Costa Rica!!

Hey guys!

Sorry i havent blogged yet! i have had very limited internet time..about one hour a week! I know some of you have been wondering what im up to so here i go!

Im living with 3 other girls. Their names are Bailey, Moriah, and Hanna. They are super awesome and a blessing! Theres two girls to a room and i am with Moriah. Shes a lot like Kirsty =p so that makes it easy. Our host mom is Marealos (pretty sure i spelled that wrong...) thankfully Hanna and Bailey know spanish pretty well..without them i would be in big trouble! We have to communicate with her when we go places and stuff and i would not be able to do that by my self...they are also helping me with my spanish =]  

There are 9 interns in all....and only one is a guy. Poor dude...we give him a hard time hes a trooper.

Im having a hard time with the language barrier...more then i thought. There have been some situations where nonverbal communication has been the only method of communication. Its a good learning experience...just frustrating at times!

I forgot how AMAAAAZING the food here is =] and my host mom is a really good cook...im being very well taken care of! 

Pretty much all I have done so far is paint...i know it sounds boring but they its for a good cause! We painted some of the buildings at the Abraham Project for the first few days. Ive managed to perfect the art of painting my self rather then the wall. :3 were also painting an elementary school all this week. Were painting it pink!! and this weird red color. Its a good bonding experience for all of the interns though. Ive also been working in the childrens homes. A couple nights a week i have to cook for the house kids and the parents with some of the other interns (10 kids and 2 adults). When were not cooking we get to play with the kids. They are SOO CUTE!! they are very sweet and full of joy. Its refreshing to see how joyful they are when they have so little. There's a little girl about 2 years old and she loves to dance with me. She grabs my hands and we dance around in circles. So cute!

Were going on an adventure to the beach this weekend! We have to wake up super early on saturday to catch some busses because its a few hours away. But im super exited. Dad you will be happy to know we are going to be staying in a hostel. Its apparently really nice and only $10 US a night. Anyway i have to get going but i promise i will blog as much as i can! Thank you everybody for your patients, support, and prayers. 

Miss you guys!! 

~Alex

...AKA snort.