The Countdown

Just a little over a week before I leave for Costa Rica. It's exciting and a bit nerve-wracking. I'm quite comfy in my comfort zone and personally enjoy living under my rock. So this trip is gonna be one giant leap out of my cozy shell. It'll be good though. (Even if I do have withdrawl symptoms from lack of Internet :-P)

Yesterday I received the address, if you can call it that, of my host family. It's more like directions. 100 meters South of the Church of Sabanilla and 75 meters West. 5th house, color papaya, green  iron gate. Apparently there is no such thing as a street address in Costa Rica. All directions are  given by landmarks! Also don't expect to write me since there isn't a postal service from what I understand. Which is understandable with the lack of addresses. From what I understand I'll be picked up from the University by my host family, so finding the house won't be such an adventure. lol

I'm not sure that my host family is a "family." I was only given one name, and it was a woman's. Correct me if I'm wrong but usually the head of house is a man, and from what I understand there is still a fair amount of machismo in Costa Rica, so... Oh well, doesn't matter, just has me even more curious.

Earlier this week I bought the Lonely Planet guidebook from Costa Rica. I spent a good while reading and skimming through it and have decided upon 4 things I want to do before leaving Costa Rica.

1. Canopy Tour (zip line)

2. Turtle-watching

3. Non-tourist Caribbean beach

4. Butterfly Farm

Well, that's all for now. Hasta Luego!

:-) Rek