If vanity had a color, it would be red...

1.Narcissus

2. the sign reads "caution, wild animals in the street"

3.the red face is not from my humungous laugh (Mary jumped in front of me dramatically as the picture was being taken), but the tropic sun

4. the nicest beach we saw in Bocas (the rest were dirty, had rough waves, and no large sandy shore areas)

5. On the boat where we saw dolphins. okay, that was cool

So, I should have called this the whine blog because I feel a whiny deluge coming on, so you should probably skip to the next chapter...

Entonces,

I let this one simmer for like two weeks so that I could objectively whine. And I have been busy/ in a jungle malaise.

I know I have said this before, but the maturity level here is very low. Even among most of the faculty. I often feel like I am at a summer camp run by teenagers. Things are usually late, disorganized, or just non existent.
People tend to treat you like you are dumb or not worth their time if you don't speak the language well. This is a slap in the face because I have probably been guilty of this to people in the States.

It is very beautiful here, but the heat and the humidity and then the hours of heavy deluge do start to wear on you. I will miss the scenery and the sun, but not other aspects of the weather.

I have been eaten and just landed on by so many bugs here. Sometimes they sting, itch, leave sores, welts, reddness, or who knows what.

Part of the frustration is with myself. I took out a $2500 loan to come here and still managed to over extend myself. Some things ended up being more expensive than I thought, and the rest I have no idea where the money went. This and the fact that for the first time in 4+ years I am not working was kind of bothering me. I don't like feeling irresponsible or like I am a burden instead of producer.

I am missing my friends and family more than I thought I would. I was so ready to leave and start my adventure in life at 18 (and what an adventure it has been), but after 3 or 4 years of not really being at home, even for holidays, I am realizing that I took my wonderful family for granted a little bit. Of course, since this summer started, I have been talking to mom and dad more, and I feel that we are closer, even though we are farther apart than ever since Italy.

I only have 39 days left (not that I am counting them down or anything). I am going to try to aprovechar (to take advantage/make the most of) my time left. This means school work, projects, learning Spanish, seeing Costa Rica, visiting friends, etc...

P.S. I am looking forward to eating some pumpkin pie

I am heading to San Jose for a day I will report back later.