hello

tuesday january 23 2007

so since my last letter i have become much more confident with the bus system and how the tico culture works. everyday for the next 3 weeks i will be at language school for 2 classes, grammar and conversation. i have a great teacher, same one for both classes. she reminds me of an abuelita, a little grandma for all you non Spanish speakers. lol some days i have Latin American studies , LASP, classes in the morning which involve a speaker about different topics. a lot of them are political oriented so i struggle sometimes hearing all that stuff. but i am learning a lot about the Costa Rican government and issues.

since i am in the language and literature track every single homework assignment has to be in Spanish. crazy but i am doing and learning so much. i have found some words different than from what i learned, but no to much. ticos do have a different way to talk about future events and things. but i love my family they are so understanding.

last Friday a group of my friends out to dinner at a really gringo place called news cafe, but i loved the name. it was fun people had hamburgers. there is this really greta place to get ice cream called pops there is one on almost every corner, i recommend the coconut. lol yesterday i found a great place to get a chai frappe, it was so good. that will be my weakness as i pass through san jose.

this weekend the group is of the Limon which is on the Caribbean coast. i am so excited to go to the beach finally. dad i bought a sarong and though of you. hahaha bc we can only take a backpack to this trip, so packing will be hard.

well it is getting dark and i must get home, attached are two pics one of me and a group of friends on our 3rd day in CR. the other is of the house i am staying in. it is the salmon pink color one.

ok love to you all. bye.