San Jose Tour

Luckily, I was not woken up by a gecko during the night.
Same morning routine. After grammar/conversation class we went on a class field trip to San Jose. When I first got here, I thought I was in San Jose but really ACM and my house are in San Pedro. We saw many historic sites, parks, and the market. We took the bus to San Jose but we took taxis back to ACM. That was an interesting experience. Like I stated in one of my first few posts, drivers are crazy here. Although, I give them some credit for knowing the exact dimensions of their cars. They get so close to other cars when they stop or change lanes but they never touch.

Graffiti (very common)

Park in San Jose

All-metal school in San Jose

Temple of Music in San Jose

Avenida Central (Central Avenue)

Good luck statue in San Jose

Central Market

Inside Mercado Central

Spices in Mercado Central

Inside Mercado Central

Cat Mural in San Jose

We returned to ACM around 1:00 which meant we had lots of time to hang out. Five of us decided to play Picture Telephone and do magic tricks with cards. We had a good time trying to do the activities in Spanish. After lots of laughs, we decided to explore San Pedro a little bit. We went to the mall. It is a lot like a mall in the United States. We all went home. Nap. Dinner.

Combate. Two new games today: 1) Each team was divided into pairs (1 guy, 1 girl). They had to go through a short obstacle course while balancing an apple in between their two heads. Which ever team had all three pairs finish first won - Costa Rica. 2) One person sits on a swing while another pushes them. Once they get as high as they can go, another teammate passes them a basketball and they need to shoot it into a hoop while an opponent tries to block it. The team that got the most baskets in 2 minutes won - Costa Rica.

Breakfast - Coffee, ham/cheese/tomato/lettuce sandwich, apple slices
Lunch: Pineapple drink (similar to pina colada), beef/rice/vegetable soup, arroz con leche (rice pudding)
Dinner: Chicken, rice, bean dish (not really sure how to explain it...it looked like quiche but it was made out of beans and cornmeal with a little cheese on top), peach refresco

Palabras Nuevas
resortera - slingshot (Carly bought one)
grueso - thick (the more politically correct way of calling a person 'fat')