Wow. I have so much I want to write about. But…I’m out of time. I’m headed back to Puerto Viejo with a volunteer. Things are finally calming down around the house a bit. We interviewed a security guard this weekend. I tell ya, that’s a conversation I never expected to have! “Hello sir. Do you have a gun? How big is it? Do you know how to use it? Can you promise not to shoot us?”

Tomorrow is a holiday here. Something about the Virgin of Los Angeles. They estimate about 2 million people will walk to the Cartago Basilica as a pilgrimage. That’s nearly 50% of the population here! They call it “Romeria” and the people making the pilgrimage are called “Romeros.” It’s quite the site to see. It’s hell on traffic though. People make some kind of promise to the virgin, make the pilgrimage and wait to see if a miracle occurs. Oh yeah, and when they get to the church, they crawl on their knees to the front of the church from the entrance. Pretty wild.

I went last night. There were thousands of people there with live music and food vendors. I took some pictures, but I’ll have to put them up later in the week. I just ran out of time. Have a great week!