around the house.

Living with a host family was the best decision I could have possibly made in coming to Costa Rica. Not only do I get to experience more of the culture and practice my spanish, but I also feel like I have somewhere comfortable and safe to come home. The fresh cut fruit at breakfast, the coffee that comes from a plantation less than five miles away, and the view of a flowery, open-air back porch don't hurt either. Here are some pictures from around my house!

This is one of the views from upstairs. The bottom right part of the tin roof is over my room, and I love the sound of rain on it when I'm going to sleep.
You know those beautiful, ginormous cakes you see in the window at a bakery? Well, my host mom makes them. In fact, there are hundreds of these little flowers in all different colors covering the kitchen counters right now; It's all I can do not to taste one. Sometimes, she makes a mini version of her special cake and we have it for dessert.
My host mom does my laundry for me pretty much every day and hangs it a clothesline on the back porch to dry. I like clotheslines :)
These are growing right outside my window...
No, this isn't my house. I am, however, considering kicking out the current residents and moving in because I think it's really cool. An old man on the street told me that it is from the 1800's and is the oldest house in Heredia, but i don't know how credible he is.