Update from San Jose

Hey Everyone!

So since returning from our weekend trip in Cahuita, we have been having a great time in San Jose. Last week Adrienne and I started going to aerobic dance classes at the little gym where my host mom goes. They are SUPER fun and a really good workout. The instructors mix aerobic exercises in with merengue, salsa, swing criollo (cumbia), bachata, and some music from U.S. We started telling our friends about it so last night 7 of us "gringas" arrived for dance class...it was hilarious seeing everyone stare at us as we walked in. AND the dance floor is just in the middle of every thing, there is no separate room so it's entertainment for everyone at the gym. I'm sure the owner was very happy to have to many customers since it does cost money to take the class...1000 colones or about $2.

This past weekend we all went out for Halloween. Halloween is not a huge deal here but there are some people in San Jose that dress up and go out. We went to a club called Vertigo in San Jose. It's very nice but super expensive. It had awesome decorations and a ton of people. The only thing I didn't really like was that it was ALL electronic music, not really my thing...but I guess that's what's the style now or something.

Tomorrow we are going on a day trip to Heredia to learn more about the water situation in Costa Rica. So that should be very interesting and I'll have a lot to write about.