Mi vida, mi amor

I finally got to go out in San Jose last night! It was so nice to not have homework for the weekend! First we went to a bar to watch the futbol game: Costa Rica vs Mexico. Mexico won but you should have seen the crowd when Costa Rica scored a goal... there was beer flying everywhere and they sang a song, "ole ole ole ole tiiiccooos tiicccooos." Then we went to another bar to dance.. I sang some karaoke too and now my voice is pretty much gone.

Yesterday we also went to the market. I have to tell you, my gag reflexes are in high gear here, I always feel like I could puke at any minute... At the market there were certain places we had to walk through quickly, like the chicken market where there were fricken chicken claws and the fish market where there were fish heads stairing right at you.. UGHH! Otherwise the market was fun.. Martin cracked me up all day yesterday because he bought white leather shoes- exactly like those that PeeWee Herman wears in his big adventures. OMG.. I also almost came home with at least a bunny, possibly a chicken again (like the time in mexico when a little chick was my prize for winning picking the right duck out of the fake pond..)

I am also realizing how lucky I am to have such a great Tico family.. My roommate is also really sweet. I have heard a few stories about some students who have had to switch houses because either their family was bad or their american roommate was horrible. Yikes. Mami is so amazing and she always calls me "mi amor, mi vida" (my love, my life). If you say this combination of words, people take a double look at you to see if you are Costa Rican.. It's so sweet. Kiki (my tico dad) is also so nice, he is always helping me with my homework and talking to me.

My classes are going well.. I got an A on one of my presentations, but that is all I know so far. I really like both of my teachers, even though I am nearly drowning in work. Yesterday when we left our class our dialect teacher did the typical Tica thing and gave us kisses on the cheek as we left. So cute. The culture here is such that if we need a coffee in the middle of class, we can just go get one. :) I really do love it here.

We are about to go watch Motorcycle Diaries and then I am off to the volcano and La Fortuna waterfall. I also think I am able to get my money back for the other volcano so it looks like I am going to Panama next weekend! I am so excited!!!

While I am out of town this weekend, my computer is going to be in the tech hospital. The Tico that fixed it says it needs more work, so for $20 he is going to take it home this weekend and clean it up and make it like brand new. Pobrecito computer.

The post cards are all on their way to you... I hope you all have a FAB weekend. Besos!!!