Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Saturday, April 25, 2009
Holy Crap, I'm going home tomorrow.
Last night in CR. Spent the day at the beach. Slept at least two hours in a hammock.
I didn't attain any of my goals for the last two weeks and I haven't packed yet.
I can't possibly explain what I've learned since I arrived. I would love to sit down and take about 5 hours to get to that with anyone willing(Mama here I come). So I'll just settle with this...
Top 5 Best things about CR:
5-Gallo Pinto: You may think it's just beans and rice but it's more. I don't know what they do to it but I could eat it everyday for breakfast, lunch dinner. Add some pure Costa Rican coffee, huevos y tocineta and I'm in heaven.
4-Pineapples and Palm Trees: Yes, my stomach cries out in pain when I eat pineapples but I can't help but have my little serving from the fruit stand for less than 50 cents. And honestly I don't really like coconut but busting one open from the tree on the beach and drinking from it in Panama was pretty cool.
3-People who don't speak English: Making oneself speak spanish to a person that could actually understand me fully(if I just spoke english) is an impossible task. I love meeting people in town and just striking up conversation. I've found that the best way to corner them is sit in the aisle seat on the bus and turn completely toward them. This way, their only other option is jumping out the window.
2-Pura Vida and Tranquilo:These words describe what I want to be...chill, just living. This is the tico lifestyle and I love it. It was said at graduation that I am intimate friends with the Tica hora. Which means I'm always late and it's all good.
1-Presbyterians(presbos): This may seem arbitrary, and it pretty much is. The Garcia's, Abby, the Jones and Millers. These people made my life. They loved me. They taught me about grace. It was amazing.
I didn't attain any of my goals for the last two weeks and I haven't packed yet.
I can't possibly explain what I've learned since I arrived. I would love to sit down and take about 5 hours to get to that with anyone willing(Mama here I come). So I'll just settle with this...
Top 5 Best things about CR:
5-Gallo Pinto: You may think it's just beans and rice but it's more. I don't know what they do to it but I could eat it everyday for breakfast, lunch dinner. Add some pure Costa Rican coffee, huevos y tocineta and I'm in heaven.
4-Pineapples and Palm Trees: Yes, my stomach cries out in pain when I eat pineapples but I can't help but have my little serving from the fruit stand for less than 50 cents. And honestly I don't really like coconut but busting one open from the tree on the beach and drinking from it in Panama was pretty cool.
3-People who don't speak English: Making oneself speak spanish to a person that could actually understand me fully(if I just spoke english) is an impossible task. I love meeting people in town and just striking up conversation. I've found that the best way to corner them is sit in the aisle seat on the bus and turn completely toward them. This way, their only other option is jumping out the window.
2-Pura Vida and Tranquilo:These words describe what I want to be...chill, just living. This is the tico lifestyle and I love it. It was said at graduation that I am intimate friends with the Tica hora. Which means I'm always late and it's all good.
1-Presbyterians(presbos): This may seem arbitrary, and it pretty much is. The Garcia's, Abby, the Jones and Millers. These people made my life. They loved me. They taught me about grace. It was amazing.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Me voy hasta dos semanas...
I'm coming home two weeks from today. Goals before I leave:
1-Go to Nicaragua
2-Become totally fluent
3-Run for President of Costa Rica as a write-in candidate
Last week was Semana Santa which is a week here where all the Catholics do stuff every day and everyone else goes to the beach. I don't know if it's disrespectful to just say they do stuff. If you feel like it is, you can look it up on Wikipedia and be more informed and norant(opposite of ignorant?)
So I went to Panama with all my friends from school. We had a blast. This is all the girls.
Also last weekend I went to a volcano with Julia. Apparently it's the second biggest crater in the world. But that could be a lie...check Wikipedia.
Kelly: I'll be in Murray probably May 10.
1-Go to Nicaragua
2-Become totally fluent
3-Run for President of Costa Rica as a write-in candidate
Last week was Semana Santa which is a week here where all the Catholics do stuff every day and everyone else goes to the beach. I don't know if it's disrespectful to just say they do stuff. If you feel like it is, you can look it up on Wikipedia and be more informed and norant(opposite of ignorant?)
So I went to Panama with all my friends from school. We had a blast. This is all the girls.
Also last weekend I went to a volcano with Julia. Apparently it's the second biggest crater in the world. But that could be a lie...check Wikipedia.
Kelly: I'll be in Murray probably May 10.
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