Costa Rica- My first stop!

Hello, I'm in Costa Rica. It is amazing!

I've been able to eat lots of yummy food like pineapple, mangos, pizza, chili, ice cream, oatmeal, cereal, shrimp spaghetti. It all was delectable.

We get to walk to the supermarket or supermarcardo to buy our food. It's different for me because we sometimes have to use colones (Costa Rican money) instead of dollars. And most people speak Spanish. We also can walk everywhere instead of driving - like to the beach, pool and stores.

Also there's wonderful nature around us like palm trees, squirrels, iguanas, and birds. Plus beautiful beaches. Our beach here has black sand! We went snorkeling and swimming there today.

It's so great that our good friends Rob and Judy are here with us. They been staying at a condo like us 2 minutes down the hill from us.

We walk into town, it takes about 15 minutes to get there. I used my Spanish to ask how much something cost and was able to buy new, purple sunglass.

I hope everyone is okay in New Jersey after the blizzard. I was relieved that I only had sun and no snow.

Each day my dad is giving my brother, sister, and me challenges that we earn points. I will soon be telling you much more about this! Stay tuned ...

Iguana Beach at Playa del Coco

Our swimming pool