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Emily, this is the first time our blog has been an actual blog. We're both writing posts within a few days from eachother! omg omg omg

All right. I thought Id write a blog about what I've done so far in Costa Rica because I'm too lazy to sign out of their yahoo account and tell my mom via e-mail. Although she doesn't check this so I don't know how she's going to read it.
Anyways... I've been swimming every morning in their pool because mornings here are gorgeous. Warm but not hot, sky is clear, you can see the mountains and their backyard is like a jungle except with an exotic yippy dog. They also have a parrot who, as I'm swimming, says "Hola Gordita". It's a sweet bird. Anywho, the afternoons are polar opposite of the morning. It gets humid and you can see the rain clouds coming over the mountains because every afternoon it absolutely pours.
I've also been doing errands with Marta (the abuelita of the famfam) because Manuel (her husband) calls her his taxi. When he told me this he was laughing and laughing but she just looked angry. Then again she was driving and driving here is a terrifying experience. Especially since she's not a good driver and because her car was in the shop, she had to borrow her daughter-in-law's which was a manual. She said she would keep forgetting to shift. Which I'd notice when we were driving 20 miles an hour in first gear for a good fifteen seconds.
Wednesday, I swam and then Marta dropped me off at a zoo (I was already burdening her) But the zoo was pretty bitchin' and they had this iguana section of the zoo where the iguanas were just walking around. But since I hadn't been reading all the signs that told me this I was horrifed when there was a huge iguana in my path so I turned around and found a tour group to tag along with. But then I decided I wanted to go on my own again. Of course, when I left the tour group there was another iguana in front of me. Both my ways out were blocked so I just decided to suck it up and walk past them. I was considering how to take it on if it turned around and attacked. But all it did was run away, and if you've ever seen an iguana run, it is too funny. I looked ridiculous laughing and chasing an iguana alone. But it was quite the experience? Then Marta and I picked up the ol' granddaughter, Fernanda from school. We took her to french lessons (she's seven and oober cute. Even though I think I scare her). At the lessons, I met Marta's friends and had quite the awkward moment with one of them because she went in to kiss my cheek but I thought she wanted to shake hands, so I ended up grabbing her hand and shaking it. Then later in the car, Fer was eating a snack and offered me some of it. But I thought she said she was done so I ate like... half of the bag. She looked relieved when I handed it back to her. Then yesterday, it got so humid, that as I was walking around the town, my hair just poofed and curled and it probably made me stick out because everyone's hair is magically not frizzy here.

So ultimately what I'm saying is I've been having a sweet time and I'm writing because I'm just waiting until noon because then we're going to the farm on Lake Arenal. Then I hope to go ziplining there. We'll see what happens.

Peace