La Ciudad, Monterrico y THANKSGIVING!

I’ve had a great weekend! Thursday, we headed over to Paul and Bev’s house for a little birthday party/get together in honor of Thanksgiving. We ate cake and played some games. It was a good day. Friday, we went to the city in the afternoon. Some students wanted to watch the new Twilight movie, so those of us who wanted to go rode a bus to the city. I went to the post office with Jen and picked up her package then headed to the market for a bit and walked around while waiting for another student to buy her bridesmaid dresses. Then, we went back to the mall and hung out for a bit until the movie was over. On our way home we stopped by Pollo Campero and had some dinner. We made it home around 9 and had time to shower and go to bed by 10 in preparation for our beach day on Saturday!

Saturday, I woke up relatively early to get all of my stuff together for the beach and made sure everything was charged and ready to go. We met at 8:30 and were off to Monterrico. After a little over two hours in the bus, we arrived at our ‘hotel’ where we changed, ordered our lunch and then hit up the beach. I left time to lay my towel out and set my camera down before taking off my flip flops and making a break for the water. Sand is hot when the sun shines on it, but black sand is even hotter. I think the bottoms of my feet burned! We played in the waves for awhile…or rather, the waves played with us. Then we walked along the beach to dry off a bit before lunch. After lunch, you guessed it, we hit up the water again. After a few hours of being tossed and turned by the waves, I called it a day and showered off so I could lay out and dry off a bit before we headed back to Antigua. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so close to death before in my life. The Pacific Ocean is a beast and quite a fantastic adventure!! LOVED IT.
[Black Sand!] Today, we had our Thanksgiving celebration and meal at Paul and Bev’s. It was delicious! This week, I’m not really sure what’s in store, but I’m sure it will be great. I hope to get to interact with my host family some more as I have been the past few days. It’s fun to just sit and talk with them. I’m going to miss nights like last night: being told I look like a tomato and talking about what I want to do with my life. These days are flying by and I don’t wanna miss a single moment!