School

Monday night I had my first take of Dulce de Leche in Costa Rica and it is just as good as in Ecuador. Churros are actually pretty popular here and my host mom bought fresh churros filled with dulce de leche.

Tuesday morning I walked to school with Bre and we got very lost. We left 10 minutes early and arrived over 30 minutes late for my class. J It's all part of the experience, so it wasn’t upsetting, we just had to walk a couple extra hills and talk to a lot of ticos. Fortunately, a few of them knew where we needed to go. School is ran very prompt here, but my professora was kind enough to tell me that she understood I was lost and that was ok. She is very nice, but I have a hard time understanding her. She speaks only in Spanish, which is good, but for some reason its harder for me to understand her than others.

After school, we walked into San Josito and I was able to go exchange some money for colones. I think figuring out the money will be nearly as difficult as finding my way around. ;) That’s ok though because it gives me the opportunity to talk to more people and ask more questions.

The hammocks and tables behind the school where we eat our lunch.

Our classroom

This morning my breakfast consisted of a sort of tortilla that tasted like pan de yucca, it was super bien (ticos favorite phrase for very good)! Later I asked what it was and I believe it was a tortilla that my host mom made that had cheese in it (no wonder I liked it!). Mama Iva had my lunch box packed and ready for me and I made it to school in plenty of time. I am adjusting to the consistent layer of sweat that covers me and the combination of sweat and sun screen that is my new scent. I put sunscreen on every morning, but I am not sure how much it benefits me because I probably sweat it all off by the time I get to school. School was better today in general and I think I am feeling more adjusted. 

My host sister had a short day at school today so she was home when I arrived. We finished watching Buscando (Finding) a Dory, played some games, and then took a nap. 

This evening a group of us students went and played fútbol cinco (soccer). It is very popular here. The fields are shorter, and you play with less members on your team. You play for either five minuets or till one team score and then switch teams. I was not any better at soccer than I thought I would be, but it was fun anyway. Some members from other host families came and they were far better than we were.