Here is the thing about Costa Rica, it messes up your internal clock like crazy! Every single day I wake up at 6, thinking it's 9. This does give me some good time to prepare for the day, though. I wake up, usually make some noise, and accidentally wake up Graham. (oops : /) Then, I must prepare for the shower; five minutes of shivering through an Ice Age. The day begins here. Today was super productive! With only 9 people, we were able to get the roof on the greenhouse!
An interesting thing I've noticed is that being around native Ticos has almost made my default language Spanish. I even talk to my friends in Spanish, as well as write in Spanish, purely on accident. I am learning so much throughout the day, and I am becoming more confident. So far, I have asked for tools, food, to help, and even helped teach the children of the village three card games! I am learning so much about the culture, language, and the people. Not looking forward to leaving one bit!
waking up at 6:00 - do you mean 6:00 PM?? ;-) So happy to hear your comfort with speaking Spanish. I hope you'll be able to post some photos of the greenhouse w/roof. You've all been putting in some serious work!! Do you have enough sunscreen?? :D
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