Learning, Loving

hello friends, family, lovers.

it is currently getting late and i have to write a paper in spanish for tomorrow. this is me procrastinating. don't worry mom--i always get it done.

this past week has been absolutely great for me. we didn't have school last friday, because my whole LASP group took a trip to Limón, the poorest area of costa rica. we went there to "research" the relationship between poverty and racial/sexual discrimination by interviewing random people on the street and listening to talks. we also spent a day at the beach which was glory. it wasn't sunny, but we played a big game of ultimate on the beach and it started to rain. i loved it.

i still love my family, but i think i might be in trouble for not spending enough time at home. oops. and i feel like i am making some good friends from my lasp group. there are a few girls who are really cool and easy to talk to.

the only downside (slash upside) to everything right now is that i have a ton of school work to do for the next few weeks--but the school work is really interesting, it's just in spanish so it takes forever. but i truly do enjoy everything we learn, even though sometimes it is hard to take it all in. we are learning about latin america "crisis" (economically, socially) from a lot of different standpoints, all of which make me realize that i have been rather ignorant as far as US foreign relations go. but don't worry amigos, that is all being remedied right now! yay!

explanation of pictures:

1) Melissa and I at the beach near Limón (Caribbean)

2) my friend Ellen and I at a beach on the pacific side

3) my mom and sister, Sussan, and I in our kitchen

4) Peggy and I after we dominated a game of fútbol in our skirts

5) the outside of my house