Fiesta!

Craziness... we are living up the last week all together as Tico 14. Graduation is tomorrow, May 19th, and Sunday we will ship off to our sites for good. No more returning to San Jose every few days! A relief on one hand, but somewhat nerve-wracking at the same time...

Party 1. After a party held by our lovely volunteer coordinator, Angela (thanks for your hospitality and your floor...), we went out on the town, or city rather, for a night of dancing in San Jose. My love of dancing is rejuvenate, demonstrated by the bruises on my shins from the table that was always seemed to be in the way!

Party 2. Feliz Cumpleaños! Here´s fellow trainee Nate at his birthday party, fighting for confites. Piñatas are a really popular party activity here and people go nuts diving for the prizes!

Party 3. Closing out the weekend (on Sunday, which happened to be Mother´s Day in the States - Happy Mother´s Day, Mom!) was our big Thank You bar-b-que for all the families that have hosted my group here during training. I'm in the picture with my host sister Dunia and our parents. It´s been a great three months and we were glad to share some good old American hamburgers and hot dogs with our Tico friends. We had some piñatas for the kids and some more for the adults - more of the crazy! Festivities for the families wound down after the presentation of certificates, but Tico 14 kept the party rolling. We just took it to a different location for dancing and reggaeton!

Not a Party... We number one less. Tico 14 went from seventeen trainees to sixteen a little while back. Steven Campas has left the country to join the ranks of those enjoying constant air-conditioning and finding whatever kind of food you want exactly when you want it. I'll miss you and wish you all the best.