I itch.

This week my host-dad asked me to go with him to his farm in the mountains. I had already heard about how beautiful it was and how many exotic animals there were to see, so naturally I was excited to go. A few hours before we were about to leave I began to pack. I wasn´t sure what to bring so I asked my host-dad. The conversation went as follows:

Me: What should I bring to the mountains this weekend?

HD: Just your boots...and maybe a flashlight.

Me: What about my mosquito net? (which I use religiously every night)

HD: There are no mosquitos there. Besides, the house is closed off.

Follwing his advice, I left my green reppellant-impregnated net at home. MISTAAAAAAAAAKE! Not only is the house is located on about 20 acres of marsh ground i.e. stagnant water, it is also halfway constructed. The house is on stilts and there were holes in the floorboards that allowed easy access to mosquiotos/other crazy bugs. Needless to say, I was eaten alive by a variety of blood sucking insects and as a side note, used a 2/4 as a pillow. I did, however, get to see a lot of toucans which I was told by my host dad are carnivores. That just seems so wrong doesn´t it?

In other news, this past weekend, my counterpart and I went to San Jose to talk to ICE which is the government´s phone/electricity company. The meeting went well and afterwards, I got to enjoy cable TV which included watching Back to the Future II. This is the best of the trilogy because it encapsulates the best moments of BTTF and presents us with a strange 80´s version of what the future would be like to Steven Spielberg. I mean c´mon, Jaws 13? Dehyrdrated Pizza Hut?? Robot infused super bullies???

Time for us to head back to site. This blog is dedicated to my good friend and volunteer, Rudolph Becker. Respect.