"Life is what happens to you while you are busy making other plans"

Wake up call

Finally I got my card from Visa so I can do something again. I already booked a day trip tomorrow to a very active volcano. It´s called Arenal and is in the northern part of the country. However it is still raining a lot so my hopes are not to high regarding the weather. I´ve got my fingers crossed and hope I will be able to see the Volcano which is supposed to be quite spectacular with lave running down it´t slopes. I have been following the path of hurricane Wilma for the last couple of days and it looks like it will pass over the northern part of central America, Beliz, Honduras and Guatemala, on it´s way to Cuba and then Florida. So it seems that I made the right decission pospone my Cuban trip. Just hope that there are no more hurricanes on the way.
I have not been doing anything really here in San Jose and I did not go out of the hostel for 3 days after I was mugged. Ther first time I went out it was together with my roommate from Germany and we went to the supermarket. After I got my card yesterday I had to go to the ATM machine to take out some money, and I must say it was not easy. Even if it was in the middle of the day and there were lots of people around. I can´t really describe it but I felt like every one I passed on the way were potential muggers and might suddenly jump at me and demand my credid card. My heart started to beat faster and and my palms were sweating. Even two dogs in a fence that I passed could sence this. They were just laying there half a sleep, minding their own business when I walked by, then they jumped up and began to bark at me. At first I thought it was maybe not me, but when they did the same thing as I was walking back I was not in doubt. Dogs really can sence fear, if you ever doubted that! I had to go to the ATM again that day and I was seriously thinging about asking someone to walk there with me. But, I didn´t and this time it was much easier. The dogs did bark again though...but only on my way back.
Having something like that happening to you does make you think about your life, about what you are doing with it and where you are heading with it. I sure have had nothing but time to think the last few days and I´m sure there will be some changes in my life when I get back "home"...whereever that is! I have allready decided to cut at least one month of my trip...probably more. I hope to be in Brazil in the beginning of february and then heading back to Denmark in the beginning of March.
For those of you who are still reading...take care,
Jón
p.s. more very soon

posted by Nonni @ 6:51 e.h.