San Ramon

So Jordan and I are now renting a house in the pueblo of El Empalme, which is very close to the main town of San Ramon de Alajuela. We are about 30 minutes to the airport, about 45 minutes to downtown San Jose, and about 45 minutes to the beach. There aren't very many people around us, so it is very quiet and relaxing. We are renting from a retired couple whose names are Deb and Bob. They are very nice and helpful. They own a very nice house down the street, and then rent out our place, and 2 other places right next to us. The best part… they all have an absolutely amazing, breathtaking view of the country! On a clear day we can see the Pacific ocean and we have now seen 2 cruise ships at the ports. There is a town called Esparza that we can see all the lights at night and it is pretty awesome. Here are a few pictures of our 2 bedroom house.







Right now I am sitting at the table typing, I can look out and hear the sounds of night, see the lights of the town, and occasionally see some lightning. Supposedly it rains most days in the afternoons here, but we didn’t get any rain today or the past few days. Its been pretty clear most of the day. It is amazingly relaxing here. We love it!

Jordan and I are going to get in a routine of waking up early, going for a run in the country side, and then eating breakfast and relaxing, studying Spanish, and talking to the people who own our house. We also hope to meet some Spanish speakers in the area, and work on our Spanish with others. Jordan and I are using only Spanish with each other when other people aren’t around.

Here are a few pictures of the amazing view…





We will be here until June 11th when we leave for Spain. Jordans parents and sister are coming to visit soon, so that will be so great to see some family in person. We are very excited for the next month here, and then of course heading over to Spain!!