Monday, March 13, 2017

Livin' la Vida Loca

The past few weeks have been filled with many ups and downs for all of us here in San Jose.

Classes are moving along. Grammar is becoming exhausting. Personal relationships are growing tense because we spend all of our time with the same people.

Overall though, we are learning. I am learning. We're learning to be patient with ourselves as we piece through new sentence structures, to take time to ourselves to re-hydrate our brains, to navigate life together without biting anyone's head off.

Two weekends ago our group took the weekend to relax and enjoy the sun in Guanacaste. I spent the better majority of the three days we were there laying next to the pool doing absolutely nothing. It was a much needed, well received time of rest.

Last Thursday was set aside for the students at ILE to learn about a few different aspects of Costa Rican Culture. I learned a few new yard games, and the Tico twist on some that I was already familiar with, like Hopscotch. We also attended a dance workshop where we learned the differences in various styles of Latin American music, as well as a few dance styles. (Really we did a giant cardio/Zumba workout. No, I cannot give you lessons.) At the end we had the opportunity to learn the traditional Costa Rican skirt dance (with skirts!) All in all, the day was a blast. (And a super workout.)



This weekend we had completely free. It was my housemate's last weekend here, so we spent the majority of it shopping in San Jose. We spent a day walking around the Central Market area and got to experience quite a bit of culture, as well as buy some really neat souvenirs. 


Every time I go downtown, there's an abundance of street performers. Apparently on Saturdays, the pedestrians are more likely to join in the fun.

I love the passion for life that the people here show everyday.

Pura Vida

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