*English at the bottom – Spanish speakers please don’t hesitate to correct my writing!* ¡Lo siento mis amores! No he escribido por un rato. Estaba muy ocupada por los últimos días de mi viaje. Por fin, puedo sentar y escribir un poquito. Hay mucho quiero decir de este viaje, probaré mi mejor para recordar todo. Yo… Read More Los últimos días: como Costa Rica puede curar el alma
Tuesday 1/3/2017: Today was another relaxing day. We didn’t have any excursions or cultural activities, so I went home hoping to get a lot done. Mama Tica’s family from the United States came over and we spent time with them. It was a completely full house! We went to the playground (“la play” en español… Read More Los días noveno y décimo: más familia y cocina
My apologies for the Spanglish, I’m slowly (but surely) transitioning to Spanish posts but I want all of my English speaking readers to understand too! Maybe for the next post I can do 2 versions, 1 English and 1 Spanish. We spent Friday and Saturday (days 6 and 7 of our trip) with hour host families… Read More ¡Feliz año nuevo! (Días 6, 7, 8)
Today probably goes down as one of the best days of my life, en serio! We went white water rafting in el Río Pacuare. It was a bumpy 3 hour drive to Cartago. The ride there took us through tunnels of trees and scattered mountain towns. Colorful houses and local restaurants adorned the the streets… Read More El quinto día: el rafting
Tercer día: la ciudad Heredia I’m sitting in bed after another long day of class and our first excursion! We had class from 8-12. I’m understanding “la profe” more than I did yesterday, and starting to accept that this is going to be a slow learning process. Today was an overview of the geography and… Read More Tercer y cuarto días: la ciudades Heredia, San José y Cartago
If you missed my first blog post, you can find it here: El primer día: nuestra llegada y los ticos Today was the first day of classes at the Universidad Latina! I had no idea what to expect when I woke up this morning. Mama tica made us a delicious breakfast, ham, eggs, toast, fried plantains… Read More La segunda día: pura vida
*Después de un par de días espero escribir completamente en español – ahora, estoy mucho muy canasada* If you’re reading this, you may or not have known that I decided to spend 3 weeks this winter break in Costa Rica learning the Spanish language with SOL Education Abroad. Now you know! I’m here in my… Read More El primer día: nuestra llegada y los ticos
