I'm just now finding the time to post my first blog. I attempted once while we were in San Jose, but you can see how well that worked out.
The first two weeks of our trip we were in San Jose. Big City. Dirty. Dangerous. Amanda, Renee, and I stayed in a house with a retired insurance worker and a housewife. They were so nice. The man would always tell us stories from his younger years and always warned us about going out late. He knew some English, so that helped with the language barrier.
We went to 2 movies in San Jose at their VIP movie theater. Literally, there were lazy boys instead of seats. We saw What Happens in Vegas and Sex and the City. Both were in English with Spanish subtitles.
I went bungee jumping. Wow was that an experience. I was relatively calm up until the person before me got done. Then, I freaked out. Wasn't sure if I was being completely sane by doing this or not. I did it. Although I did not get an adrenaline rush like I was hoping, I did it.
After two weeks, we came to Quepos and town about 30 minutes by bus from Manuel Antonio. The second day here we went on the Manuel Antonio State Park tour. It was pretty cool to see all the animals up close. Five of us were laying on the beach when all of a sudden we heard, "Watch Out!" I jumped up and a raccoon was stealing the chips out of Renee's bag. A monkey then stole the chips from the raccoon, but broke the bag in the process. All of the monkeys came over to us, and we got a lot of great pictures.
The host family here is very nice. There's Yeselenia(?), the mom, Genesis, the 17 yr old daugher, and Isaac, the 11 year old son. Genesis has a baby who's 4 months named Dilan. She's been married and divorced. The mom is going through a divorce right now, but has a "partner" who hangs out around the house. They're all very nice, and we've had delicious food. Isaac reminds me of my little brother, Brett. They like the same cartoon and love to do the same things.
Other than that, the beach has been amazing. I just stand out in the water and watch the waves come in. I could stand out there all day. It's so pretty.
