things that might totally rule:
met this english girl in the first hostel i stayed at here in san cristobal, she mentioned some deal where you can go to cuba for free if you only bring carry on luggage and check a big ass suitcase in, apparently itīs stuff like clothes being brought into the country, i have been emailing about it for a bit, got one response, if i can get this iīll save about 330 bucks, however i wonīt be able to bring hardly anything, prolly just my shoulderbag, which would suck in a way cause i was gonna bring my harness and climbing shoes, they say thereīs excellent climbing in western cuba. if not the 330 isnīt so much, but if you do it this way they also help you get cheap accomadation in havana, which is generally fairly expensive. everyone cross your fingers for me about this one, if it works out this could kick ass.
other then that, changed hostels this morning, the first one had a female owner who was moody and bitchy and constantly yelled at her kids in a native language that was really quite annoying. the new hostel is good, itīs full of spaniards, a guy from the basque country and 6 catalans from near barcelona, itīs funny to hear their accents, makes me a little homesick for san sebastian, but i realized that i like the mexican accent, or at least the slang, a whole lot better.
this town is good but i havenīt had so much time to go explore it, itīs full to the brim with backpackers, kinda weird. anthony and eileen are talking about taking a horseback ride out to some traditional village where tons of foreigners go to take fotos, not sure if iīm up for that one. i might rent a bike though and ride off into the hills.