A day in the life...

Today was a really good day.
Woke up, finished my online class (yay!)
Went into Carpio, cleaned out a closet at the institute
Tutored some kids in math and reading
A kid told me I was "flaca" (skinny)
I had many full conversations with the kids (in Spanish!)
The kids thought my hair was a wig
People are starting to use my name more instead of "hey gringa!"
Got to do some zumba
Rocked it
Got told (for the second time in my life) by a Latina that I have good rhythm for a gringa
Dinner with the family
Discussed space travel, zombies and Jesus (at the same time no less)
Watched a movie with the family
To bed early because I'm off to the beach early in the morning!

Costa Rica

I  know its been very confusing for a lot of you, so heres my attempt at clarification. Last year I lived in Puerto Rico, which is an island in the Caribbean and a US commonwealth. Now I am in Costa Rica, which is a Central American country. Here are some things about my time here so far...

1. One of the things that I love most is that San Jose is in a valley, so pretty much wherever you are you can see the mountains.

2. Spanish is everywhere! I love it, and I've been pleasantly surprised at how much I can understand.
3. I work in a place called La Carpio most days a week and help with different things like tutoring and playing with kids.
4. I ride the bus just about everyday.
5. People stare at me a lot. Its a mixture of being white, redheaded, and really tall. Costa Ricans are short. Heres a picture of a mirror in a bathroom that I thought was funny cause it was so short.

6. I'm being safe (thats for all the mothers and grandmothers in my life).
7. The family that I live with is awesome. They have been so kind to welcome me not only into their home, but into their family.
8. God has been faithful to teach me about himself already, and I'm excited to learn more.