Escuela de Espanol

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Buenas Tardes mis amigos! Me encanta Manuel Antonio. Finalmente pura vida!

So, I moved from my panoramic ocean view and lazy hammock to my Costa Rican family down in el barrio de Boca Vieja. Its definitely a change from the "upper east side". Sin embargo, I'll be able to practice my Spanish all day long. I began my Spanish classes at D'Amore yesterday and was happy to see that I wasn't the oldest one in class!!!! However, there are lots of young 20's around. The class is challenging and I actually spent 2 hours yesterday reviewing my verb usage as I had completely forgotten how to use anything except present and past tense. ugh!

So, what have I been doing since Saturday? Absolutely nothing! I've gone to the beach everyday to boogie board, swim or just read. Its been absolutely relaxing and completely cathartic after a week of "less than appealing company". I've woken up to really busy parrots and monkeys frolicking in the trees. I saw the 3 two-toed sloths yesterday morning during a hike before class. They were actually much bigger than I thought. There was one the size of a german shepard. luckly, they move one branch per day. I heard the howler monkeys and they are quite distinct. The howl is more like a gorilla roar in my mind, but I have yet to see one. Did I mention bugs, yet? Grasshoppers can be 6 inches long!!!!! I've seen one on my hammock. eek! Snakes apparently are abound and more active in the evening. Hopefully, run into one in a nice controlled environment. I doubt that though.

I've met some wonderful people, of course. A South African woman who shares my same zest for life. Thank goodness... I needed a sisterly cosmic connection.

I finally added photos today from last week. It took me a super long time to add them.

hasta luego

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Photos

mal estado
bowel moving roads!

dont' you know?
if the water is waist deep you'll get swept away! water mid-calf, tested by me. onwards, James!

bridgeway
walk through the clouds, although, it was a sunny day.

bridgeway 2

fern

zip line

zip line 2

zip line 3
had to put the "couple" in there

Tarzan meet Jane
my 50 foot free fall. hoarse voice thereater!

Horse whisperer
No solo of my horse, Castano, and myself, but he didn't have a problem galloping in the fields!

strangulador
strangulador in the background

abuelo
he actually said not to gallop one more time because it was going to be dark soon. what... in 3 mintues???
que dios!!!!

tucan
do you see the tucan in the distance? look really hard! all of this in one day. exhaustion!