Communal living

Since I came to Costa Rica a month ago I have shared by bedroom with:

1. 5 other volunteer managers
2. Then 11 other volunteer managers
3. Then 11 other volunteer managers and 57 venturers (age 17-24) camping in the next door field
4. Now only 3 other volunteer managers
5. Cockroaches. They're orange, which is a surprise, and about an inch and a half long. I found one nestled between the wet wipes and the cotton wool looking quite cosy.
6. Little bitey ants which are really painful
7. Bigger but not so bitey ants which look much worse than the little ones but aren't
8. A bat
9. A tarantula, although not a big one it was definitely furry

None of it has really bothered me at all, although I have to say I wouldn't be too keen to find any of the above in my bedroom at home.  They do say travel broadens the mind...

Communal living

Comments

[Jackie Morris]

Oh Ruth, you are made of much tougher stuff than I! Don't like the sound of your room mates (no disrespect) - there are either too few, too many or they're just plain unpleasant!