In comparison to the weeks before, this past week really has been fairly tame for the most part.

A couple of other WWOOFers showed up at the other farm. They both seem to be pretty nice. Adrien figured out that that Mario is crazy, but is still staying at the farm. He said that he is actually really enjoying staying up there and is learning from another local Tican farmer. I´m glad that things are working out for him. Adrien has become sort of like the next door neighbor childhood friend. He´ll come over sometimes and hang out with Lydia and I. It´s actually pretty nice to have someone nearby that we can talk to in English every once in awhile.

On Saturday Guillemo took Lydia and I out to one of the nearby forests to plant some trees. It was ridiculous how green and lush everything was. He showed us around and explained several different types of trees to us. Planting tree or just any type of plant in general is such a rewarding experience. To actually be preserving some type of life instead of destroying it is a beautiful thing. It´s something that I haven´t experienced enough. We planted about 20 avocado trees and some other type of tree that I can´t remember the name of. When we were walking through the forest Guillemo would just whip out his machete and whack off some random fruit and would give it to Lydia and I to eat. As we walked through the path in the forest we picked up about 30 avocados that had fallen off the trees. So crazy. It´s so strange eating meals at their house and knowing directly where everything on your plate came from. I hate the fact that this is such a foreign concept to me.

We managed to weasle our way out of not going to the party on Saturday night. About 20 minutes before we were going to leave for it we found out that no one else from Guillemo´s family was going to the party except for his cousin that we don´t really know very well. Not only that, but we would have to spend the night at some random person´s house after the party. Lydia and I both didn´t really understand why they would invite us to a party that they were not even planning to attend. Anyway, we were glad to not have to worry about the stress of dancing with drunk old men. Who knows, maybe it was a poor choice for us to make in not going to the fiesta. It could´ve been the time of our lives. We might´ve even been able to hook ourselves up with some Latin lover boyfriends.

I have been getting eaten alive by bugs lately. This picture does not do these bites justice. You´d think that out of all the bugs in Costa Rica that ants would be the least of our worries. Wrong. Stepping on an ant hill is not a good choice. Lydia and I currently both probably have about 40-50 different bites.

The other morning Lydia and I both woke up and looked at each other with confused looks. We started to talk and discovered that crazy dreams had overcome us both in our sleep. I had a dream that I was pregnant from some random guy and that Lydia already had a baby. It was so strange to look into the face of Lydia´s baby. Lydia´s dream was a little bit more strange than mine. Apparently in Lydia´s dream there was a horse with a southern accent that was trying to take her money from her. It was locked up in this fence and was standing on its back legs. The horse jumped over the fence and said to Lydia "I want your money. Give me your money." Lydia said that I was there too and I told her not to trust the horse. Lydia pulled out a gun, but the horse knocked her over before she could shoot him. I don´t know what we ate the night before...

Other than planting trees, having crazy dreams, and avoiding parties, Lydia and I have still been having a really good time for the most part. We go down to the river almost everyday and talk for hours on end. So much of our thoughts and our beliefs are being challenged almost more than we can handle. It´s extremely overwhelming. It´s gong to take me a really long time to process all of the questions and thoughts that have gone through my head here. Even though I´m not ready to go home yet, the thought of being here for 27 more days terrifies me. I don´t think my brain has room for anymore thoughts.

We plan to go to the beach in Domincal this weekend. Our trip so far has mostly been out in the country and and forest areas. We are both getting cabin fever and need to go exploring.

Pura vida.