No, I don't need an umbrella, thank you.

Today was probably the laziest day I've had so far. All the girls slept in late and had a nice breakfast/lunch. We then headed down to the Maximo Nivel main office building. Our new roommate had arrived last night so we wanted to show her how to take the bus and get to Maximo. We dropped her off at her orientation and headed out. My roommate, Kendria, needed find a supermarket to buy some stuff for her project site, which helps kids whose moms are recovering from alchohol addiction.

Once we headed out, we decided to stop at a Papa John's because Kendria was craving pizza. As we were eating our cheese pizza, it started to pour outside. We wanted to wait it out so we stuck around and chatted. We thought the rain was slowing down, so we headed out. As we stepped outside, a thunderstorm began, the worst I had seen since I had been there.

One of my roommates, Paige, came prepared with a rain poncho, but Kendria and I were completely unprepared. Costa Rican people are always prepared for storms so everyone carries an umbrella. However, being a stubborn American, I never carry one. Kendria and I popped off our flip flops and ran barefoot through the streets. The sides of the streets were flooded, creating huge puddles everywhere. I did my best to avoid them, especially after seeing a dead rat in one. We couldn't find the grocery store so we headed back to Maximo.

When we walked through the doors, everyone stopped what they were doing and looked at us. "...What happened? Where is your umbrella?!" Kendria and I took off our cardigans and hung them over the side of chairs, knowing plenty well they wouldn't dry. We stayed at Maximo for while, talking about different topics and then decided to go back home. The weather was bad, it was chilly, and we were tired so we really didn't want to do much.

When we got back, we all lazed around until our new roommate arrived. Illona is from Canada and it was super fun to chat with her and talk about her previous travel experiences. We all had to wake up early in the morning so we went to bed early.

Definitely a nice, relaxing, rainy day in Costa Rica.