Around the Station: July 14th - the morning of the 16th

July 14th

- We're resting up from the big hike

- Had a lecture and then mostly discussed our projects with advisors all day. So far, I haven't made any drastic changes to my project idea - still looking at using macroinvertebrates to determine water quality along a stream that runs through several different land uses (including forested, urban in the form of a mechanical discharge point, and coffee farm).

- Went out for pizza with Alex and some other students - mushroom and onion! My favorite! And Alex and I split a plate of french fries. Not very healthy, but opportunities for pizza and fries are few and far between.

July 15th

- More lectures and more work on our projects! Proposal is due tomorrow at 7am

- We were told Spanish was delayed until 3pm rather than 2:30. Apparently that wasn't actually true. Oh well, shortened Spanish class! We also got to find out about our homestay families. I'm living in Canitas. My father is 71 and a farmer and my mother is 64 and a housewife. They have one son who is 39. No idea if he lives with them or not.

- Finished up the project proposal and packed a little at night

Morning of July 16th

- Today is the big day! Or well...one of the big days since there's been a few of them lately. I'm off to live with my host family for 17 days! It's a little nerve-racking. I doubt they'll know much English so I guess I'll be forced to improve my Spanish. No internet and limited phone usage. I'm allowed to receive calls there though, so I'll probably call tomorrow (when I come back to the station) to give Mom and Dad the phone number (and a few words in Spanish about how to ask for me!)

Sorry there's no pictures! There hasn't been much to document!