Tropical Storms

Since my last post we have experienced rain, thunder and lightning like I have never seen before. I now know why the gutters here are 5 feet deep. I thought I had seen rain in Eugene, but this is insane. The thunder is loud enough to set the car alarms off and has put the electric out many times. Last night we all sat under the patio at the bar and watched the lightning light up the sky.

Technically it is Costa Rica's rainy season, but I hope the heavy showers quickly come and go, as we have a lot of outdoor exploring to do.

We have been taking dance classes at the school in the afternoon. Yesterday it was merengue and today it was salsa. Enrique the teacher is very strict about dancing but funny at the same time. Hopefully we come back a little more experienced but ballroom dancing is hard!

We have some great adventures to look forward to. Tomorrow morning we are taking the train to San Jose the capital to explore during our spanish classes. The teachers want to encourage using Spanish outside the classroom.

After San Jose, we are going on a side trip to La Paz. We arranged this on our own because we hear it is a must see. It is in the mountains between two of the volcanos. There is a wildcat santuary, butterfly garden and you can interact with Tucans! After seeing all the animals you go on the famous waterfall hike. La Paz is known for its gorgeous waterfalls.

Thursday is for the adrenaline junkies, like Will. Again, we arranged this trip on our own. We are going to a place about 30 minutes away to go bungee jumping. I guess the jump is right over the river and is a couple hundred feet. I'm going to watch, heights really isn't my thing, haha!