Yesterday we left the school early to hike Volcano Poas. It was a long ride up the mountains, but for the first time I got to see more of nature. When we hiked to the crater, we could see deep down into it. Normally this crater is always covered by clouds, but we got lucky and were able to see! Afterwards we went on another long hike to a lagoon further up in the mountains. I was surprised how much harder it is to hike in the high altitude.
On the way down from the volcano we stopped at a coffee plantation and got to see the plants up close. They look more like a green berry than the dark liquid I'm used to seeing!
We also had the privlage of seeing a GIANT banana spider. It was digusting! I have never seen a spider as big as my hand before. It was so creepy! Everytime something landed in it's web it immediately ate it. yuck!
When we got back to Heredia I returned to my Tica, my Costa Rican host mom. She is so fun and I really enjoy my time speaking in Spanish with her. She is very clear and we have fun explaining things when we don't understand each other. I also made the mistake of thinking she was still married to the father. Yesterday I asked where her husband was and she said "I'm divorced! I'm single!" Oops! I figured since he picked me up from the airport, that they were still married. I guess they just have a good relationship.
Maria, my mom is such a joy. She hosts students full time, and she truly acts like a mom to me. Heck, she even cleans my room! Maria drinks at least 3 to 4 cups of coffee a day, and as she puts it "I float around the house because I drink so much coffee". Last night all of us watched the movie The Help. We were cracking up when she said her favorite part was the poo poo pie! If you know the movie, you know what I mean! Ha!
Today was our first day at school! I tested into the advanced section! We have been working on mostly grammar and correcting common mistakes. I have 2 other students in my class, one from France and one from Canada. Will has been placed with other beginners, but he seems to be catching on quick.
Speaking of Will, today is his 19th birthday! I can't think of a better place to be for a birthday. Adrienne, another girl in our group has her birthday today also. We are all going out to one of the bars near the university to celebrate.
We both can't believe that we have only been here 4 days, and that we still have over a month to be here! We have so much to look forward to.
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