Update 2

Things have been ridiculously busy here. The jungle canopy walk was incredible, though a lot shorter than I expected it to be. My host family is very interesting. We don't really talk much yet, but after the initial awkwardness is over I expect things will get a lot better. There is also a girl from Ohio State living with us, so that has made things a lot easier to adjust to. Internet access is a lot less available than I expected, so I will probably just be checking my email a couple of times a week. We've been taking classes for a couple of days so far, and I am really enjoying what we are learning and how we are learning it. Our first rural trip will be in a few weeks, so that will be really cool. So far I've only been to the beach once, but it was awesome, and we're planning on going again for the day this Saturday, so I am excited about that. I think I accidentally left my spare memory card for my camera at home, so unless I come across one here, expect very few pictures. I am still loving things here, and initial speculations that my group was cool have been confirmed. I hope everyone is well and having fun.