pictures.. i hope!

Okay, finally some pictures! These definitely don't capture it at all, but it's at least something! They're in the wrong order (most recent to first photos) because I'm not good at this haha. But, it is beautiful here, so check it out!

Our tico friend Victor caught a bird...?!:

Caldera Beach:

Caldera:

Victor broke us open some coconuts for lunch:

Playa Caldera again:

On the way to the beach:

The gateway to my homestay:

For Chris! My awesome old-school bike:

My closet:

My bed!:

Some of Puntarenas (the non-beachy way):

The view from our school USAC:

This is Puntarenas:

Map of our little peninsula:

People checking out our bus accident (social event? Also, notice how no one is mad about the traffic!):

The view outside of our first hostel (Hostel Pangea in San Jose):

Kristin asleep at the airport:
Sorry that these are in backwards chronological order, I'm bad at blogging!

The party Tuesday was wild and really fun, we met lots more people in USAC and we all had a great time! Yesterday was great too- it was BEACH DAY! Hooray for Wednesdays! Kristin, Kat, our local friend Victor, and I went to Caldera Beach which is about an hour away and had a great time. It was very beautiful. We all got the weirdest burns ever, though! The sun was too much, I guess! After that, we got home around 5 and had dinner with our families. Then, it was my roommate's 21st birthday so a small group of us went out and danced at a couple of bars. It was a blast! She had a lot of fun, and it was amazing out last night. A couple of us went down to the beach and the stars were absolutely incredible- so many of them, and they were so bright! We also met some guys who are operating the submarine Alvin (you know, the one that went to Titanic), and that was an interesting conversation to say the least- one was from NH! Nightlife here is really fun. It's nice because everyone is laid back and realizes that they are in the most beautiful place in the world. Today was just a class day, but we're having a little fiesta for Jennifer tonight (a surprise one) since her real birthday is today. A few friends from USAC are coming over and it will be really neat to see what they do here for birthdays!