Ready for the Weekend!

Buenos noches!

Today was the last day of classes for the week. Hallelujah! Tomorrow we leave for a field trip to Limon, which is a province in Costa Rica. This area has a lot of indigenous people, and the culture here is very different from San Jose (where I am now). I’m really looking forward to this trip, and I think it will be a really interesting experience. As part of our assignment, we are required to conduct 6 interviews with random people (3 people in San Jose and 3 in Limon). My partner and I have already done 3 of our interviews, and it is incredibly interesting. We go up to random people and ask them if poverty exists in Costa Rica, if there is discrimination, what causes poverty, if there are solutions to poverty, and other tough questions. The people we have asked have been so kind and willing to talk. The answers are just really fascinating to me! Limon is about 3 hours away, but we are stopping at various plantations and fincas (farms) on the way. We also get to spend a few hours at the beach on Saturday…yeah, the beach in January :). Overall, the weekend will be full of talking with people in Limon, working on projects, listening to speakers, going to the beach, going to church, and other various things. I am looking forward to this new experience! We will be coming back on Sunday late afternoon/evening.

Speaking of weather, the Ticos kept saying that today was “hace frio” which means that its cold out. Although I don’t know for sure what the temperature was, I would guess it was still about 65 degrees. I will take that any day compared to the weather I’m sure you guys have at home :)

My neck is feeling better. Thank you for all the prayers that have been offered on my behalf. I am sincerely grateful for those prayers, and I can feel the prayer support. Thank you. The pain right now is much less intense, though it is still very present. Please pray for continued healing, and praise God for relieving me from the intensity that I had earlier! To God be all the glory for he is good!