i love walking. i am learning to love the hills. or at least learning to tolerate them.

so i live in a very mountianous community. i would also like to add that i am typing this on a costa rican key board which is different than an american key board. because of this i do not know how to capitalize things or how to spell because the spell check is in spanish. i apologize for both, but eh, at least we are speaking the same language, that makes this easy. back to my mountainous community. there are a lot of hills, and i have to walk up and down them. i am usually out of breath, but i have high hopes that one day i will be able to walk up the hills without losing my breath. i will let you know when that happens. spanish class is great, i am learning a lot. but there is still a ton more to learn. i am very busy during the weeks and there is no internet at my house. plus i probably wouldnt have time to use it if there was. and we learned this week that the internet cafe closed a little bit ago, so i am using the internet at my aunts house. which is very sweet. so far everyone i have met has been extremely generous and welcoming. things i like about my community include...the grocery store is called the heart of jesus, everyone says hi how are you when passing each other on the street, the hills are forcing me to stay in shape, so far it has been sunny everyday, there are amazing views from everywhere, and my family is amazing. this is kinda stream of consiousness, sorry. i cant speak in spanish or think in english, whatcha gonna do. but this week has been great. i cant stress that enough. i dont mind not having internet or a cell phone. i have plenty to do and there are lots of friends within walking distance, i may be walking for an hour, but at least when i get where i am going there are always friends there. my favorite part of tican culture so far, is cafecito, a coffee and snack break taken in the afternoon. i have been going to my friends houses and having cafecito with their families, it is a lot of fun. i also love the fruit! this weekend my family and i went into the city and went to an outdoor farmers market that was huge. it was amazing...most of you know my love of farmers markets. i was in heaven. and the fruit here is perfect. there is no other word. i think i am done talking now...gotta go

sending love, hugs and happy thoughts
chelsea