Some Sweet Experiences

       Well, it's just about that time where I need to update you all! This past week has been very eventful and fun. I've had so many "sweet experiences." Last weekend some friends and I went to Puerto Viejo and Punta Uva! There were some beautiful beaches there - and I was stupid and really burnt myself, so now I'm very tan.
     
       The hostel we stayed at was very hippie - let's just say the structure and artwork was beautiful, but I couldn't take a shower for two days because they were so grungy! The artwork was amazing because everything was done by past tourists for the past couple decades. There were people from all over the world with us at the hostel (Germany, Italy, Australia!)! I brought food to cook in the kitchens, since it seems most hotels/hostels here include a kitchen....but no towels for hands or body... But I decided to check out the food as well since the hostel had a restaurant joined with it! I had the best veggie burger in my entire life with also a bread I've never tried before: focaccia! And for dessert, I had coconut breaded fried banana with vanilla ice cream, fruit, carmel, hot fudge and granola!
     
       Anyways, we stayed from Friday afternoon until Sunday noon. The main item on our agenda was to go see Punta Uva  (the name of the beautiful beach nearby) and snorkeling in the clear blue waters. That was very pretty since the corral reefs are so close to the beach, we only had to wade out about ten feet before we just put our heads in the water and could see fish activity and corral. I ended up going with Anya and she is scared of deep waters. So even though we could literally stand up in the water, I still held her hand and guided her along until she was more comfortable. The hostel had two floors, the bottom being full of over 300 hammocks! The second floor consisted of over 100 single and double single tents with mattresses in them. So of course it rained a tad bit during our stay (it is still the rainy season here!), but it was fine because I relaxed so comfortably in those hammocks. Friday night we were able to see performers with fire around 10:00pm. The dark contrast with the night was very nice. I have seen fire performers here before, but these three were very different. The fire was huge and I thought several times that someone's hair was going to catch on fire. The women was once on the shoulders of the man and they were both juggling great balls of fire in the air. There was also a bonfire (very big and hot at times because one of the Americans didn't understand the concept of lots of wood=lots of heat) on Saturday night. It was awesome because we roasted marshmallows. And when I say we, I mean my friends who like charred ones asked me to do it. It's because of all my practice in Girl Scouts at campfires. It was quite interesting at times because it seemed like everyone was drinking...except me of course...and the songs/phrases that were coming out of their mouths *shakes head* We all had a lot of fun though throughout the weekend. I'm working more and more on my Spanish and I can feel myself improving.