1st de Agosto.....miércoles

Me levanté para mi clase de ejercicio.  Cuando llegué a mi clase, la biblioteca dijo que ellos se cerraría 2 y 3rd de agosto.  Entoces, hoy estuvo mi ultima día.  Yo lloré cuando las muejeres dijieron 'Adiós' de mí.  Quiero a ir viernes, pero no puedo.  Después de mi clase you trabajé con mi español, almorzé con Ana y Maria, tuve una siesta, y a las cinco nosotros estuvieron listas para caminamos a pie a Cartago.  Por alguna razón, yo pensé en probar mi cámara digital, una vez más.  Y lo trabaja!  Yo no creía!  Increíble!  Entonces, estuve muy feliz!  Nosotros llegabamos a las once y media a pueblo de Cartago.  Estabamos a las doce y media cuando nosotros pudimos entrar la iglesia.  Después de la iglesia you comí y nosotros busamos un taxi.  Había tanta gente que hubiera tenido que esperar 2 horas para tomar el bus.  Yo estaba a mi casa a las dos en la mañana.


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I woke up to go to my exercise class.  When I arrived at class the library said that they would be closed Thursday and Friday.  So that meant that today was going to be my last day with my exercise friends.  After class, I cried when the ladies were all saying goodbye to me.  Especially, Rosa Maria because she is so sweet to me and waves when I walk past her house.  After class I worked on my Spanish, ate lunch, walked to 4 different bread stores looking for a specific pastry...(never found it), took a nap, and by 4 I was ready for my walk to Cartago.  For some reason I decided to try my digital camera one more time...and it worked!  I could not believe it!  Incredible!  I was so happy!  We left at 5 PM and got to Cartago at 11:30 PM.  By the time we got to the entrance of the church it was 12:30 AM.  So many people there!  2 million are suppose to take the walk...the city and the roads were packed with people!  After the church I got something to eat and then we looked for a taxi.  We would of had to wait 2 more hours to take the bus because there were so many people!  Maria and I got to our house about 2 in the morning.

Me so excited that my camera was working!

The beginning walk to Cartago.  I am going to be sore tomorrow!

Free water to the people.

The church at night.

We entered on the side were you walk in.  The other side people entered the church on their knees.  The line was too long for my tica sister and her friend.

The holy shrine that people walk to.

My dinner afterwards!  I was so hungry.

More fotos from another student

 Arenal Volcano....the lodge we went to for the hot springs, hiking, and horseback riding.

Us eating lunch...buffet style.  The guys ate so much!  I didn't know if I should be disgusted or amazed.

 Pedro the guard at the school.  He is the same guard that was there went I had gone to this school in 2001.

 A bird's eye view of the city.

The University of Costa Rica.

31st de Julio......martes

Me levanté muy temprano porque mi habitación está al lado del baño.  Yo escucho todas las personas que entran y escuchar todos sus negocios en el baño.  Almorzaba a las siete y hablé con el cuñado de mi tica mamá.  La hermana de mi mamá tica olvidó su teléfono.  Siguiente fui a mi escuela porque que necesitaba mi examen.  Hice un 71% en mi último examen y hice un "A" para la clase entera.  Estoy muy feliz!  Después de mi escuela, fui el salón porque quería tener mis uñas de los pies pintadas.  Solamente 2.500 mil colones!  Volví a mi casa y trabajé en mi español.  A las seis en la noche era con Greg a la ciudad porque hay que al cine gratis cerca la Theatre National.  Al cine estaba a punto de el hombre viejo le gusta las muchachas joven.  Entonces, nosotros salimos por la comida.  Estuve enojada proque al cine no estaba a punto de divertido, comico, o la historia de Costa Rica.  Regresábamos a las ocho en la noche.  Trabajé con mi español hasta que mi fue a mi cama.

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I woke up early because my bedroom is next to the bathroom.  So, I hear everyone going in and out....and everyone who is angry that they did not get into the bathroom first.  :)  I ate breakfast around 7 AM and talked with the husband of my tica mom's sister.  My tica mom's sister forgot to take her phone home from her visit yesterday so her husband came back to pick it up.  He is so nice and I understand when he talks.  Then I went to my school to get my exam.  I passed!!!  Got a 71% on my exam and an "A" in the class.  I am so happy.  Then I went celebrate by getting my toe nails painted.  Only $5!  I went home had lunch and worked on my Spanish.  At 6, I met Greg and we went to see a free movie showing in the national park, in the city.   I loved the whole, watching a movie outside in the city, experience!  But the movie was about an older man who preyed upon young girls.  Since the theme was not appropriate to watch with Greg, I asked him if he wanted to go an eat.  He sounded relieved.  I was upset that the movie wasn't a comedy or about the history of Costa Rica so I could have stayed for the whole thing.  I can only think that they were showing the movie to demonstrate the dangers of chatting online with people you do not know.  I got home around 8 PM.....miss having Mitch to walk me home.  I worked on my Spanish some more and went to bed.  Wish I had pictures to show you!

30th de Julio......Lunes

Me levantaba a las siete porque y necesitaba a ir mi clase de ejercicio.  Después de mi clase yo hablé con mi familia.  La hermana de mi mamá tica y su esposo estuvieron en mi casa.  Nosotros hablamos un poco tiempo.  Próximo yo comí almorzar con María  y Ana.  Después de almorzar yo fui con Greg y Tara a la ciudad de San Jose.  Fuimos el hotel de Costa Rica para cafecito.  Próximo fuimos al partido de Bingo.  Me encanta!  Tara necesitó una gorra pero no hemos podido encontrar una.  Mi familia comían a las siete en la noche.

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I woke up at 7 AM so I could go to my morning exercise class at the library.  After class I came home and the sister of my tica mom and her husband were here visiting my tica mom.  I talked with them for a little bit.  They are very nice and speak slowly so I can understand what they are saying.  Afterwards I ate lunch with Maria and Ana.  Worked some more on my blog and then went to the city with Greg and Tara.  The Costa Rica Hotel has a special place in my heart because Doña Aida took me there in 2001.  She couldn't leave her house and they did not have a lot of money so it was a sacrifice for her to take me to the city and have coffee at a very expensive place.  In 2001 I took a picture of a guy painting mirrors.  And I saw him again....10 years later!  Took another picture of him; with disposable camera.  I should have talked with him.  Then we went to Bingo!  I LOVED it!!!!!  The fast pace, numbers in Spanish, watching everyone else play!  We left to find Tara a baseball hat with the the logo of the National Football team, but couldn't find one.  We needed to get home, my family eats at 7 PM.

 Cafecito at the Hotel de Costa Rica.

 Me, Greg, and Tara.  Coffee bushes behind us.

Me playing Bingo!!!!  I was so happy!

fotos

 Los pelícanos que anidan en los árboles.

 Un cartel en la puerta en el baño de niñas.

 El acoplamiento del ferry.

River era de color marrón y el mar era azul en el fondo.
 

La entrada al cementerio.
 

Ilustraciones coloridas.

Ela cena a la luz porque la electricidad seguía saliendo.

29th de Julio....Domingo

-Me levantó temprano y se sentó en la playa.
-Mirando las olas y se comió PB y J.
-Caminó de regreso a la primera cascada y saltó de una roca grande en la piscina de agua.
-Came back at 10 because I thought there was church.  Church was open but no one there.
-Compré una pulsera.
-El viaje en autobús era horrible, caliente, largo, y lleno de gente.
-Un hombre me invitó a salir a cenar en el ferry.
-Dicha Goobye a Mitch .... mi compañero de viaje

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-I woke up early and sat in a hammock on the beach.
-Watched the waves and ate PB and J.
-I went back to the first waterfall because I wanted to have a good experience there.  Other people were going that way and I helped them find the fall.  They took a picture of me jumping off a big rock into the cook water.
-Came back at 10 because I thought there was a church service.  No one in the church so I sat and prayed until I realized mosquitoes were feasting on me.
-I bought a bracelet.
-The ride back was miserable!  Hot, crowded, long, and annoying!
-A guy asked me out to dinner while I was on the ferry.  Got to give him credit for asking a girl out who speaks horrible Spanish and he spoke no English.  I was too tired to really enjoy the compliment.  Maybe he will E-mail me.
-Said Goodbye to Mitch...my travel buddy. May the Lord protect him in the years to come.

 Looking back at the hostel on my way to the waterfall.

The first waterfall on my hike to the bigger waterfall. Had to cross over this waterfall at the top in order to got to the path to the next waterfall.

"Pura Vida" on Cabuya beach.  We were trying to kill time until the tide went out.

The big tree on the way to Cabuya.  It was HUGE!!!

 Greg and his birthday candle.  The grocery store only had numbers 7, 8, or 9 to choose from.  So, I bought number 9 since it was the greatest amount.  :)

Looking out on the beach from our restaurant.

28 de Julio......Sabado

Me levantaba a las ocho en la mañana.  Mi hermana tenía que sabias palabras.  "Cuando mi camera rompío, estuvo un nuevo comienzo."  Nos tomamos el desayuno en el Sol de Mar y alquilamos bicicletas.  Nos montamos en las bicicletas ocho kilometros al Cabuya.  Había que las playas bonitas, los campos con animales, y el árbol muy grande.  Había calor y poco viento.  Yo trajé a las dos camaras.  Desde mi cámara tomó fotos pensé que podría ser posible que las imágenes aún podría bajar cuando llegué a casa.  La camara encendó y tomó las fotos y puede escuchar el video.  No puedo ver a fotos.  Greg fue capaz de enviar sus fotos desde su iPad.  Gracias a Dios.  Cuando llegamos, el pueblo Cabuya compramos la comida en el supermarcado y fuimos la playa.  No me gusta la playa porque tenía demasiadas rocas.  A las dos y media nos fuimos de la vía al cementerio. El cementerio está en una isla y sólo se puede caminar por el camino, cuando la marea está baja.  Nos montamos las bicicletas y regresamos Montezuma y tenimos cafecito.  Comimos la cena al restaurante "Chicos" cerca la playa y los hombres jugaban a las cartas.  Yo fui a sus mesa y ví.  Ellos no me dejaban jugar porque le costó 5 millones de colones para entrar y el juego ya había comenzado.  A continuación se comía helado y contaron "Feliz Cumpleaños" a Greg.


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I woke up at 8 and my sister gave me some wise words that I have to repeating to keep my sanity.  She said that when my camera broke, I need to think of it as a new beginning.  I ate PB and J and when we went to breakfast I ordered a smoothie.  After breakfast we rented bikes and rode to the small town Cabuya.  It was a beautiful ride with beaches, farms, animals, and rivers.  But it was also hard because of the hills, heat and little wind.  I brought both cameras hoping that, since the digital one was still taking pictures....maybe the pictures would download when I got home.  Greg was able to send me pictures...thank the Lord!  When I get my pictures developed from the disposable camera I will be able to send him some pictures as well.  When we got to Cabuya, we went to the store to buy lunch stuff and have lunch on the beach.  I did not care for the beach because of all the rocks.  At 2:30 the tide went out and we were able to walk to the cemetery on the island.  We then got our bikes and rode back to Montezuma and had cafecito.  We ate at a restaurant near the beach for Greg's birthday.  I brought a candle and we sang to him when our food came out.  Then I noticed some guys playing cards and I went to sit at their table.  I wanted to play with them but it cost $10 dollars to enter and the game had already started.  We ate ice cream afterwards and sat on the beach till bed time.  I never get tired of the beach.....the sound of the waves so relaxing for me.

 Us starting our bike riding adventure.

 Us on the cemetery island.

 One of the beaches we passed on the way to Cabuya.

Me playing cards with the guys.  I loved every minute being with them!


A BIG Thank You to Greg for sending me these pictures!