Long time no blogging

So internet access, and time, have been kind of tough lately. The institute I´m attending seems to keep loosing internet access, as well as running out of international calling cards which is just really annoying. But at least I have a free moment to write now. A lot has happened since I last got a chance to post and things have been both good and very bad. I have done a lot of traveling recently, and now my internship is done and I´m about to head off for Nicaragua. My birthday weekend was not exactly the best, but I appreciated my friends celebrating it with me. We got to go see the movie just like I´d wanted and when it looked like we were stranded at a bus stop in the middle of no where the following day and I felt like I might loose it they suprised me with a birthday cake and a little plastic crown to wear. It was adorable. I´m staying in town for this weekend since we´re all leaving Tuesday. So far the highlight of the weekend has been the pilgrimage to Cartago for the virgin of Los Angeles. It´s pretty cool that I happen to be in town when practically the entire country walks to Cartago to worship at this church where the image of the Black Virgin first appeared. The Virgin de Los Angeles is the patron of Costa Rica and people walk for days to get to Cartago around this time. I, fortunately, only had to walk for 5 hours. But I made the pilgramage with my host mom and even though we didn´t go in the church, since I´m not religous and the lines we´re longer than you can even imagine we decided not to, I feel really moved to have done the walk. Well since I´m currently sitting in a cramped internet cafe with a really bitchy attendant glaring at me, I think I´ll end this post. Just 2 more weeks until I come home. I know I shouldn´t be, but I´m anxious to get back. Home sickness is really starting to set in. I miss everyone!
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