We went out Thursday night to a bar to go dancing. My host brother took my group and his students and a couple of his tico friends and we went to this bar with live music and were the only ones there other than these 3 people who were having dinner in the back. It was SO much fun though. Definitely got to work on my dance skills with the tico guys who were fab! The girls from Carlos's group were so nice and letting me try their drinks and helping me figure out what i should get. They finally decided I should get a Smirnoff Ice. It was fine at first, but then it started to taste like rubbing alcohol.
Friday we left for the Pacific coast to a place called Manuel Antonio. By the time we got there after a 4 hour drive I felt so sick. Not sure what I ate, but I had awful traveler's diarrhea all weekend, but I made the best of it. My director was really encouraging too, and kept telling me that I was a trooper and that I had such a great attitude. Pura vida!
Friday was spent traveling, and then everyone went out that night, but I was sick so I stayed in. Saturday, we went on a hike through Manuel Antonio National Park to get to this beautiful beautiful beach. And then we went kayaking through the mangrove in the afternoon. And on Sunday we went white water rafting and hung out at the beach all afternoon body surfing on some incredible waves. It was a great weekend, everything was so beautiful, but I felt terrible the whole time and tired because I kept having to get up to go to the bathroom at night.
I'm better, but I'm still having really bad stomach pain. It was really bad this morning, and I felt nauseous all morning and like I was about to pass out. I went to class anyways :) My tico mom made me chicken soup for lunch, and I feel better now. I'm hoping it will last, but we'll have to see. I would definitely rate this above Salmonella from camp, but below food poisoning from Prom.
Miss you guys!! (But I'm not gonna lie...I really don't want to come home :)
PS here are pics from the weekend...
(On the way to the beach on Crocodile Bridge...there's crocodiles in the river that just chill around the bridge)(Cocodrilos)
(Cloudy sunset at the beach)
Hike through Manuel Antonio National Park on the way to the beach:
BoaSloth
Spectacled Owl...SO cool
Baby iguana dominating crab!
Capuchin (the same kind of monkey from Night at the Museum!)
Rachel, You're a real trooper if you were sick all weekend and still had "a great time". The pictures are fabulous. Looking forward to seeing you when you return. Love, Aunt Linda & Uncle Bill
Rachel,
ReplyDeleteYou're a real trooper if you were sick all weekend and still had "a great time". The pictures are fabulous.
Looking forward to seeing you when you return.
Love,
Aunt Linda & Uncle Bill
Your picutres look AMAZING!!! I am so jealous!
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