Una otra vez hola!
Just a quick update from puravida land...everything is great! We´re really starting to settle in here in Playa San Miguel and the turtle sightings are picking up every night. So far we´ve seen 5 turtles, found 3 other nests, and 2 that had been poached by the time we got them. So I guess that meansturt les - 8 and poachers - 2...winning in my book! Hopefully things will keep improving as Claudia and I get better at what we do!

Aside from ´work´I´ve been going surfing just about everyday and its actually amazing. The two guys that run the restaurant where we have all our meals are huge boarders and have kind of adopted me...meaning that I get thrashed every morning with them by GIANT 2 foot waves...haha. Seriously though, I´m getting better I swear. I stand up for real now, no hands and all and can ride the wave all the way into shore...sometimes at least!

Besides the surfing we just hang out and read, play some cards and on motivated days explore nearby tide pools, mangroves, and butterfly gardens. Its a tough life, I know, but someone has to do it! We have 5 volunteers right now and more are set to arrive in a few days. It looks like Claudia and I won´t be alone in the station house until mid-september. The guy who runs the hotel is down for cutting a deal since I promised him any visitors might be able to add to his rather outdated dvd collection and would be as fun as I am! I´d love for any and all of you to come visit...whenever and for as long as you like.

So that´s about all I´ve got time for now that I finally got access to the Peace Corps website...still reviewing the forms! Cross your fingers they believe I´m not 90 pounds!

Much love and besos!
Steph