¡Felicidades! (6/10/10)

This morning as we were all walking to school, we heard this roaring noise, equivalent to something you'd hear in Jurassic Park. I knew it was a mono (monkey) because the other day in class we heard this same noise and nearly jumped out of our seats for the fear of what was about to break through the windows. It didn't take long to spot the monkey in the tree this morning. For such a loud noise, it sure does come from a fairly small creature.



yes, he is roaring!

Today was the Flagler group's last day off class in Costa Rica. Everyone graduated, except for me, since I will be continuing for two more weeks in Heredia. Speaking of Heredia, I'm ready to be back there. I do like the beach here, but this is seriously one of the hottest places I've ever been, and the mosquitos are eating me alive. I have far too many bites to count. No bueno. And I miss my familia Tica back in Heredia. 
 I don't know if it's a difference between city people and country people, but we have not bonded well with this family. The twins love us, but the rest of the family barely talks to us aside from hola, como esta, bien, gracias, de nada, adios. That's about the extent of our conversation unless Lindsay and I initiate anything. In Heredia, dinner lasts at least an hour, but usually longer, because we have many interesting conversations with the family there. Oh and the night before last, the mom here had to leave during dinner to go to choir practice. The twins went with her, so it was just Lindsay and me. I took it upon myself to handwash a sink full of dishes to at least help a little bit. The next morning neither of us received a "thank you." I'm sure she had to notice that her full sink was miraculously empty, and since Lindsay and I were the only ones home it had to be obvious that one of us had washed the dishes. I don't get it.

Anywho, In addition to studying more Spanish, I should also learn to read more than just the minute hand of my watch. This morning we had from 8 to 9:50 to complete our exam. Friday's schedule is weird so she was teaching a class while we took our exams so we went outside to take the exam. It was an essay exam because of all of the confusion and switching of levels mid-week. I kept track of time, so I could pace myself, but all of a sudden it was 45 after the hour....I rushed to finish the essay and took it upstairs to turn it in. The professor told me to return for class at 9:50...I looked at my watch and it was only 8:50! I had rushed for nothing, but I still managed to make a 98 on the exam! But maybe I need to go back to elementary school and learn how to tell time better.


con mi profesora, María

 After our reading our cuentos cortos, we went out to ice cream to celebrate. This is only the second time I have had ice cream since I have been in Costa Rica for 5 weeks. It's not that I don't want any, but coffee is a bit more popular than ice cream. Lindsay and I split a banana split (that's fun to say!) and we devoured that monster.




Five weeks of study= a banana split well deserved

The weather girl (that's me!) says it's going to be a beautiful day tomorrow. Clear sky with lots of sun. She has been right every day, except for one so far so the odds are in our favor. We plan to go to the beach tomorrow (obviously), but are going to a different beach somewhere within walking distance. I don't know these things, but I do know that the weather girl will be right. She just has to be!