Weekday fun...

        I have set the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I shall not be moved.

I can't believe that I have been here for nearly a month, and am almost half way through my program. I have settled into a fairly regular routine that gets mixed up enough to keep things exciting, but yet fairly predictable. School, hiking, volunteering, eating, spending time with my host family, and eating again.... :)

This week I have been struggling with a cold and sore throat so I have been a little more tired and wore out. Today I was not able to go out and volunteer so I came home and took a long nap.

Before we came to Costa Rica past students warned us that all of our shoes would start stinking, and I did not really believe them.... but now I do. After this past weekend of hiking and climbing in the dirt and rain I have just smelt this constant odor. I have now scrubbed all of my sandals and I probably would scrub my backpack if I felt it would do any good, but it wouldn't. I wear it on my back everyday, and it collects sweat and rain, and then because of the constant dampness, I am not sure if anything truly dries out. I have gotten accustomed to the constant dampness and sweat, but I guess I have yet to get use to the odor. When I say this I do not mean that this is a dirty culture, far from it. They clean and scrub everything very consistently. Everything is made from tile or concrete and gets a good scrubbing including the garage floor and the driveway.

Pictures from another long hike up the mountain.