I've made arrangements for homestay in San Joaquin de Flores. I was previously leaning towards Barrio Jesus but found an immersion program more suited to what I was looking for in San Joaquin. Homestay entails living with a local family and includes breakfast and dinner, for $400 per month. San Joaquin de Flores is located 2.5 miles west of Heredia near the capital San Jose. Here is San Joaquin on google maps. I plan on going to school four hours per day and volunteering the rest of the day in an ecology or social program. I will not know the specifics until I arrive in Costa Rica. I stumbled upon an interesting blog about CR. Of particular interest and humor are the stories of deadbolts (article 4), TP (article 5), Gimme an I (article 12), tuna and bananas (article 20), and getting robbed (article 38). My trip will probably be a lot different with a lot less travel and more emphasis on school and volunteering, i.e. not quite as exciting. After Costa Rica I'll be rearing to work again, so I'll find a job and probably buy a house. By then, I'll know a lot of ex-Motorolans at new companies and finding a job, hopefully, will not be too difficult.

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