Once again I am behind on my blogging! Go figure, haha. The homework has gradually been growing here, yet at the same time my weekend are becoming fewer and fewer, which makes for a busy life! I would like to start this blog out by just saying that my family is amazing, and thank you to my mom (real mom)! She sent me the best package in the mail, which I received a few weeks ago. It was really comforting, and delicious due to the amount of sugary things included.
Last week I took one night out of my week to head to San Jose where I went to a demonstration of short films made in Costa Rica. It was pretty cool and interesting, and a good language warm-up for the next night. The next day we went to the movie theater to seen a Costa Rican movie called "Gestacion." The plot is similar to Juno, where a young girl gets pregnant and her and her boyfriend have to figur
e out how to deal with the situation. It was really cool though because, since it is Costa Rica with Costa Rican actors, the language was really easy to follow because it is what I live with everyday. I could pick up on the slang, and it was amusing because the actors spoke just like the everyday Ticos speak. I was really proud of myself. Also, it was cool to see places that I've been on the big screen. It was a great experience! Que Chiba!! (How cool!)
I also haven't blogged about my trip to Puerto Viejo. I'll make a few quick pointers: Miguel telling me he'd cut off his rat tale for me (gross, and extra extra corny) a beautiful beach w/crystal clear water, finding shells that Miguel made into earrings for me, ganja brownies (no I didn't buy any, but if is definitely present in the area), and going out at night to listen to the old American hippies that looked like they'd gotten lost in Costa Rica for the past 20-yrs sing Tom Petty songs. I know, random details, but I'm planning on going back there...so I'll just write more about it then!
This past weekend I went with an ecotourism class to Tortuguero, which is on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. It is like an islet, and instead of driving cars people drive boats around the canals. The place where we stayed was almost like we had our own private beach...which is where I spent most of my time. Saturday morning we got up early and went for a hike. I had to wear long pants and my rain boots (because I didn't want to get my tennis shoes mud
dy). Speaking of mud, that's what we hiked in...lots and lots of mud. It was actually pretty fun, we just had to be cautious of our footing. It was pretty humid and hot there, and I didn't realize how bad I was sweating until people started taking pictures! We were all sweaty and muddy by the end of the hike. Also, the bugs were AWFUL there! I had to reapply by bug spray several times throughout the day and I still ended up with bites. I'm pretty sure I must of had either an ant or a mosquito in my pants at one point because I ended up with a line of bites starting on the bottom of my bottom, all the way up to my lower back. Terrible right? (not that you all wanted to know that!)
I'm really starting to feel like my time is becoming limited here, and it's kind of weird knowing that I'll be leaving soon, but not completely. I feel like a part of my heart is going to be left behind, and I know that the transition back to the U.S. lifestyle is going to be tough. I'll guess I'll just cross that bridge when I come to it...but for now it's all Pura Vida!!!
Last week I took one night out of my week to head to San Jose where I went to a demonstration of short films made in Costa Rica. It was pretty cool and interesting, and a good language warm-up for the next night. The next day we went to the movie theater to seen a Costa Rican movie called "Gestacion." The plot is similar to Juno, where a young girl gets pregnant and her and her boyfriend have to figur
e out how to deal with the situation. It was really cool though because, since it is Costa Rica with Costa Rican actors, the language was really easy to follow because it is what I live with everyday. I could pick up on the slang, and it was amusing because the actors spoke just like the everyday Ticos speak. I was really proud of myself. Also, it was cool to see places that I've been on the big screen. It was a great experience! Que Chiba!! (How cool!)I also haven't blogged about my trip to Puerto Viejo. I'll make a few quick pointers: Miguel telling me he'd cut off his rat tale for me (gross, and extra extra corny) a beautiful beach w/crystal clear water, finding shells that Miguel made into earrings for me, ganja brownies (no I didn't buy any, but if is definitely present in the area), and going out at night to listen to the old American hippies that looked like they'd gotten lost in Costa Rica for the past 20-yrs sing Tom Petty songs. I know, random details, but I'm planning on going back there...so I'll just write more about it then!
This past weekend I went with an ecotourism class to Tortuguero, which is on the Caribbean side of Costa Rica. It is like an islet, and instead of driving cars people drive boats around the canals. The place where we stayed was almost like we had our own private beach...which is where I spent most of my time. Saturday morning we got up early and went for a hike. I had to wear long pants and my rain boots (because I didn't want to get my tennis shoes mud
dy). Speaking of mud, that's what we hiked in...lots and lots of mud. It was actually pretty fun, we just had to be cautious of our footing. It was pretty humid and hot there, and I didn't realize how bad I was sweating until people started taking pictures! We were all sweaty and muddy by the end of the hike. Also, the bugs were AWFUL there! I had to reapply by bug spray several times throughout the day and I still ended up with bites. I'm pretty sure I must of had either an ant or a mosquito in my pants at one point because I ended up with a line of bites starting on the bottom of my bottom, all the way up to my lower back. Terrible right? (not that you all wanted to know that!)I'm really starting to feel like my time is becoming limited here, and it's kind of weird knowing that I'll be leaving soon, but not completely. I feel like a part of my heart is going to be left behind, and I know that the transition back to the U.S. lifestyle is going to be tough. I'll guess I'll just cross that bridge when I come to it...but for now it's all Pura Vida!!!
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