Another day, Another Colon

The Colon, not to be confused with the body part, is the monetary unit in Costa Rica (500 Colones = $1.00) ...a little education never hurt us, but even I had a good laugh re-reading this title...

Ahhh, today started off a bit frustrating...I am fighting a skin infection which happens to be mal-ubicado (poorly located) on my face!!! Woke up swollen and puffy and trying to determine whether to see a doctor on my 2nd day of vacation in Costa Rica. For this reason Jerome and I started off the day resting. He worked on his resume. I read a little and talked to the women who run the quaker hostel where we are staying. Quakers in Costa Rica?...yes, indeed, and we are staying at the hostel attached to their Peace Center and Friends Meeting House. Not sure the pacifists like that Jerome and I are sharing a room, but of course, they would never say anything! Just kidding...there are some very nice people and they serve great coffee with breakfast!

We spent the afternoon perusing museums...we thought we were going to the Museum of Contemporary Art and Design, but ended up at the Cultural History Museum of Cost Rica, which was nice, minus the highschool students at our heels. I got some great shots of butterflies in the ¨Jardin Secreto¨(Secret Garden) and then we did eventually make it to the Museum of Art and Design located in an old renovated liquor factory. There was an excellent photo exhibition and we are going to go back tonight for a series of short films...ahhh, the culture I never got in Honduras! Its refreshing to be in a slightly more modern city that cares about public spaces, design, and city planning. I will post a link to photos as soon as they are up and available. Adios!