I'm just at the end of my second day here and I'm still pinching myself. I can't beleive I'm here. Not only that, but I can walk around and chitchat with anyone and we understand each other!!!! Yay!
So far, we've had full days. Get up at 6am, breakfast at 7am, class at 8am untill noon, then it's lunch, homework, somekind of activity and then back for supper. However, yesterday I walked around town after lunch, looking for a place to stay for my second week. I really had fun doing that because it gave me another oppotunity to practice my Spanish. Once I found a place, I went to this bar on the beach to do my homework. Again I had a chance to practice more with the server when I decided to strike up a conversation with him.
Also the weather has been frightenly perfect given that it should be the rainy season here. My teacher says she has never seen a winter this dry. There is a river right by the school that should connect with the ocean but as it is, it's about 500 meters short.
Tomorrow our activity will be horseback riding... Yeah... I could do without that. Putting my weight on a scrawny horse in this scortching hot weather just makes me feel guilty. There is absolutely no fun in it for me. But hey, I go with the flow.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Life Story
Today I fell upon this site and it really moved me.
I highly recommend you take 15 minutes of your time to read this story of this man's last years with his dad.
I highly recommend you take 15 minutes of your time to read this story of this man's last years with his dad.
Friday, March 13, 2009
hm...?
Isn't it a little weird how happiness is so easy ... and then so difficult!!
One of life's little quirks!
One of life's little quirks!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Dentistry Perks
I laughed so much when I received this video, I almost had tears. Well I guess another fun thing about being a parent is having the opportunity to laugh at your kids a bit. It almost made me want to go to the dentist!
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
CR Last Day
Here I am, at the Juan Santamaria airport, trying to kill a few hours before my departure. I had a very good time and again met a few more wonderful people. I'm not sure if my Spanish is all that better but I certainly felt way more confident about trying. Like the previous time, I'm totally not looking forward to getting back home, but this time I'm not super bummed out. It's probably because I know I can come back whenever. I cannot believe that in a few hours I will be back into discustingly cold weather. I'm hoping that this little 10 day break from it will make the rest of this not so wonderfull season seem a little shorter.
I want to send a shout out to every one who had a hand in making this week a really nice one.
¡Pura Vida amigas y amigos!
I want to send a shout out to every one who had a hand in making this week a really nice one.
¡Pura Vida amigas y amigos!
Saturday, January 17, 2009
CR day 2
Just a few hours left before I leave the big city. At that point, I will no longer have access to my virtual world which I fear I'm getting addicted to. I'm also a little sad to leave this little hotel. It is so cute! And there is this super nice guy at the front desk (Pedro) who's been teaching me more Spanish in exchange for a few French lessons (and there is absolutely no gutter to put your mind into with this statement!). You know what's great about Latin America? Everyone is always smiling at one another. Or maybe I'm just seing things through rosy glasses because I'm happy to be here. Either way, it's great.
So last night I went out with an old schoolmate, whom I hadn't seen since our highschool graduation over 20 years ago. She's been living here for 12 years! It was nice to go out with someone who knows the city but more importanly, knows the people. We went to an asian (yes I know) restaurant. We tried going somewhere else but it was full. On our way to the restaurant, we almost ran over a transvestite prostitute who seem to think that the idea of almost getting run over was pretty funny. How come these transvestite often have the most beautiful feminine bodies?!?! Anyway, I got back at my hotel around 10pm after a respectably good supper and Pedro wanted to hear all about it... in spanish... well we switched to English rather quickly.
I'm eager to see how much I can communicate with the people of El Sur this week. It's weird because I was able to talk with the cab driver yesterday and with Pedro but this morning I asked a lady if they had sugar for the coffee and she signaled some guy to talk to me as if she had no idea what I was saying. I know my spanish isn't that good but I'm certain the idea of what I was trying to say was understandable.
So last night I went out with an old schoolmate, whom I hadn't seen since our highschool graduation over 20 years ago. She's been living here for 12 years! It was nice to go out with someone who knows the city but more importanly, knows the people. We went to an asian (yes I know) restaurant. We tried going somewhere else but it was full. On our way to the restaurant, we almost ran over a transvestite prostitute who seem to think that the idea of almost getting run over was pretty funny. How come these transvestite often have the most beautiful feminine bodies?!?! Anyway, I got back at my hotel around 10pm after a respectably good supper and Pedro wanted to hear all about it... in spanish... well we switched to English rather quickly.
I'm eager to see how much I can communicate with the people of El Sur this week. It's weird because I was able to talk with the cab driver yesterday and with Pedro but this morning I asked a lady if they had sugar for the coffee and she signaled some guy to talk to me as if she had no idea what I was saying. I know my spanish isn't that good but I'm certain the idea of what I was trying to say was understandable.
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