Saludos desde Las Mesas

Hello all,

This is Jesus writing from the beautiful area of Perez Zeledon and Las Mesas (our project village). The drive here from San Jose is through about 4 hours of lush green forest and jungle and mountains. Our host community of Las Mesas is absolutely wonderful-- the people here are are very organized, caring and a lot of fun to be around. Las Mesas is about a 14 km drive from San Isidro, which is the nearest city. We will do most of our shopping in San Isidro, but will be able to buy some basic materials and goods in Las Mesas as well.

The weather here has been a bit inconsistent--one minute it is sunny and beautiful and the next it is raining hard! The preparations for the group's arrival are almost ready. We have planned a fiesta de bienvenida (welcome party) for Wednesday and are gearing up to clean the group's house tomorrow. So far, we have three main projects to focus on-- one at the local Catholic church, another at the school, and the third at the cemetary. We have bought materials and should be ready to begin work next Thursday.

I will be waiting when Hannah and the rest of the group arrive in San Jose on Monday. Can't wait to meet everyone!

Saludos,
Jesus