Rain, rain go away, come again another day...

I was warned about the rain before I came here, but I'm not quite sure I really understood just how.much.it.rains here during the "wet season." In fact, one of the first new words I learned when we arrived was aguacero (downpour). For us, it basically means that we're indoors from about 2 p.m. until bedtime because it rains nearly nonstop. It's cozy if you're warm and dry inside, but it's bad news if you live in one of Costa Rica's poorer or more rural communities.

Every day, when Brian and I head downstairs for breakfast, I grab a copy of La Nacion, the biggest Spanish language newspaper here in Costa Rica, and every day so far, the headlines have been full of words like alud (avalanche), derrumbe (collapse), and daños (damage). You can see some of the paper's photos here.


Courtesy: La Nacion

The damage has been limited to the smaller, more rural communities outside the capital, particularly those in the valleys around Costa Rica, but tonight, as we sit warm and dry inside our hotel room, I am thankful for our safety and prayerful for those who sit in the middle of yet another aguacero tonight.