Hey! Sorry I didn’t write on the 31st. That was the flight day. I hope you had a nice New Year’s Eve. We got into Costa Rica fairly early, and I went to bed early and only woke up coincidentally to see midnight. I must admit — I am very tired of planes.
Vacation-wise, the last few days have been a bit grueling between the jet lag, heat, and humidity. But we’ve been having lots of smoothies and seeing weird animals. We went to a waterfall today and Mom and I managed to get behind it via rock-walling in the water (waterfalls push you away): never before have I been in a place where you can speak and inhale, but cannot quite breathe (so much heavy spray/waterfall). It looked very cool.
Although you probably won’t remember, the real jungle is uncannily similar to AdventureLand at Disney (the whitest thing I’ve ever said). Here are some weird animals.
We also went to a cool cemetery the day before yesterday. I hope you’re doing alright back home. I’ll be honest to you (don’t tell Mom): I wish we were home. I don’t like being far away, and I want to rest. That said, I’m grateful Mom’s trying. She says she might want to move here if things get very bad in America these next few years. I don’t think I could, but I am scared to not follow her.
I’m really sleepy. I’ll give you a proper letter next week when we are home. I love you. Stay safe. Enjoy the cool winter.
With love,
Alice