Adios Costa Rica

Wrapping things up in Costa Rica.  Went today to help my cousin get some paperwork he needed for taxes and zoning or something.  Those things are always fun - especially in a different language.  Turned out in the end he really didn't need me as much for that as to buy dog food in a pet store.  Hahaha.

We planned to spend the afternoon in the water but there is a horrendous wind that feels like a hurricane outside, so we're stuck indoors.

Tonight someone is picking me up at 1:30 in the morning to take me to the bus station.  The bus leaves at 4:00 a.m.  If all goes as planned I should be back in Tegucigalpa by 8:30 tomorrow night.  My landlords are meeting me at the bus station in Tegucigalpa.  They are so good to me!  I hope the bus is on time.

It's been great to be with my cousin and his wife.  We haven't been able to do this before, so it was really nice.  I had a lot of delicious meals, met some great people, had family time, got to serve the team from Virginia.  Now it is time to go back to Honduras.

Among other things, I will miss the fact that people here spay/neuter their animals and treat them as we do in North America.  I like seeing kids riding bicycles all over the place.  It's super nice to be able to stroll on the beach without concern of being kidnapped or mugged.  But I am eager to get back home to Jetty, my Honduran friends, and the kids at the Breakfast Program.

Tomorrow is the day Lourdes and Jairo go to renew their childrens' visas.  I will spend my time on the bus praying for them when I am not sleeping.  You may want to pray too.  I'll tell you how it turns out for them.

Hope to make it back to Costa Rica again.  It's been a lot of fun!