Our Costa Rica trip last
week was really nice but just a teaser. We saw enough that we would love
to go back again and see some more of the country. It is very different
from Guatemala. They are much more progressive in their culture, education
etc. The country is cleaner and more like the USA with nice highways. We went
to a place called the Peace Lodge and Park. It is kind of a little bit of
a lot of different things in Costa Rica. They had a butterfly house, an
exhibit for snakes, frogs, hummingbirds, sloths, large cats like jaguars, an
orchid house, toucans, several other tropical birds and a series of five
waterfalls. The butterfly and red eye tree frog pictures are from here.
Other pictures from
Costa Rica: a poison dart frog we saw on the porch of the house we were
staying in
a cemetery very close to the Temple
some cool mushrooms we saw on
a little hike to a waterfall
a gila monster running between some horses we
saw on our way to the Crocodile tour.
It was a busy week at
the clinic, we saw 10 future missionaries from a town 5 hours away last
Thursday and a bunch of school kids and also CCM missionaries throughout the
week. So on Friday Dad and I finally got out for a walk and to
run some errands. We had a little discouraging news last week, Dad has
been working to get a Panoramic x-ray at the clinic since we got here and it
looked like it might happen, then all of a sudden it was turned down
completely. We have been doing wisdom teeth with just the best small
(periapical) X-rays we could get and it looks like they are going to just have
to let that suffice for the future too. He gave it his best shot and I am
proud of him for trying to improve things down here.
Saturday we went to
Antigua, just the two of us. We had to pick up a painting that we had a street
artist make for us. It is of the Arch that is famous in Antigua.
We saw a really cool
old car while we were there that a bride and groom drove up in. What do
you think? Would you like one of these?
Also, a picture of the country
road we drove on to get to Antigua. We went a different way than usual.
I had to add two
pictures from Guatemala City. Quite often we drive by this building on a
main road here that is a military complex. At first we thought the man and dog
were real, but then realized they are not.
Second picture is a printing
store we go to not far from our apartment. I have told you how there are
references to Jesus on buses, stores and everywhere. Well this is a picture
inside the printing store. You would never see this in the States.
Church was really good
today. It was the last Sunday of our group again, most of them head to their
missions Tuesday except for the ones going to Nicaragua.
Because of the unrest there, they will stay at the CCM for another week
at least. Dad and I had to speak again, Dad did great and I just hope
they could understand my talk because I am constantly trying to pronounce the
words better. The Elders all sang a hymn in K'ekchi, very impressive!
This next week we will get only 47 Latinos and no Gringoes, that is a first
since I have been here, but they tell me there is a large group coming in June
from the States.
Make it another great
week, it is up to each of us.
Love you all,
MOM/Grammy
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