Last night I had hoped to go and see my sisterin-law in San José and celebrate her birthday! In the end it didn't work out...my bus came LATE late LATE, and she did not get off work in time so we had to postpone. It was all for the best, as I enjoyed time sharing with my compañeras and talked with E. Tonight I want to try and see some amigos and talk with my Mom.
The sky this morning was not clear but it was nice, with whisps of cloud floating by and the humidity high. I had breakfast sitting on the little terraza, and my two cups of coffee.
This monring I took my group to La Carpio, the immigrant community near San José. We did a day of service work and painted houses and worked with kids in thier model education center. The man living in the house we painted was very pleased with the job we did and thanked us...another home that we painted had two little kids living there, and they came to investigate and watch us paint.
Afterwards we watched a presentation given by some of the women in the community, and then had to leave to eat lunch and get to school on time.
Going to this community is always a very special experience. It really helps to keep me grounded and give me prespective in my own life. It is such a challenge to distinguish between wants and needs in our world...and visiting La Carpio really helps me to understand the difference.
A girl from my group sharing with the kids of La Carpio
Now the sky overhead is dark and you can hear the thunderclouds rolling in from north of us. In the distance you can even see the clouds dropping a curtain of rain across the landscape, and I am glad that I have my raincoat. One important need taken care of for today.
Pura Vida
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