So, I´ve been in hardcore deliberation as to whether or not I should share this next little tidbit of information. But, I finally came to the decision that since you´ve all been following my blog, this is your trip, too.
You should be in the know.
When I first arrived in Costa Rica, one of my primary concerns was that the food wouldn´t agree with my stomach. Quite frankly, my biggest fear was that I would suffer explosive diarrhea--at the most inopportune time, in as public a place as they come--and shit my pants.
Actually, my experience thus far has been just the opposite--I´ve been eating a ton, but I haven´t felt the need to go.
Yup. There´s been a bit of a backlog in the Isaacson camp.
That is, until this morning, when I was blessed with a condition I´ve never before experienced:
Constipated Diarrhea
I´ll spare you the details, but there are two things I´d like you to know about CD:
1) It´s a delightful mix, really.
2) I´ve never had to work so hard just to piss out my ass.
Have no fear, though. After putting in a few solid hours on the bowl, I managed to work things out.
In other news: The Lord giveth, the Lord taketh away, and the Lord giveth once again.
Heike left Coronado on Sunday to continue on her journey, but two new students arrived this week. Katie, 31, is a recently graduated lawyer from California, and Wolfgang, 23, is an economist from Germany. Katie and Wolfgang both placed at a lower level than myself, and they´ve been grouped together, which means that I get to keep my private lessons for at least another week.
I´m really excited for this weekend, as well. This past Sunday, I went with my family to their friends´ house for a birthday party. Their friends´son turned one year old. At the party, I met the birthday boy´s grandfather, who owns a farm in a town called Guapiles. He told me that he´d like to have me over his house for a traditional Costa Rican dinner. So, that´s what my family and I are doing this Saturday evening.
On Friday, I signed up for a one-day excursion--it begins with a tour of a coffee plantation, followed by a visit to a volcano, and the excursion culminates at a waterfall garden.
Of course, I´ll be documenting my adventure with plenty of pictures.
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Oy! Not going to address that. More importantly, how is the World Cup Fever there? Are you a futbol fan? Watching any of the opening games this weekend?
ReplyDeleteYou should have totally gone into detail on the CD... i had to explain it to brittany (even though she didn't want to know, of course). But on a side note, I just wanted to say I'm still super jealous of all of your adventures.
ReplyDeleteWell, as far as the CD, FME, If you want to do something great, it usually takes time and effort. Sounds to me like it took a few days of waiting and then a few hours of solid work to get the job done. Perhaps solid is a poor choice of a word but I'm sticking to it like you were sticking to the bowl.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, thanks for sharing your experiences, I'm really enjoying the blog and your trip. WTBS, think of me at the coffee plantation. I wonder if coffee could be roasted by the heat of the volcano. I may be on to something. Guess I'll have to visit CR to find out.
Keep up the great work on having the best imaginable time and blogging it!
Blow yeah! (No pun intended). That coffee should help you out with your problem and you will be exploding like a volcano. Okay enough of the bad jokes
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