Slideshow

This is a video the youth group in Monteverde (specifically, Isaac) made for me right before I left Costa Rica. They played it in church and I cried the whole time. Leaving all my friends, students, and adopted families was one of the hardest things I've ever done.
If you have been wanting to see a highlight of my year, take a look. =]

Soon

Let me make one thing clear (if I haven't already). I LOVE it here. But anyone who's been away from friends and family for an extended amount of time will understand that even if you love where you are, it's still perfectly reasonable to miss the folks back home. For that simple reason I made this countdown today. That and I'm sick. It came out of nowhere, which is really annoying. Yesterday, I was fine and then I just started coughing in the middle of the night. Super lame. Anyway, now you know, and I know, how long I'm here for. Just for funzies. It's sooner than you think!

Hummingbirds

Another post of pictures. This is near the Monteverde Reserve. There's this little cafe that has about 6 hummingbird feeders. It's amazing. An Olingo makes frequent visits to get a drink of the sugar water.

Christmas Break with the parentals

We're going to keep this simple. San Jose to Monteverde to Playa Pan de Azucar to Arenal and back to San Jose. Pictures are in chronological order. Enjoy.

At a rest stop on the way to Monteverde

My Costa Rican Family
L-R: Sofia, Kindria, Aileen, Me

Canopy Tour

We bought these lemon flavored peanuts...

Ficus

Monteverde Cheese Factory

Towards the Atlantic

Towards the Pacific

Playa Pan de Azucar

Arenal

It is literally this hard to take a picture of a Morpho with its wings open

Unless it's dead

Market in San Jose
150 colones or 30 cents for this delightful pipa

Best accident ever

Coffee