I made it to Costa Rica!

Yesterday was a blur of plane rides, new faces, new names, warm breezes and tropical plants. Today, after getting a full nine hours of sleep, things are a bit clearer.

El Centro de Estudios Sobre Desarrollo Sostenible is almost like a tiny college campus. We live in a "dorm" with 3-4 person rooms equipped with bunk beds, desks, closets and fans. The Dorm also has a big common space with couches, ping pong and foozeball tables, bathrooms (with cold showers only) a library, computer lab, and a small classroomish space. Some of the faculty and staff live at the center as well, so their houses are close by as well as the main house, where the professor's offices are. There is also an outdoor classroom, kitchen/dining room, and a pool.

The best discovery so far is certainly the hammocks. There are a few outside our dorm and a few next to the pool. Beautiful.

Soon after discovering that the wireless works, almost all 36 of us were on our laptops in the common space. A few minutes later, it crashed. Right now, we have ethernet which seems to work fine. But now it is time for an introductory session to the program so I'll write more later.

Hope everyone at home is well!