Blogs from Quepos, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 5

It is SO HOT. I know I'm from Florida but I can't take this heat and humidity. On my bus to Manuel Antonio I started talking to the woman next to me on the bus. She is German, my age, and owns a surf shop in Quepos, the town next to Manuel Antonio. When we got there it looked cute so I got off there instead, which was probably a good choice because Manuel Antonio doesn't really have a town just a street that goes over a mountain and to the beach. Quepos has at least 5 streets. I am staying at Pura Vida Hostel which is the beginning of the mountain. Yesterday afternoon I walked around with a British guy I met from the hostel. There is a nice fruit market Friday nights and Saturday ... read more

This is Kate. It's pouring rain again. I got home in the nic of time. Today was somewhat uneventful. We had some people check out this morning, so I got up to clean their room and bathroom while Eric was surfing. Before that we had a hankering for pancakes, but did not have any pancake mix, so I created something out of flour, egg, sugar and bits of pineapple. It was pretty good. Sort of crepe-pancakes. While Eric was gone, I searched for jobs again. Yesterday I applied for an online job as an online organizer for an environmental group. It consists of trying to market and network online as well as maintaining written content. I think I would be good at it but I don't really have any experience relevant to that field besides having ... read more

This is Kate. So, I found out today that I did not get the internship in the Osa doing sea turtle conservation work. I was really looking forward to that, but the man in charge said it was a tough decision and 2 other people who had lots of experience working with sea turtles got it. Oh well. I do have my work at the Cloudbridge Reserve to look forward to, and now I would be able to stay longer up there. However, I would not want to stay too long because Eric is not coming with me. I originally planned 1 month, but may stay 2 now so I can do some research. Otherwise, things are going well. Just waiting out the week before we head back to NC. We went to Manuel Antonio beach ... read more

This is Kate. Hola amigos! We have had a busy day already here at the villas! This morning I got up to go to spin class while Eric put some finishing touches on getting the villas ready. Then, when I got back around 9:15am, Eric headed out to go surf while I made sure each room had keys and towels. Not too long after that, a group of 12 guests arrived! They are a group of law students that are taking a class in San Jose. They travel on the weekends together and we were lucky enough to get them! :D After walking here and settling in, 2 of them decided they wanted to stay in Manuel Antonio to be closer to the beach. So... we were down to 10, but it actually helped us out ... read more

Hello all! So yesterday I substitute taught for a friend of mine Steven. He needed to go to San Jose to renew his passport, so I told him I would do it. I went to his class Friday to observe and meet the kids. Wow. He had his third grade class first and they seemed a little out of control and to not know English very well yet. Then we went to his second grade class who I had met before through volunteering. They were very sweet and controlled and had a good grasp of what they were learning. I was expecting to have an easy time with the second grade class and a hard time with the third grade. I was wrong. Eric came to help me with my first class on Monday, which was ... read more