Day 5 (Monday)
A new work week was starting. Our work schedule for the week was 3 days, 10 hours a day, so that we could take a long weekend away. After Saturday was tough and completely unexpected, Steve and I took it in our own hands to work on some of the outdoor projects they wanted done because no instructions were given for Monday. I did do sweeping and mopping of the entire lodge that morning, while Steve changed the bird feeders but after that we worked together to rearrange any stones in the walk way that were loose. Not the most exciting job, but I was excited to be outside and working with Steve. We worked on that until lunch time and then ended the day with weeding the garden. Overall the work day was nice and relaxed; we worked at our own pace outside in the Costa Rican air! After work we showered off (yes, there are HOT showers here!!!) and got ready for dinner. While I was getting ready, one of the owners walked by my door and said “I hate to be weird about this, but were having pork with dinner tonight, if you guys want some let me know but I am going to have to charge you for any meat you eat”. WOW. That was interesting. While we didn’t expect meat with every meal here because we eat “Tico style” which means Costa Rican style, which is usually rice, veggies, beans, fruit and sometimes meat…we had been told that sometimes we would get chicken, pork or fish. So while she said she didn't want it to be weird, it was....finding out after committing to working here that we now have to pay for any meat was a real shock. Especially when we are working 10 hour days of labor in the hot weather and are used to eating meat back home….by the end of the work day your ready for protein! So I said we wanted pork chops and that we would pay for it…not that I was happy about that. We were also in the works of planning a 4 day trip for Thursday through Sunday after we finished our work week…so we wouldn’t even be taking advantage of our daily meals for 4 days of that week….yet we have to pay for meat. Interesting…but what can you do but say okay...they make the rules.
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