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Lessons learned in Costa Rica

1. “Mowing the lawn” is incorrect terminology. You don’t mow a thing…you machete EVERYTHING!

2. Don’t be alarmed by huge rocks hitting the roof late at night…It’s the doorbell.

3. Don’t hang up your laundry on the lines in the bathroom…you may see it on a kid later.

4. You CAN meet your future husband here (ha just a joke dad!):
      
 
      Sage is in love with the grounds keeper, Enoch. She tries to spend as much
      time one on one with him in the garden. When he gives two hour long Bible
      studies her eyes do not wander from his, while the rest of us are fighting
      to stay awake. I, on the other hand, am in love with a pro soccer player, Jonny,
      who played for the national team. He taught me new soccer moves and played
      soccer with me and Jory for a couple hours on the beach.
 
 
 
 
5. When playing soccer-foursquare it is all about segregation….Gringos versus Costa Ricans!

6. If you have blonde hair you MAY get kicked out of class for being a distraction to the girls (Lindsay).

7. Fresa ice cream has nothing to do with fruit…it has to be made with Pepto-Bismol.

8. After you turn on the lights in the bathroom at night WAIT a few minutes before opening your eyes…the

cockroaches are still trying to scatter and hide.

9. A wheelchair may be a necessity soon for our teammate, Rebekah, because she can’t seem to walk down

the street without falling in the sewer (TWICE and we are in the slums so just imagine).

10. Thanksgiving Costa Rica style means sitting at a huge table with people that don’t speak English, being

entertained by teammates across the room struggling to stay awake, and eating chicken and rice.

11. Don’t just jump into open water in the ocean without looking first……..we all got STUNG by jellyfish.