Hotel Palma Real San Jose

Okay, so now I don't think I was staying in the slums of Santa Cruz my first night here. I think that is what most of the country is like. I have now driven through this country for several hours and every house has either a fence, bars over their doors and windows or both. They even have this in little country towns which is so unusual. We don’t see that in the states unless it is the slums of a city. One other unique thing ...

... sure that if the clothes were wet that they would ever dry. I doubt I have used a dry towel the whole time I have been here. My skin loves the humidity but my hair is fighting back. <br><br>Speaking of laundry, I talked to my husband and he is working on the laundry. He admitted that he was nervous and I appreciated that. I miss taking care of him. He&#8217;s so good to me as well. Anyway, he told me that washing went fine but he ...

... had a lot of problems but I got through. Some of the canals were really narrow and it was difficult. In one of the canals, my friends practically abandoned me (they just got out of it faster than I did), and I got stuck in the trees. I got bit by a spider and while trying to get the spder off of me (it was a big spider), another one came up and bit me too. I must have turned int he process because I then got lodged between two trees and had trouble ...

a great breakfast was served this morning and then the team split up to attend services at both Todos Los Santos as well as Ascension. both communities welcomed to team with open arms as always. <br><br>Rain started: 12:34<br>Rain ended:???<br><br>after lunch, the team headed to the ever popular Hiper Mas, for some much needed shopping. most popular items were sweet tea, cookies, Tang and sweat bands ...

... A small puppy with red dry skin got on the bus behind the policeman and I thought we were going to take him but he must do this for a living and got off with the police. Maybe he thinks he's people. Hehe Dubrovnik came to mind with the passport and I really have to try and not let that happen - need to take a photocopy of it with us. FINALLY the driver stopped for us, right outside the sanctuary. And the doors were open. Success!!!! We went in and organised the tour ...

... to get through next week with the rest of the kids. We have our first exam coming up! March 25th and 26th! For me, this means so much more time planning. I don't know where my afternoons go but they fly and I usually feel as though tomorrow the planning is going to continue. It will be refreshing to begin a new unit. I am thinking of following the guide they have given us and going with the topic My School. Focusing more on ...

... Yank that id taken the bus headed South today. Hope they meet up again and a bit of each´s personality rubs off on the other...you know, to restore balance in the universe and all that.<br><br>Not sure what i´ll do tomorrow. Maybe leave for Panama, maybe pop North to the outskirts and visit David (who studied at the same Spanish school in Guatemala), maybe stay here and even do something touristy. There´s a bungee jump bridge just outside town...

... a stunning sunset as we neared san jose. probably the best i have ever seen. we arrived late, in a city which is renowned for crime and muggings. i think the taxi drivers are there to just rip you off too.. as we arrived they offered to charge us up to 10 quid for a 3 pound journey across town. i actually laughed at them..thankfully a lady driver pulled up with a meter and we hopped in happier. we decided with it being really late we wouldnt search for a ...

... beds to crazy nights. Still, the owner assured me it was only for hostel guests and we needed a place to stay so we dumped our stuff in dorms (there was a girls-only one for me - yay), got changed and went out, though not before Filip did a vodka shot with a group of Polish guys he met in the hostel, using the cap of my insect repellent spray as a shot glass. Despite dire warnings from the hostel staff of the evils that awaited us if we ...

... bring to the classroom, something that absolutely captivates the kids and introduces possibilities beyond what they're accustomed to. On the other hand, I'm taking it all with me when I leave, so it's not building anything long-term. I have two other projects in the works: a cardboard clock, and a vocabulary game we used to play in my high school Spanish classes. The cardboard clock was Xinia's idea. I'd asked her advice after I'd noticed Stephanie making a few mistakes in ...