Classes here are gradually starting to become more work, but still manageable. I think I've watched the most movies more here than ever in my college career. I must say, I'm a fan. Also, it's great because we get to take a few class trips, like to the Gold Museum (Museo de Oro) and to the Jade Museum (Museo de Jade) in San Jose.
For my Central American History class we ventured with our awesome professor to these two neat museums. I'm usually not a fan of tours, but he made it fun. My brother would have loved the gold museum because it also had a section with old money and coins, and he collects coins. Pretty neat! It was also neat because I've always learned about various cultures and their art, and in the Jade museum I got to see pieces made by the Olmecas, and I could recognize them on my own! Guess I did learn something after all in those art history classes!
Some other things that I have been up to are mostly just the usual daily life in Costa Rica. Although, I always manage to find a few unusual things to take note of. For example, I went to Hipermas (literally Walmart) the other day and low and behold they were giving samples of alcohol. Sample various shots while sampling crackers, hm... Not something you'd see everyday, well at least not in the U.S. Of course, I am in Costa Rica, and the drinking age is 18 here, so things are done differently.
Another thing I'd like to point out is that I knew I'd have to deal with bugs when I got here, but I never knew that I'd end up hating ants more than say, mosquitoes. Ants are quite literally everywhere, including my in peanut butter jar, the oven, and occasional my retainer case (I panicked less the second time). GROSS! I don't know how they do it, but they can get into anything it seems, whether or not there is a lid. I think I get enough protein, I don't need the extra ants. That's a t
ropical country for ya...
Speaking of ants, last night mama tica asked me if I'd watch Matias for her. So, playing babysitter I decided it's be fun to cook brownies with him. Lena came over and he "helped" us prepare the batter. We made one batch from scratch and the second from a box. Upon opening the oven, I freaked out, discovering what looked like maggots squirming around in the corner. Obviously the oven is never used in this household. This caused Lena and I both to scream MIGUEL!! yuck, yuck, yuck. So Miguel came to the rescue with a vacuum, to vacuum out the oven. Quite a site. Turns out they were just big ants, not maggots..thank goodness? Debatable.
So, after getting that taken care of we baked the brownies. Turns out that when one heats up suger and then lets it cool it gets hard. Hm, something isn't quite right with that, because brownies aren't suppose to turn out like rocks. Well ours did, go figure. The homemade brownies were hard as a rock, and stuck in mama tica's pan. This caused me to freak out again because I thought I'd ruin her pain. Again Lena and I yelled for Miguel to come to the rescue, which he did. Looks like we created a new recipe for brownie brittle...not too too bad.
As we finished up I got to experience the ultimate Tico drama when Natalia (my tica sister) and mama started yelling. They do this quite often, but I actually felt kind of scared this time. Natalia isn't the nicest person, and she definitely has no respect for her mom. Ana (mama tica) only puts up with her because of Matias, but this time Natalia went too far and Ana kicked her out of the house. She came in today to give me a hug and showed me scratches all over her arm from Natalia. She said that Natalia and Matias are moving out by Saturday, but I'll still get to see Matias a couple days a week. How sad, I'll miss seeing him every day. On top of that, the guy that rents from Ana can no longer pay his rent, so Ana is going to let him move into Natalia's room. He's nice enough, but not someone that I want to live next door. Awesome, gotta love the tico drama. Yet another adventure is heading my way ...I'll try and keep you all updated.
Hope the U.S. is treating everyone well! I must say despite all the stuff going on I love Costa Rica and more than likely am not going to want to leave come December, but I miss you all! Much Love,
~R
For my Central American History class we ventured with our awesome professor to these two neat museums. I'm usually not a fan of tours, but he made it fun. My brother would have loved the gold museum because it also had a section with old money and coins, and he collects coins. Pretty neat! It was also neat because I've always learned about various cultures and their art, and in the Jade museum I got to see pieces made by the Olmecas, and I could recognize them on my own! Guess I did learn something after all in those art history classes!
Some other things that I have been up to are mostly just the usual daily life in Costa Rica. Although, I always manage to find a few unusual things to take note of. For example, I went to Hipermas (literally Walmart) the other day and low and behold they were giving samples of alcohol. Sample various shots while sampling crackers, hm... Not something you'd see everyday, well at least not in the U.S. Of course, I am in Costa Rica, and the drinking age is 18 here, so things are done differently.
Another thing I'd like to point out is that I knew I'd have to deal with bugs when I got here, but I never knew that I'd end up hating ants more than say, mosquitoes. Ants are quite literally everywhere, including my in peanut butter jar, the oven, and occasional my retainer case (I panicked less the second time). GROSS! I don't know how they do it, but they can get into anything it seems, whether or not there is a lid. I think I get enough protein, I don't need the extra ants. That's a t
ropical country for ya...Speaking of ants, last night mama tica asked me if I'd watch Matias for her. So, playing babysitter I decided it's be fun to cook brownies with him. Lena came over and he "helped" us prepare the batter. We made one batch from scratch and the second from a box. Upon opening the oven, I freaked out, discovering what looked like maggots squirming around in the corner. Obviously the oven is never used in this household. This caused Lena and I both to scream MIGUEL!! yuck, yuck, yuck. So Miguel came to the rescue with a vacuum, to vacuum out the oven. Quite a site. Turns out they were just big ants, not maggots..thank goodness? Debatable.
So, after getting that taken care of we baked the brownies. Turns out that when one heats up suger and then lets it cool it gets hard. Hm, something isn't quite right with that, because brownies aren't suppose to turn out like rocks. Well ours did, go figure. The homemade brownies were hard as a rock, and stuck in mama tica's pan. This caused me to freak out again because I thought I'd ruin her pain. Again Lena and I yelled for Miguel to come to the rescue, which he did. Looks like we created a new recipe for brownie brittle...not too too bad.
As we finished up I got to experience the ultimate Tico drama when Natalia (my tica sister) and mama started yelling. They do this quite often, but I actually felt kind of scared this time. Natalia isn't the nicest person, and she definitely has no respect for her mom. Ana (mama tica) only puts up with her because of Matias, but this time Natalia went too far and Ana kicked her out of the house. She came in today to give me a hug and showed me scratches all over her arm from Natalia. She said that Natalia and Matias are moving out by Saturday, but I'll still get to see Matias a couple days a week. How sad, I'll miss seeing him every day. On top of that, the guy that rents from Ana can no longer pay his rent, so Ana is going to let him move into Natalia's room. He's nice enough, but not someone that I want to live next door. Awesome, gotta love the tico drama. Yet another adventure is heading my way ...I'll try and keep you all updated.
Hope the U.S. is treating everyone well! I must say despite all the stuff going on I love Costa Rica and more than likely am not going to want to leave come December, but I miss you all! Much Love,
~R
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