Monteverde weekend/ Arenal

Monteverde was a little town in the mountains, I went ziplining through the mountains when i was here. It was one of the best experiences in my life. I not only was looking at breathe taking scenery but i was also ziplining through it!! We had 15 different "lines" that we hiked through and then at the end there was a tarzan swing which basically was a mini sky dive! Then we did a thing called the super man where you got to be attached from your back.. it was seriously amazing and if i ever come back with family that is the first thing that we are doing. After monteverede we went to a town called Arenal, which is basically a volcano town.  Where we sat in hot springs during the night made from the volcanoes. It was a great trip and we stayed in great hostels!!! I loved it

Last two weeks

In these past few weeks so much has happened, I hardly know where to start...The start of my trip I lived in a small section of San Jose called Granadilla, this part of San Jose is pretty dangerous and very far away from where everyon else is living. I loved my host mom Cecelia and her family, but I just coulnt handle being so far away from every one else it wasnt safe. So I switched into a new host family about two weeks ago in a section of San Jose called Cedros. I love it, it is absolutely amazing. I live with a host mom named Marina and she has a husband and 4 sons. They are always doing something in the house so there is never a dull moment haha. The family lives in a house on their own... So basically you look at the house and they live there, then there is a set of stairs out side that goes up to a seperate apartment. That is where I lived with three other girls for about a week.. Its amazing its like I have my own little house. Any ways thats whats going on in san jose. Last weekend I traveled to Puerto Viejo, its a very small laid back hippie town. I loved it there everything was so chill and there wasnt a plan you just went with the flow of things. I stayed in a hostel that was ten american dollars a night!! It was actually very clean and nice. Aisha, Jazmin, and I had the time of our lives, these girls are seriously so fun to be around. We got in all sorts of trouble together!! I hiked, went to the ocean, and saw some pretty interesting things while being there. At the end of our trip Ashley and I decided to be impulsive and stay another night! We stayed at a hostel called  Swingin J's..... Wow.. haha I slept in a hammock and it was the most amazing thing ever!! During the day we rented bikes and biked probably around 30 miles that day!

Now I am back in San Jose and I decided to stay here this weekend because I havent once my whole trip...I have two weeks left, and I am definitely not ready to leave this place, at all. I love it here and I really would love to stay longer. Pura Vida <3

                                                        Dangling From a Cliff

                                                                    At the ocean

                                                        Jazmin, Me, Ashley

                                                            After some one stole my shoes!!

                                                               Swingin J's !

                                                                   Hammocks we slept in!

costa rica so far

 Manuel Antonio

                                             San Jose

                                            Doggie

                                             my orphanage

                                                     House

My babies!!

My children!


HERE ARE SOME PICTURES FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DONT HAVE FACE BOOK!!
all of these kids have been through some sort of abuse, they all are there because they either cant be with their parents or have been forced to leave them because of drug abuse and or other reasons. I am in love with the infant there he is four months and i dont understnad how no body could love him!! The center has about 13 kids at the moment that live there.

first week

well, it has been a week since i have began my adventure it has been quite the adventure. after spending a week in my house family we took a weekend and went to manuel antonio, it was amazing. we stayed there for 12 dollars a night at a pretty nice hostel! it had a pool, clean sheets, a kitchen, it was pretty amazing. staying in the house that i am at has made me really appreciate the little things from back home.. warm water, clean clothes, clean sheets, no bugs AIR CONDITIONING!!! haha i havent really gotten sick from eating anything or drinking the water, so knock on wood. im meeting alot of really sweet people too its been really fun. i cant believe i have five weeks left!! i miss my family alot, my dog especially!! <3 well thats all for now love you all!

antonio!!

well we got here yesterday, we had to be up at 430 to catch a bus at 6. we are staying in a hostel calld the back packers in it is only 12 dollars a night and its right on the ocean... its sad because its cleaner than my home stay unfortunately. we went to the beach all day and laid out and went to a dance club last night. today we did the same thing i actually did surfing lessons hahaaha it was interesting... well we are here till 5 tomorrow so im thinking we are going to the national park its supposed to be beautiful!!!!! i miss home alot its super hot here on the coast. well i only have a few minutes so i have to go!! love you all

pura vida

So its my second day here and i love it. it went from being hot and sunny and gorgeous to a complete thunderstorm in a span of 15 minutes, it was an insane experience. i am getting used to the routine of volunteering and the kids are very adorable, they are all victims of abuse and or their parents couldnt keep them because of drug issues or other issues. there are about ten kids there ranging from the age of 4 months to 7 years old. its sad because they really dont have anything to do during the day so i hope to plan different activities for them. we are planning on going to manuel antonio this weekend, it has beautiful beaches and it is know for its jungles and monkeys, im pretty excited. other than that my host mom....the food is not the best we have had soup both nights and that is also my lunch normally for the next day! haha i have spiders all over the windows in my room so its hard for me to fall asleep at night knowing that, and my bed sheets are pretty smelly. I am going to do my laundry at the local laundry mat tomorrow i am pretty sure. anyways i got to go to volunteer so ill hopefully be able to get on later!! pura vida means pure life