More pics, more news

The above slideshow has more pics than the ones from the other day. Below is our house, on the corner there, terracotta with black gate.

Yesterday I (Bubba) took ill in the morning during class. Hit me like a freight train. Never got sick per se, but my body felt so fatigued that in the afternoon I stayed in bed until dinner. I am ok now.

Sam remarked yesterday, " I love school." We are grateful for this. Ty is now doing well also but Georgia is still having a hard time in the mornings letting go.

Espanol es bueno. First three days of classes for Angela and I have gone well.

Funny story. I walked to the Costa Rican version of Sam's Club on Wednesday from our home. About two miles. Place called PriceSmart. I bought a membership (in Spanish mind you, lots of "despacio por favor" from me). About half way thru shopping spree, I realized I had to get all this bulk stuff home. Taxis cannot come into lot so it is not as easy as just unloading into a taxi. So, improvising, I tipped a young tico boy uno mil colones ($2) to fetch two industrial strength, large trash bags for me to load up my groceries. I filled em up, and began to walk through the parking lot with two large trash bags, and a box of Fab laundry detergent under one arm. I was able to hail a cab at the highway, but only after much physicial strain, and gringo embarrassment.

More soon. The mountains around us are beautiful. But the city here looks and feels much like what I imagined a developing country to feel like. The sort of exotic places that we think of when we think of Costa Rica are certainly along the coasts. The highest paid jobs in Costa Rica pay about $13,000 per year.