Necesitamos Agua

The days feel pretty long when they start at 5:30 to the sound of a lawn mower and barking dogs right outside the window.  We all thought it would be hard to get up early, but it turns out that we didn't even need alarm clocks.  If you're wondering why Costa Ricans mow their lawns at 5:30 am, I wish I had an answer..

We didn't go to our placements tod

ay, but we spent all morning learning about the program, the town, and the places we are volunteering.  Puriscal is actually a little bigger than I had imagined, and there's a really pretty park in the center of town that serves as a hang-out/meeting spot for all the locals.  We walked around for a little while, past countless schoolboys and girls, all in uniform, and random shop after random shop  (i.e. there would be a meat store next to a store full of large appliances next to a store full of coffins with a car parked in the middle of them).  After a lunch complete with rice and beans, we had Spanish lessons and some down time.  We were gonna walk around, but, surprise surprise, it started raining 

(and didn't stop for several hours).  Soo...we attempted some impromptu yoga and planned our weekend instead--a trip to Manuel Antonio that I'm really reallllly looking forward to.

ALSO--we discovered that there's an in-house romance between two of the volunteers who've been here for a little while.  Trevor and Holly.  The two have been spotted holding hands, reading to each other, sitting far too close to be just friends, and giggling flirtatiously.  I'll keep you updated with more juicy sightings.

After dinner, 5 of us wandered into town in search of ice cream.  Getting there was a bit sketchy...but we made it home safely in the end!  I feel like I just provided far too many details for a day that really just involved more getting to know each other and our surroundings, but oh well.  Mom, I'm sure you'll at least enjoy the details :)

Oh! one other thing--the water is out.  Apparently this happens often for anywhere between hours and days.  So we're all a little dirty and smelly, we can't flush any toilets, and we are going to have to go to our placements in the morning looking a little rough.  We've decided that if it rains in the middle of the night, we might go outside and shower.  Dirty or clean, I can't wait for tomorrow...finally time for the little kids!!!

:)  

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