Buenos dias!

Greetings from Costa Rica. I'm here until Friday for work. Not a bad gig...and I rarely (seriously) get the "not bad" gigs. I'm here to do OFDA's NGO training for partners. It's a nice break from the Darfur routine.

Today was a national holiday (I think to celebrate a revolution) so my friend Alisia and I went on a little one day tour of a volcano crater, a town with a metal church and a town where they make the traditional ox carts. It was ok, but tiring. The problem is that it's the start of the rainy season so while we hiked up to the crater---nothing but clouds. Oh well. But it was good.

The main problem so far is food. I always think of Central America as having similar foods, but I'm much better off in Guatemala then here. But they are big meat eaters here. The other problem is options close to our hotel. There's a burger king, a chinese restaurant, a subway and a Houston-based chicken chain. Seriously? I just want some rice and beans. Fortunately there's fair nearby so we went to have some "street food".

Our hotel's a little ghetto on the outside but the room's are ok and there's cable (which I don't have at home) so it's a nice treat! Of course, the gym is under renovations...so I'm totally screwed. this is supposed to be one of my big training weeks and with my race at the end of May I've feeling the pressure!!!

Anyway--I've also been to Mexico for a vacation with my mom which was fantastic. I have some photos of both trips and will post more soon. I haven't been writing mostly becuase there's not a lot to say and I'm mostly just trying to get myself together.

Anyway--more soon. Cuidense!!