at all!! I called the emergency number and shouted very loudly - "Hey, ****er, are you ...

... despues de 7 horas de coche desde san jose, se planto con nosotros a tomar unas cervezas que mas tarde acabarian en Tequilas. En esta odisea tambien nos acompanyaron Cristian y Hal, los dos chicos que conocimos en Jaco, ya podeis imaginar en lo amigos del alma que se convierteron .... Noche dura aquella puesto que al dia siguiente teniamos nuestra primera clase de SURF!!! A la ...

... Thats a bit of the problem, so many people have fed these monkeys that they think that any food in your hands is their god given right and they will come right down and rip it out of your hands. The beach in the park is beautiful. We sat out in the sun for awhile and did some swimming in the beautiful water. Beautiful spot. We saw iguanas and birds as well. Pretty cool park. Unfortunately we had ...