But, I feel so disconnected from home that I thought I should write something that I can post to the internet. So, here I am…writing something…
Hmmm, how about I just do this:
This month in a nutshell:
-Trees, grass, bees, the lack of supplies, snakes, mud, tarantulas, scorpions and cows are no deterrence for 11 machete swinging Americans on a mission to clear a field, nor do they stand in the way of “mowing” (yes, with a machete) and fertilizing an overgrown garden of fruit trees.
-Showers at 5:30am in the Costa Rican jungle are cold and frequented by large spiders. Large spiders don’t swim, but do climb. Quickly.
-It is possible to be bitten multiple times by small bugs and not know it until the evidence of the bites – a small drop of blood – begin to show up all over your legs. In the days following, this drop will become nothing more than a pin-prick-sized red dot, but will be surrounded by the white puffy skin that foretells of red itchy skin later.
-13 Americans can successfully entertain roughly 1500 Costa Rican kids with music, games and skits while spreading the “best gift ever” (uh, that’d be Jesus for those of you who’ve not been in our audience) to them and their families.
-Fried plantains in Costa Rica are not the same as the ones in Nicaragua. Tucans like to perch on plantains (unless you’re trying to get a picture of them). I’ve yet to see them so much as look at Froot Loops, though.
-Becca has now been to the hospital in all three countries we’ve been in so far, though she’s never been the patient. Keryn, our champion patient, passed that title on to me this month. …looks like I’ve got a kidney infection of some sort. Donde estas banos?
