Chance reunion!

So, I was in the grocery store when I heard someone yell my name. This was especially strange because I was in another country, and everyone I knew there was back at the house. Well, to my surprise, it was Yanori and her son, whom I met on my previous visit. In fact, her son was the one to tell me that Michael Jackson had died. He was waiting for me to return to the cafe and ran out and said, "Donita, Michael Jackson se murio!" At that point I was thinking, my Spanish is worst than I thought because I think he just said Michael Jackson died! Well, as we all know, it was so true. This was certainly a profound memory for me. Anyway, I had intended to visit with them but hadn't gotten around to it! So, I was most happy to run into them!

Cooking, a group effort.

Sunday was a lazy day for us all, especially after a day at the beach. Some remained in their pajamas all day! That's my type of day. Sunday is usually used to prepare for the week in many ways, but especially in the kitchen. We made empanadas, sliced vegetables, gallo pinto, and several other things. As you can imagine, the kitchen is the 'hang out' especially on Sundays. Somehow this prep for the week turned into my farewell BBQ later that evening. (Pictures of this later!)

Home, away from home

I spent my first week in San Carlos, an area that I hadn't been to on my previous trip, where I stayed with Rosy and her grandkids. This is the house where Rosy raised all her kids and is her home away from Coronado, therefore, it's my home away from Coronado too!

Of course, coffee time!

I can't tell you how much coffee I had. It is jus what you do when someone comes over, or you go somewhere. Here are some of the coffee gatherings I enjoyed this trip! (O.K., so I didn't get too many coffee pictures, but you get the idea!)

Estrellita donde esta?

It's Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star in Spanish! (Hey, the guitar adds to the song!)

Wanna go to jail?

One of the most interesting things I learned about Costa Rica is that it is illegal to cut down any trees without government approval. Their government has made a strong stance on the importance of trees to the lives of everyone.....all creatures great and small, and the are invested in maintaining the trees in their country. So, no new housing developments popping up all over the place. Tree live is more important! I found this quite interesting!

Arenal Volcano

The day we went to this volcano, it was pretty cloudy and I couldn't get any good pictures. However, the next day was we were leaving San Carlos I got better pictures than when I was actually there. I want to visit this volcano at night because they said you can see lots of red and orange from the fire of the volcano! That would be awesome! I must return to see this sight, for sure!