My new life in Costa Rica

I have moved into my homestay where I share a room, ghetto bathroom, and kitchenette with another gringa. This is where we shower. The only output is cold water.

Also note in my luxurious accomodations my roomate and I have encountered 3 of these crabs, which we swept out into the street. This is a photo of one (this was in the wild, but imagine it crawling next to your bed...)

The senora of my casa makes amazing meals, or casadas, for me very night... always consisting of rice and beans. Derivation of name (casada = married) is a meal that a woman cooks for her husband who goes out and labors all day. They are huge and usually include a meat, rice & beans, plantains, vegetable and some sort of salad.

Finally, I am sure you are curious of my footwear. My usual footwear is extremely attractive....

and for school, when I need to dress up, I wear these fake Crocs

This is a view right by my house on the way to work (ocean in back)

I'm sure you are curious about my teaching which I'll write about later. Gotta go.