Oh yea!! I forgot to say that we saw monkeys yesterday!!! There were like 10 of them!! So I'm just gonna put a bunch of monkey pix up :)
Friday, July 27, 2012
Gourmet Mac & Cheese
OKAYYYY so I have been super busy but I'll start giving y'all more updates.
Saturday
So after the coffee we were supposed to go to dinner but we weren't hungry like at all but we each had $10 for dinner. So we went to the supermercado and bought mac & cheese, ice cream, and jello. So we had an $8 dinner for all of us and saved $22. Then we went back to the hotel, cooked a gourmet mac & cheese dinner and hot tubbed all night. It was pretty fun and it was the one night we stayed up the latest.
Sunday
We went rafting!! It was sooo fun! And our instructor was super nice. He's trying to start a new rafting company for deaf kids and families. His son is 5 and learning sign language. It's really cool. After rafting he invited us to go to a barbecue at his house and meet his son and girlfriend. We wanted to go so badly but we were soo exhausted and by the time we woke up it from our nap we were too late. So we just went to Maracuya again but this time it I felt really bad for our server. Our bill was $24 and we gave him two 20s but then we decided to give him 5000 colones - which is equal to $10. But then when he came back so we could figure out the best way to pay he only gave us our 20s. So we were trying to talk to him about how that was wrong but he didn't speak english and I felt really bad. But then this girl came up and translated for us and our server came over and was like oh I'm sorry I didn't understand you. I felt really bad for him but that's one of those experiences where you really can see the language barrier and I can't imagine how scared and on the spot he must have felt.
Monday
We went to the schools today and taught the high schoolers - 15 year olds. It was their English class and they were learning passive phrases - like John WAS EATING spaghetti. And it was really hard just being sat in front of kids without a lesson plan or anything and they're just staring at you waiting for you to start. It was really hard because they pretty much knew exactly what they were talking about and knew it better than I did so it made it really hard to keep going when it's so boring. But this school had pre-k, elementary, and high school and it was right across from the university, so all of school is just right there.
After that school we went to where Paula used to work and where Aurora was for a little bit. I honestly didn't like it because it was like it's own little town. There was literally a gate you had to get through to get in and Costa Ricans weren't welcome. When Paula applied to work there she literally told them she was bilingual and from America and she got the job. I just feel like if you're going to such a prestige school with people who aren't Costa Rican, then why pay for such an expensive school outside of the US. There were houses and literally their own emergency phone line. It had everything but a grocery store. It felt very excluded from the world. Even when you're walking through it, it didn't have the Costa Rican vibe - as in the "Hola" with a bright smile niceness you see everywhere around here. But the people that paula knew and that we met seemed really sweet and nice it was just very different from everything I'm used to. But one thing I've learned during this trip is:
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
So after the coffee we were supposed to go to dinner but we weren't hungry like at all but we each had $10 for dinner. So we went to the supermercado and bought mac & cheese, ice cream, and jello. So we had an $8 dinner for all of us and saved $22. Then we went back to the hotel, cooked a gourmet mac & cheese dinner and hot tubbed all night. It was pretty fun and it was the one night we stayed up the latest.
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| This is Turrialba - the volcano in the city. |
Sunday
We went rafting!! It was sooo fun! And our instructor was super nice. He's trying to start a new rafting company for deaf kids and families. His son is 5 and learning sign language. It's really cool. After rafting he invited us to go to a barbecue at his house and meet his son and girlfriend. We wanted to go so badly but we were soo exhausted and by the time we woke up it from our nap we were too late. So we just went to Maracuya again but this time it I felt really bad for our server. Our bill was $24 and we gave him two 20s but then we decided to give him 5000 colones - which is equal to $10. But then when he came back so we could figure out the best way to pay he only gave us our 20s. So we were trying to talk to him about how that was wrong but he didn't speak english and I felt really bad. But then this girl came up and translated for us and our server came over and was like oh I'm sorry I didn't understand you. I felt really bad for him but that's one of those experiences where you really can see the language barrier and I can't imagine how scared and on the spot he must have felt.
Monday
We went to the schools today and taught the high schoolers - 15 year olds. It was their English class and they were learning passive phrases - like John WAS EATING spaghetti. And it was really hard just being sat in front of kids without a lesson plan or anything and they're just staring at you waiting for you to start. It was really hard because they pretty much knew exactly what they were talking about and knew it better than I did so it made it really hard to keep going when it's so boring. But this school had pre-k, elementary, and high school and it was right across from the university, so all of school is just right there.
After that school we went to where Paula used to work and where Aurora was for a little bit. I honestly didn't like it because it was like it's own little town. There was literally a gate you had to get through to get in and Costa Ricans weren't welcome. When Paula applied to work there she literally told them she was bilingual and from America and she got the job. I just feel like if you're going to such a prestige school with people who aren't Costa Rican, then why pay for such an expensive school outside of the US. There were houses and literally their own emergency phone line. It had everything but a grocery store. It felt very excluded from the world. Even when you're walking through it, it didn't have the Costa Rican vibe - as in the "Hola" with a bright smile niceness you see everywhere around here. But the people that paula knew and that we met seemed really sweet and nice it was just very different from everything I'm used to. But one thing I've learned during this trip is:
Different is not better or worse,
it's just different.
But anyways the school is named CATIE which stands for something but I don't remember what. They had elementary school, middle school, high school, and I'm almost positive a university too.
After the school we went to dinner at the same place me, Matt, Lauren, and Kara went the first night - Nazca, but this time we actually got food! It was pretty decent, I got Nachos Nazca but the pico de gallo was sweet which was not what I had expected. But Aurora's best friend from when she lived here came to dinner with us with her family so I'm sure it was nice for Aurora and Paula to be able to see all of their former friends and colleagues again.
After that we went back to the hotel and took a group picture - but as we were taking it a bat flew out of the tree. It was sooo cool!! He had no idea where he was flying though so it looked like we were about to get pegged in the face by a bat.
Tuesday
We drove back to San Luis which was a really long drive. Kara found out that she's allergic to dramamine - however you spell it. So she was itchy the whole way back and Aurora was putting ice all over her. Lauren didn't feel all that great and I was feeling so claustrophobic from all of the humidity from where we had lunch - so in all it was a really long, uncomforable, bumpy, whindy ride.
Wednesday
We mainly just worked and had class all day. But after all of that and after dinner we helped the kitchen clean the dining room! So we cleaned all the tables, swept the floor, then mopped! It was actually really fun too! We had Spanish music playing the whole time so I got to dance while mopping the floor like in all the cliche movies.
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| Gorgeous view - you can see the ocean from here |
Thursday
We went to Santa Elena and to the lookout! It's soo freaking beautiful here!! I just know that when I get back home I'm gonna be like really... this is all we got? A lot of people are amazed by all of the trees we have and everything in Georgia but it is soo much prettier when every tree doesn't look the exact same. After the lookout we went back to the bungalow for a little then walked to the river! The walk there wasn't that bad - aside from the fact that I really had to pee. But once we got to the river I couldn't hold it any longer and just hid behind an umbrella and squatted on the side of the road - luckily no one came by on their four wheeler :p But it was really pretty! Also on the way there, there was a wild cow on the road and Lauren really wanted to pet it. But once she got close to him her ran right into a barbed wire fence and broke it. So Franciny - one of the students from the English camp who came with is - went and lassoed the cow out of the other person's yard while Paula and Lauren fixed the bvroken gate. It was hilarious!! But one of the best parts would definitely have to be the gorgeous rainbows we saw. They were soo perfect! We also saw two full double rainbows!!
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| There's a double rainbow if you can see it |
After all of this, we had a party for all of the homestay families which really wasn't a party, more like a get together that was trying to become a party but failed. I did get to see Laura and Elisa and Yeison (my brother). So that was nice.
Friday
So at the end of this course we have a synthesis paper due and we have to decide a topic. I finally thought of one - culture as an image - like how does the city look different, how do people dress differently, etc. So it's basically like if you took someone who didn't know any Spanish - my mom for example - and stuck them in Costa Rica, how would they find everything different? So I went to my homestay house and interviewed my mom a little for it but it didn't really help. One of the main things that she found different was that her former students brushed their teeth after breakfast instead of before.
But I need to go work on my synthesis paper! And I know it sounds like it's been all fun and games here but trust me there has been a lot of work and a lot of readings but I am just leaving out the boring bits.
But I need to go work on my synthesis paper! And I know it sounds like it's been all fun and games here but trust me there has been a lot of work and a lot of readings but I am just leaving out the boring bits.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Yipy Girls
Friday
We had our drive to Turrialba... 7 hours! That feels like forever when you are driving through these mountains. If you could just drive straight there it would be soo much faster! Also the streets are not all that developed so it's a pretty rocky drive to start out with but then the streets get softer but then they are windier. On our way we dropped off the middle schoolers and Elizabeth (teacher). I'm actually really glad we got to meet all of them. They're so sweet and I think this whole experience really changed some of their views.. especially with school and how its not all about writing and reading but experiences can impact your education as well. But on the way we stopped for lunch and had this "refresco" which had milk and blackberries and it's soo good! It's like a smoothie but when I drink it I feel like I'm being more healthy. :)
The hotel we were at is called Turrialba Bed & Breakfast. It was soo cute! It really only had like 8 rooms maybe? But it's like a house that was turned into a hotel but it was really nice. We had a jacuzzi that was out on the back porch (for everyone). There were hammocks and a kitchen we could use and then a living room with a huge tv and couches and everything which we didn't use but it was nice to have. Right when you walk in the hotel there is a fountain too and it's gorgeous! Then on the front of every door they had the names of rivers instead of room numbers. But what's really interesting is that on the ceiling of the room, there are almost like windows so that natural light will come through but that means that our room is SUPER bright at 5 in the morning. Other than that it's nice to have in the afternoon.
Once we were settled in we went out for dinner to this place called Maracuya which means Passion Fruit. They have REALLY good food! And I finally found a cold coffee drink so that was pretty exciting. For dinner I had Crepa which was amazing! I've never had a crape before. But that restaurant has definitely been one of my favorites.
After dinner we chilled at the hotel for a little and then went out to Nazca which is this nice adult restaurant and just had a drink and talked. It was really nice cause we could just get to know each other. But it was hilarious because Lauren ordered a glass of wine and it came out as a dessert wine so it was tiny!! While Kara had a "normal" sized glass. It was soo funny watching Lauren just stare like ummm what? And try to explain to the server that she wanted something different and ask why it was so small. And then we got really hot in the restaurant, so Kara decided to ask them to turn on the fan... not knowing any Spanish. She goes up to the server and starts talking and throwing her hands above her head and moving them in circles and making a shhhh sound so that he'd realize she was talking about a fan... funniest thing to watch for sure.
Saturday
We had an assignment today but it wasn't like a writing assignment. We had to go into the market and find 3 vegetables, 3 fruits, and 3 utensils we'd never seen before and ask how they were prepared or used. It was actually really fun. But the vendors weren't expecting someone to come up to them and say "Ummm what is this? How do you make it? How much for just one?" So we got laughed at a lot but we just laughed with them. There was one fruit that had like a pokey fruit called Tacaco. And so while we're talking to the vendor about what it is all of a sudden we hear Kara squeal because some guy with a really sketchy smile had poked her in the arm. It was hilarious but then the vendor caught on and started to poke us too. And there were so many people around just watching the Americans get poked by some fruit we'd never heard of before. It was hilarious. But we ended up leaving with a bunch of free fruit because we never bought a kilo of them. We just wanted one.
After the market we went to lunch and then had some shopping time. I finally found some jeans! I'd been stressing out about that because we were going to have "coffee" with Paula and Aurora's family but I only had nike shorts.. don't think that's exactly the best first impression outfit. But I found them for $8 and that pretty much made my day. I've never found jeans that fit that well for so cheap. For the "coffee" we actually kind of had this as an assignment/adventure thing. We had to get there by bus without our professor or her daughter. So we had to walk to the bus station and make sure we were on the right bus - which Paula had told us what it was called so we weren't just guessing. But we paid the bus fair and had to look for the signs for her house and everything. But we made it! That was pretty fun because I don't think I've ever even been on the Marta bus.
But the reason why I call it "coffee" with quotations is because we got there expecting a cup of coffee, but when they invite you for coffee it's like inviting someone over for tea in England - it's a full meal. We sat at the table.. just the three of us with all of these Spanish conversations going on around us which was extremely loud and overwhelming and then all of these plates of food were set on the table. And we were like ummmm I hope other people are going to sit with us because 1) I already ate lunch and was expecting just coffee and 2) I have no idea what half of this stuff is!! But the majority of it was really good and her aunt had a star fruit tree in the backyard so we got to eat some of that too.
But for the coffee we got to meet a lot of her family and there are like 3 different Carlos's. There's Juan Carlos, Jose Carlos, and then there's just Carlos. And only half of her family was there but we heard about a whole bunch so all of these names were getting jumbled up in my head and it just was like umm WHAT. It was also Edgardo's birthday the next day so we got to sing to him the Spanish and English version of Happy Birthday. Then we took a whole bunch of pictures with him and by ourselves. One of our favorites is our "yipy girls" photo. We went to take the picture but for some reason he held up the bag of yipy's - which is a chocolate candy here. So it looks like we're in a commercial and that once you eat yipy's you'll be a chick magnet. But overall the "coffee" was really fun and I got to speak a lot of Spanish so that was cool. I'd have to say it was definitely a cultural experience.
Okay well that's all I'm typing for now! I really need to work on my homework but don't worry there is more to come!
We had our drive to Turrialba... 7 hours! That feels like forever when you are driving through these mountains. If you could just drive straight there it would be soo much faster! Also the streets are not all that developed so it's a pretty rocky drive to start out with but then the streets get softer but then they are windier. On our way we dropped off the middle schoolers and Elizabeth (teacher). I'm actually really glad we got to meet all of them. They're so sweet and I think this whole experience really changed some of their views.. especially with school and how its not all about writing and reading but experiences can impact your education as well. But on the way we stopped for lunch and had this "refresco" which had milk and blackberries and it's soo good! It's like a smoothie but when I drink it I feel like I'm being more healthy. :)
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| This was actually taken on Saturday but that's the fountain :) |
Once we were settled in we went out for dinner to this place called Maracuya which means Passion Fruit. They have REALLY good food! And I finally found a cold coffee drink so that was pretty exciting. For dinner I had Crepa which was amazing! I've never had a crape before. But that restaurant has definitely been one of my favorites.
After dinner we chilled at the hotel for a little and then went out to Nazca which is this nice adult restaurant and just had a drink and talked. It was really nice cause we could just get to know each other. But it was hilarious because Lauren ordered a glass of wine and it came out as a dessert wine so it was tiny!! While Kara had a "normal" sized glass. It was soo funny watching Lauren just stare like ummm what? And try to explain to the server that she wanted something different and ask why it was so small. And then we got really hot in the restaurant, so Kara decided to ask them to turn on the fan... not knowing any Spanish. She goes up to the server and starts talking and throwing her hands above her head and moving them in circles and making a shhhh sound so that he'd realize she was talking about a fan... funniest thing to watch for sure.
Saturday
We had an assignment today but it wasn't like a writing assignment. We had to go into the market and find 3 vegetables, 3 fruits, and 3 utensils we'd never seen before and ask how they were prepared or used. It was actually really fun. But the vendors weren't expecting someone to come up to them and say "Ummm what is this? How do you make it? How much for just one?" So we got laughed at a lot but we just laughed with them. There was one fruit that had like a pokey fruit called Tacaco. And so while we're talking to the vendor about what it is all of a sudden we hear Kara squeal because some guy with a really sketchy smile had poked her in the arm. It was hilarious but then the vendor caught on and started to poke us too. And there were so many people around just watching the Americans get poked by some fruit we'd never heard of before. It was hilarious. But we ended up leaving with a bunch of free fruit because we never bought a kilo of them. We just wanted one. After the market we went to lunch and then had some shopping time. I finally found some jeans! I'd been stressing out about that because we were going to have "coffee" with Paula and Aurora's family but I only had nike shorts.. don't think that's exactly the best first impression outfit. But I found them for $8 and that pretty much made my day. I've never found jeans that fit that well for so cheap. For the "coffee" we actually kind of had this as an assignment/adventure thing. We had to get there by bus without our professor or her daughter. So we had to walk to the bus station and make sure we were on the right bus - which Paula had told us what it was called so we weren't just guessing. But we paid the bus fair and had to look for the signs for her house and everything. But we made it! That was pretty fun because I don't think I've ever even been on the Marta bus.
Okay well that's all I'm typing for now! I really need to work on my homework but don't worry there is more to come!
Thursday, July 19, 2012
Canelones
Sorry I haven't posted in awhile but I haven't had wi-fi all that much.
Monday
We went to the cheese factory and pig farm! It smelled SOOOO bad!!! But the piggies are sooo cute!! But I think my favorite part was definitely trying all of the different cheeses. The place we went to is the only place that makes Monte Rico cheese. - the name came from the name of the city - Monteverde. They also had caramel which was AMAZING!!! But after it all I just smelled like straight up pig poop and I couldn't stand it. I also didn't eat lunch because there was ham and it was warm and it just didn't work. But I did get to take a shower at the campus which was warm!! It was GREAT!
Tuesday
We went to CASEM today - which is a women's cooperative. Everything there is made my women and they have an amazing story but it's too much to type. After CASEM we went to the hummingbird garden which was soo pretty but they fly soo fast and get so close to you! But after that and lunch and class I went home and helped my mom make canelones! They are sooo good! It's these big thick noodles that are cylindrical with meat in it and then garlic, sweet peppers, and onions on top with melted cheese!!
Wednesday
OH MY GOD!!! We went to the waterfall today!! It's soo pretty!! It's a hike up a huge mountain but it's soo worth it! The hike wasw a little over 13 kilometers so by the time you get to the freezing cold waterfall it feels AMAZING!! But it is really really REALLY cold. But once you're completely in the water your body goes numb and you don't really feel the freezing cold temperature anymore. And it was nice because it wasn't just our class. Geovanny came with is - he's one of the cooks - and so did Matt - the assistant director of UGACR. They're both soo sweet! Geovanny doesn't know much English so we got to practice our Spanish with him and Matt just got here a couple days ago. We're hoping he can come with us to the beach! He said he hasn't been to the coast yet. But it would also be nice to have a male perspective in our class - seeing how we've been talking about language and gender, it seems pretty biased.
Today
We went to the medicinal garden! It's soo cool! There is this one tree called Dragon's Blood and that when you cut it it bleeds. So it's this red liquid and you can rub it onto bug bites and zits and stuff and it turns white. It's really cool. Well I'm going to look for monkeys! Wish me luck! I'll try to post pictures soon.
Monday
Tuesday
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| Ourside of CASEM - I look awful... sorry |
Wednesday
OH MY GOD!!! We went to the waterfall today!! It's soo pretty!! It's a hike up a huge mountain but it's soo worth it! The hike wasw a little over 13 kilometers so by the time you get to the freezing cold waterfall it feels AMAZING!! But it is really really REALLY cold. But once you're completely in the water your body goes numb and you don't really feel the freezing cold temperature anymore. And it was nice because it wasn't just our class. Geovanny came with is - he's one of the cooks - and so did Matt - the assistant director of UGACR. They're both soo sweet! Geovanny doesn't know much English so we got to practice our Spanish with him and Matt just got here a couple days ago. We're hoping he can come with us to the beach! He said he hasn't been to the coast yet. But it would also be nice to have a male perspective in our class - seeing how we've been talking about language and gender, it seems pretty biased. 
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| Left a note for Lucas (tour guide) |
Today
We went to the medicinal garden! It's soo cool! There is this one tree called Dragon's Blood and that when you cut it it bleeds. So it's this red liquid and you can rub it onto bug bites and zits and stuff and it turns white. It's really cool. Well I'm going to look for monkeys! Wish me luck! I'll try to post pictures soon.
Monday, July 16, 2012
Monster Man
Hey so I haven't had wi-fi but I typed up everything from the past couple days so just pay attention to the red dates!! I'll post pictures later today! Don't have time right now!
Laura is adorable!! She lovesssss talking!! We played UNO
and I attempted to teach her Phase 10 but it was kind of complicated. That was probably the hardest time I’ve had
with my Spanish so far. But aside from
that I’ve been able to speak really well and carry on a conversation about
animals, family, etc. But I have learned
a lot of vocabulary and have been trying to write it all down. It’s cool when I first walked into the house,
Adriana was watching a movie and it had Lindsay Lohan in it. It’s that movie where she pretends to be
pregnant. Then after that movie, Chuck &
Larry came on. It’s really cool to see
all of the movies I’ve seen at home in Spanish.
Elizabeth
Also I went to take a
shower last night and Adriana goes, “El agua es muy frío.” The
water is really cold. ….. -____- Not gonna lie… that kinda sucked. It was cold and when I say cold I mean
Chattahoochee River Cold. But I mean it
definitely woke me up … that’s for sure.
So I just got back from the fiesta!! It was soo much
fun! And I finally got to look
nice! I also danced A LOT! Dancing in Latin countries is always better
because it proves that there is more to dancing than just grinding. But there are a lot of different moves that
make it difficult sometimes. Giovoni,
which is the same guy who gave us dance lesson earlier on in the week and also
works in the kitchen, was at the party and danced with me! He is SUCH a good dancer! And he’s sooo tiny it’s soo adorable! I have a picture on my professor’s
camera!
But before even dancing we played BINGO for like 2 hours. It was actually really fun and intense. Maybe it’s just because I’m so used to the culture and everything that I know that it’s a big deal but what also made it hard was that the announcer said all the numbers in Spanish so it definitely helped with my numeric vocabulary.
There were two kids that I saw that were there from our university and I’m assuming they had just a tad too much to drink because he picked up the girl wrapped her legs around his waist and practically motor boated his face in her boobs and then when he swung her down, her dress flew up and everyone in the room saw her bare butt cheeks…
Jason came here today too. He’s Alvaro’s son from a previous marriage and he’s been playing heavy metal music all day. And it’s all in English so I understand it but he doesn’t. I feel like if I was listening to something I’d want to know what it says… but oh well who knows. But it is kinda cool because it’s all on the TV so it’s like their tour and it’s inMexico and Costa Rica
But basically I’ve been chillin at the house hanging with whoever is home but they don’t talk all that much so I played hearts on my computer and it’s reminding me of all of my family in Cabo playing Euchre right now… love you guys!! L Wish there was a way I could be in two places at once. Don’t miss me too much!
July 15, 2012
We went to Leilo’s today for dinner! And it’s really cool because what you do is
you catch your own fish… but there’s a trick.
You don’t use a fishing rod, you use this big circular net that you
throw in the water kind of like a giant flexible Frisbee and then you reel it
in and see if you got anything! And ..
of course .. I did J But even though I caught one I didn’t eat fish
because they literally put the whole body on your plate and I just can’t deal
with that, but I did try it! I had pork
which was still REALLY good it was just a lot of food.
July
14, 2012
So yesterday we toured Alvaro’s farm which is actually my
house where I’m staying! So everyone in
my class knows the family I’m with now.
It seriously has THE MOST gorgeous view.
My professor was saying that even though I have the longest walk, I have
the best view in the valley. 
So obviously I’m in my homestay and it’s really an awesome
opportunity!! The dad, Alvaro, is out of town but gets home today so at the
moment it’s just me, Laura (7), Adriana (18), and Elizabeth (mom). My professor said that Adriana was somewhat
snotty but I honestly don’t see it. She
seems really nice! I asked her about her
school since she’s finishing up her last year and she said it’s good. She’s studying in the tourism area but she
doesn’t know if that’s what she really wants to do. She loves photography and showed me a bunch
of pictures of animals and nature and everything. She loves mariposas (butterflies) and arañas
(spiders).
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| This is what I get to wake up and brush my teeth to... sooo gorgeous |
There’s also moths EVERYWHERE. I don’t mind it though… which is weird
because if I was in the US
Also when I first got here, we all went outside and the
chickens got loose!! The door to their little house opened and all of them were
outside and they kept trying to get them to go back in and I just kept my
distance…. I felt sooo out of place!! I am this 18 year old who is freaking out
over these chickens getting within a foot of me while Laura who is 7 years old
is walking towards them trying to get them inside… Let’s just say it was an
interesting, eye-opening experience.
July 14, 2012
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| Not the best picture but this is everyone dancing |
But before even dancing we played BINGO for like 2 hours. It was actually really fun and intense. Maybe it’s just because I’m so used to the culture and everything that I know that it’s a big deal but what also made it hard was that the announcer said all the numbers in Spanish so it definitely helped with my numeric vocabulary.
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| This is obviously the band |
While playing BINGO, I saw this guy who was really cute and
he was wearing a Monster Drink hat (meaning it had the logo on it). So all night I referred to him as Monster Man.
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| This is my gorgeous professor dancing :) |
There were two kids that I saw that were there from our university and I’m assuming they had just a tad too much to drink because he picked up the girl wrapped her legs around his waist and practically motor boated his face in her boobs and then when he swung her down, her dress flew up and everyone in the room saw her bare butt cheeks…
That’s another thing that I found really interesting, the
party was in the gym of an elementary school.
They also had a bar there and a raffle that whoever won got 2 bottles of
everclear and 2 slices of filet mignon.
We would NEVER be able to put up a bar in an elementary school… or
raffle off everclear! But I did have a
drink with Dr. Connel (she’s the teacher of the 8th graders in our
class).
Jason came here today too. He’s Alvaro’s son from a previous marriage and he’s been playing heavy metal music all day. And it’s all in English so I understand it but he doesn’t. I feel like if I was listening to something I’d want to know what it says… but oh well who knows. But it is kinda cool because it’s all on the TV so it’s like their tour and it’s in
But basically I’ve been chillin at the house hanging with whoever is home but they don’t talk all that much so I played hearts on my computer and it’s reminding me of all of my family in Cabo playing Euchre right now… love you guys!! L Wish there was a way I could be in two places at once. Don’t miss me too much!
July 15, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
School - Day 3 - Biomes
We had our last day with the kids today :( It was pretty fun. I got to get to know a lot of them. At the end of our lesson plan we made edible biomes which of course was a hit. The kids loved that! We started out with everyone in the computer lab and each computer represented a biome and we had a site up that had the biome, for example, the deciduous forest. The site also had links to animals and plants with pictures so that they could understand what they are. It was amazing to see how well the kids understood where all of the biomes are on the world map and understood everything the website was saying, seeing how they are so young.
For lunch we had arroz con pollo again!!! It's seriously sooo good! And then there's this sauce that everyone uses and it's reallyyyy good! It has a little bit of spicyness to it but it's nothing too dramatic. It's called Lizano. It's like my professor's form of crack. It adds a really nice flavor to food. There's also this other sauce called white sauce that the cooks make and it's kind of like Costa Rican ranch. It has mayonaise and pepper in it. It sounds really fatty and bad for you but it's sooo good on the salad here!! But anyways I just wanted to do my blog a little bit earlier today because I'll be out late watching Children of a Lesser God for class tonight and won't be done till about 9 or later and then I also have to pack tonight for my home stay. Sorry I didn't have all that much to write and that the pictures are only of food. Kara took all the pictures today at the English camp with the kids so I'll eventually have them on my computer! I'll try and post tomorrow!
Hope all of my family has an amazing time in Cabo! I know all of you are leaving tomorrow. Hope I'll be able to still hear from you! Love you guys :)
For lunch we had arroz con pollo again!!! It's seriously sooo good! And then there's this sauce that everyone uses and it's reallyyyy good! It has a little bit of spicyness to it but it's nothing too dramatic. It's called Lizano. It's like my professor's form of crack. It adds a really nice flavor to food. There's also this other sauce called white sauce that the cooks make and it's kind of like Costa Rican ranch. It has mayonaise and pepper in it. It sounds really fatty and bad for you but it's sooo good on the salad here!! But anyways I just wanted to do my blog a little bit earlier today because I'll be out late watching Children of a Lesser God for class tonight and won't be done till about 9 or later and then I also have to pack tonight for my home stay. Sorry I didn't have all that much to write and that the pictures are only of food. Kara took all the pictures today at the English camp with the kids so I'll eventually have them on my computer! I'll try and post tomorrow!Hope all of my family has an amazing time in Cabo! I know all of you are leaving tomorrow. Hope I'll be able to still hear from you! Love you guys :)
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