Dance Dance Revolution!

Life at Refugio this summer has been amazing and I have come to appreciate, the invention of electricity all day, veggie choppers, and ice cold drinks... again.  It doesn't matter how many times I come here, once I return to the states I get spoiled to these modern appliances and conveniences.  Honestly, I'm not quite sure how many more times I can knick my thumb with a knife without eventually cutting the entire thing off.

Last week was fun.  We were feeding the boys GOP and worked all day to feed 15 people for each meal.  It's been fun!  Know in Costa everything, well most everything, has to be purchased on a day by day basis, which means going to the store everyday, and having the ticos look at you like, "how in the heck are these 3 skinny girls eating all this food?"

Let the chopping keep on chopping!  Preparing supper!

Thursday night was spontaneous dance party night.  It took me back to some old days of Dance Party Craziness, but I'm sorry to say, hands down the best time washing dishes I have ever had!  David put on Devil Went Down to Georgia and that means I should cut a rug!  So I take off in a crazy, clogging, river/line dancing, insane FUN!  So, I started tearing up the place, then Justin got in on it, and then everybody else figured, heck I know I don't look as stupid as they do, why not have some fun to?  So washing dishes, drying dishes, sweeping/mopping the floor has never been so much fun!  I loved it!!

Luke and Me doing a lil criss cross action!

  

Just so you know, He doesn't smoke but ALL of the GOP boys do, so he was making a point of how silly they look and just trying to be funny.

Dance Break!  Me and Justin taking a lil chill, because you know we got the party started!


Last Friday Morning J. Wax, 3 GOP boys, and myself went on a zip line canopy tour of the rain forest!  Amazing the first 5 or 6 lines, and then after that it was more mundane than fun.  Don't get me wrong being suspended in the air 900 something feet is pretty fun... but after a while, it does get a little old.  Friday was fun too.  I went out after supper, had a nice walk on the Costa Rica Beach at night, and chilled for a little after my afternoon in the kitchen. 

Saturday was the day chaos.  A new team from Roanoke came which means more mouths to feed, 27 to be exact.  Bigger pots, more food, and much more coffee (and we're talking cowboy coffee of boiling water and pouring over the grounds!)  More people, also means getting the rooms ready for the people to sleep and be comfortable while they are here.  Erin and I cleaned all day.  I mean scrubbed.. scrubbed.. because apparently teenage boys are very dirty and the boys bunk room was absolutely disgusting.  It was insane!! Then the day was capped with a night of cooking for the massive amount.  We were dead tired but thought.. it is okay, we'll have tomorrow off to chill because the hired cooks will be here.  Well, wrong again. The cooks had an emergency, which meant CRAZY SUNDAY.  Know I was not about to let that ruin my plans for Saturday Night fun!

So, the Fuller's kids, Christine, and myself went off for a drink and karaoke.  All was fun until on the way back up the mountain we had a flat tire.  Great!  It's midnight, in the middle of the jungle, with a flat tire.  In my brain I thought that's okay we'll just change it, I've had years of practice with the insane amount of Flat Tires I have had in my life.  Let me just say... Boys please be boys!!   Jake and Cameron complained about the flat and didn't at all want to help, while Josh and I tried to jack the car up and fix the tire.  Know I am all about being independent, but come on now.  I know for a fact of one boy who if were in the car would have been the first to change the tire, but this boy is on an Island... but anyway back to the story. The jack sucked.  Plan 2.  Walk the one mile trek up the mountain to the center, get another jack, take the four wheeler to the vehicle and change the tire.  So, Jake, Cameron and myself take off.  Praise the Lord I run/walk this thing everyday, but not in flip flops and not at night.  Also thanks to the amazing Flashlight my Daddy bought me I was able to light up the dense forest of the jungle and keep an eye open for jungle book animals!  Get back to the center around 1am, Jake gets on the four wheeler to take them the other jack and I go to bed!  Not really, because I was keyed up from the walk.  15 minutes later, all 3 people come back on the four wheeler because they decide to change the tire in the morning.  Oh boy.  I should have went.  Thank God I'm a country girl because I know how to change a tire... but on this particular night I knew I should sleep for Sunday because it was 2 and I needed to be up at 5!  Sunday was all day in the kitchen, but the food was amazing, the new team loves us, and I can say I was beat like a dirty rug...but Sunday came and went... all with 3 hours of sleep!

Needless to say today I was glad to have a day off.  Why Monday?  Because the Roanoke team is gone to an Indian Village for today and tomorrow, and the GOP Boys are on an Island with Jason and J. Wax, meaning no cooking until Tuesday Night.

Below are some fun pictures from our time in Uvita.  We work hard everyday but do try to get off the mountain (because we do work and live there) on the weekends to go to the local soccer game, beach, jason y sara's house or town.  I will say I have come to appreciate all my momma does because it is hard work preparing, cooking, and taking care of people everyday but I wouldn't change it for ANYTHING!!

3 Interns that run the kitchen at the soccer game

More Soccer FUN!