My mom picked me up from the school and we took a taxi to the house. There I met my dad, my 18-year-old sister Deyli, German (pronounced Hair-mon) 15, and Ana Lucia- a precious 5 year old. No one speaks any English so our conversations have been very limited but they are a wonderful family and so patient.
Today we took a field trip to La Paz Waterfalls. It was very beautiful but very posh so it felt funny since it wasn't as natural as I expected. The cool thing though was that we got to see many of the animals native to Costa including monkeys, 5 wildcats including jaguars and pumas, MANY snakes, poison dart frogs, toucans, and butterflies.
Our tour guide reminded me so much of Ramone from The Proposal- his voice was identical and he sure loved us! He decided to arrange more trips with us- a trip to the largest discoteca in San José over the weekend is already in the works... hilarious. It was great having a guide to keep us entertained on the bus with Costa Rica facts and to point out all of the animals once we go there. We stopped at a coffee plantation on the way up. Everything here is just so beautiful. It's so green and you see mountains (of the inactive volcanoes) everywhere. The weather has been perfect- not too hot or cold.
It was a day filled with laughing and in awe of everything! It has been so cool to see God's hand at work with this trip. The fact that I know VERY little Spanish and am staying with a family that doesn't speak any English and yet I feel comfortable is amazing. I am excited to see all that I learn these four months and experience Him in a whole new way.
As Leonardo, the tour guide, drilled into our heads, I will end once again with ¡Pura Vida!
