The beach!! :)

This weekend was quite exciting! Friday we went to a coffee making place here in Barva called Cafe Britt! It was a really cool place and we all enjoyed some delicious coffee (even though I hate coffee)! Then after that we went to Poas Volcan which is an active volcano close to Heredia! It was really cool to see the whole thing, but I was slightly scared too! The volcano itself was just really smoky so that was okay! There was also a lagoon on the other side of the mountain and that was beautiful! I enjoyed that greatly! On Saturday the USAC group grove up to a resort place called Punta Leona! It was gorgeous! We had a white sand beach where all of us got sunburned and now look like lobsters! We also did a canopy tour which is basically zip lining a bunch of times through beautiful trees and such! We pretty much just played on the beach and in the Pacific Ocean and it was great weather and everything!! :) I enjoyed myself greatly! :) Now it's back to school again! Oh the joys of college!

Today the USAC group went to a place called Cafe Britt! It is a coffee plantation/roasting/making/i have no idea exactly place! it was really cool! We got to tour the whole place and see how coffee is grown and made, then we got to try coffee and chocolate! It was soo delicious...well minus the coffee part! haha After that we went to a little restaurant and had lunch which was really good then we drove to Poas Volcan, which is an active volcano mind you! It was pretty fun and a very amazing sight to see, but I was slightly frightened! It was cool though! After that we drove back and went to the mall to this pizza place and had pizza together. I can't wait for tomorrow! We are going to Punta Leona, which is a beach on the Pacific Ocean side! I hope it isn't too rainy and 'cold'. Maybe I'll get a sunburn...I hope not but then I would get tan! ;) haha It will be a grand adventure!!! :)

I am starting to understand Spanish better, but not completely! I still just do the nod and smile thing, but eventually I will understand everything! Yesterday the group went to Piratas del Caribe pero fue en Ingles con subtitulos en Espanol. It was pretty exciting but I was soo tired! We also went to a huge market inside this building and it was soo cool! I am going to an outside one on Monday and I'm soo excited! I cannot wait! Tomorrow we are going on an adventure and we don't have school so officially I have finished my first week of school in Costa Rica!!! Congratulations to me! ;) haha

Oh My Goodness....That's all I can pretty much say about yesterday and today! I had a good 21st birthday with mi amigas! We might have had a little too much fun last night because we have all decided that drinking on a Tuesday night then going to class at 8am is a terrible idea. It has been quite the day to say the least! I did have a great time, but I missed all of my family and friends back home! I'm very sleepy so I will write more and post pictures later!!! :)

(picture on Top) My host mom, Particia (in the back), my host sister, Daniela (in the blue), and a family friend/translator, Ruben, after finishing the puzzle of Boise that I brought them! (picture on bottom) Daniela y me at the Monte de la Cruz (mountain of the cross) ayer (yesterday!)

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