About Chanel Jencks

We are all doing fine. It is really hot today at 730 am it was 87 degrees!!! we are doing a lot of back breaking work. the first few days we moved sand bags that we got to choose how much sand was in them . let me tell you i was not happy about that. but it got better. then we had to move the big sand bags that were prefilled that are used as barricades- those are some HEAVY things. it took two of us just to lift one of them. We all have blisters and sand everywhere. [...]

ok So i think i am in the most awesome hostel in the world!! I get 1 free phone call to the US/day that i am here, i also get free internet (as much as i want), they have a mechanical bull!! and a pool, a bar and a restaurant. Che Bueno!! ( how awesome) i am here until tuesday morning i think i am going to take a tour tomorrow or sunday (most likely sunday as it is 4:30 here and i have to make a reservation) i will most likely investigate a few museums – there are a [...]

I am here at ESI – the school where i am taking lessons- and it is going well in only a week i am able to converse with the locals and my hose family well. My problem is not the talking it is understanding what they ssay back to me – as they talk sooooo fast here. I catch snipits and eventually figure out what they are saying but it takes a while. It´s amaxing what 4 days does. Tomarrow is my last day of spanish lessns and then it is off to Hostel Pangea in Saj jose for 2 [...]

So it´s my frst day here ‘ and it´s already been an adventure. I flew from boston into miami and that flight was delayed 30min no biggie i had plenty of time for my layover in mami. upon arrival i am looking at the departures and can not find san jose n there anywhere!! So i go to an agent and she tells me E9 ok awesome i am in the E terminal now Right ‘ WRONG!! i am at E30 i look one way E20′E25 and the other way is E26:E35 the only other way is the tram ok [...]

So, what to bring….. clothes of course, bug repellant (which i can;t wear half of the time, apparently the turtles don;t like it!), I’ve got shampoo, deodorant, toothbrush and all that stuff. My mother and I went out and got everything I might have the slightest need for in a first aid kit (i.e. bandages, antibiotic ointment, ace bandages, allergy meds, stuff for diharrea, stuff for constipation, stuff for bug bites – which i will definitely need, my mom even got me an inflatable leg cast – which i probably won;t need but who knows with my luck) I’ve got [...]