Well, my return trip back to San Jose went really well. It was nice to come back and have internet access, running water, not sleep with a mosquito net, hear English, and eat healthier food. At the same time, I ended up getting pretty sick. I've been in and out of the hospital over the past 2 weeks because I have an infection caused from the pollution and contamination in the city air. =( It has been the hardest two weeks since I have been to Costa Rica because I just want to go home, lay in my bed, and have my loved ones care for me! The medical system is really good here... and I also haven't had to pay for anything because we got really great insurance for the trip. Anyways, I apologize for slacking on the whole writing thing, but I haven't been feeling really up to it.
In other news, we visited Cahuita this weekend for a study of the influence of African culture and calypso music. Cahuita is only about 45 minutes from where I did my rural stay in Cocles... but is completely different. The people speak Creole music, the black population is much more prevalent, the food is slightly different, and the beaches are of white sand. It was a beautiful and amazing opportunity. We had a calypso band come and do a little concert for us, we stayed in the goddess sweet, we enjoyed caribbean food, we spent a lot of time swimming and relaxing at Cahuita National Park, and we had a bonfire under the moonlight on the beach. It was an amazing experience and I really grew closer to some of my classmates.
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