Mud and Humidity

We are under attack from the rain gods. It has turned our station into an island and we aren't even allowed to go out into the forest to do our projects. We do have access to the lab, and obviously to computers, but not much else. We have to take a boat to leave the station.
So, it let us off the hook to be able to watch Argentina lose to Germany in the World Cup semifinals yesterday. The ticos (I don't remember if I've used this word before, it just means Costa Ricans) used a projector to turn the dinning hall into a sports bar and we all watched. One of the students on the course is Argentinian, as is one of the resource people. Even though the good guys lost, it was still way more fun than going out and doing fieldwork.
I was able to do a little bit of a run this morning. I had been running through the rainforest on the paved paths, but with the flooding it's mostly back-and-forth from one side of the island to the other.
We had a party last night, in part to give us an outlet for the energy we have pent up from sitting around all day. The parties are fun, but all the music is this super-fast latin stuff that no one can dance to (except the handful of latin people). We found out from Pablo that ticos think gringos look like alligators when they dance. I'm not sure I understand what that means. Pablo is a huge trouble maker and generally likes to get us all drunk and dancing. He's the funniest TA I've ever had.
I have been trying to take some photos in the brief spots between downpours, I'll get some up soon.