hey everyone!!!! sorry i tried to enter one of these last night but it didnt work!! i wrote the entire thing and then blaaaah... but i wanted to let you all know what ive been up to!! the past week has been CRAZY. ive never done so much in my entire life. we went to Rara Avis, this really cool preservation area. it was amazing and so incredibly rural and like nothing ive ever done. pretty much the jungle. think colddd showers, mountain men, 5 hour hikes, bugs the siize of my head, huge rodents, salsa dancing, waterfalls, and crazy amounts of work! im already ripped. honestly we did work almost every day which was fun actually. we lifted rocks out of the river so that they could be used in pretty much the scariest road in the world that we used to get there. i hiked up ost of the way with sam and some other girls instead of taking the tractor because just hardcore like that.. and it was realllyyy pretty. if i can ever get my pictures on here you can all see!!! we swam in waterfalls almost every day !! o cielo and we played futbol with the guys who worked at rara avis!!! it was sooo much fun, the field was pretty much a pile of mud but it was hilarious (managed not to be tooo dirty by the end althogh i did completly end up with bleeding feet, lucky for you i cant get the pics to work for that one) i scored two goals!! then yesterday was our first lesson ! the kids were sooooooo adorable and i think we did rally good. i worked with this girl alex and we taught the weather (en englais) by the end the kids were really getting it and they loved our games (4 corners!!! o yeah i actually dont suck with kids who knew ??) i feel so much better now. now were in LA fortuna and it is just awesome. we went to the disscoteca last night which was fun, the food is awesome too. rice and beans .. gotta love it. there is so much more i wanta say but i feel bad taking up all the computer time. i really like everyone here. they are pretty much amazing. i miss you guys though!!!!!!! today were going to the hot springs so im excited for that and im supposed to teach everyone pilates today. i cant wait for my homestay though. i should find out tomorrow where my homestay is!!!!!!!! ahhhhhhhhhh... i love you guys!!