Last week we had two days of holiday. Thursday was Lady of the Angels Day which is a day when many people walk from all over Costa Rica to a town called Cartago. Many people take days and days to do the walk depending on how far away they start. A group of us decided to walk from Desamparados to Cartago which took us about 5 1/2 hours. It was definitely tough physically but it was so amazing once we got there. There were so many people packed into the city center of Cartago and there was music and food and fireworks and all kinds of things going on. Definitely one of the best experiences I have had so far!

This past weekend was more of the same festival to celebrate sant Ignacio in my town. On sunday, it culminated with a big parade of men riding on horses. A few of the other trainees who live in different communities came to hang out which was fun.

More to come soon!

Emily