After a long bus ride to cross the boarder, we finally made it to Costa Rica. Only 8 hours apart, the two big cities (San Jose and Granada) are two separate worlds. Costa Rica is similar to the States at first glance... Yes there is a Starbucks. But I have a feeling tomorrow during the home visits, things will look a little differently. When we arrived, we went to eat at a small restaurant called Spoon and my bill was 2,995. Don't panic mom and dad, the conversion rate is about 535 Colones to 1 US dollar whereas Nicaragua was 27 Córdobas to 1 US dollar. Another big difference is we are able to walk around more here, when we couldn't do that in Nicaragua due to both safety and distance issues. Next we went to our hotel which is actually a convent for nuns (I'm trying very hard to stop swearing), but it doubles as a housing unit specifically for medical groups like us. We enjoyed a fresh cooked dinner from Sister Melba and Sister Maria Elana.
I don't have too many pictures from today because it was mostly travel. Another bright and early day for tomorrow!
Our new home
The streets of Alajuela (a close city outside of San Jose but everyone knows they're basically the same)
when I first saw your "glass of milk" before I read the caption I thought boy you are brave! See if you can find some good Spring Break spots while you are there, don't think we can get Uncle Brian to stay at the convent :/ Have Fun, can't wait to read more
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