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5/27/08
Another day, another dollar. Or however the saying goes. Anyway, second day of classes went well, we learned body parts (but not the easy ones). I like words in spanish, they sound much more fancy to me than easy words in english. For example, eyelashes are pestanas, with a ~ over the n… I don’t know how to do that on my American keyboard ( Read more... ) -
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5/26/08
This morning I had my first real day of classes, and it went very well. The six of us are all pretty friendly, talkative, and generally good in Spanish, and our teacher, Karla, is really good. She realizes that we know the basics, so we cover concepts really fast, and then use them a lot while learning new phrases. It’s a pretty efficient ( Read more... ) -
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5/25/08
Phew. Costa Rican parties are crazy! We arrived at the party at about 4:45, and got home at 10:30 or so. We were one of the first families to arrive, so we staked out our table, and everyone came over to say hello. I’m still not used to the idea of getting kissed on the cheek by strangers, but at least they’re making an effort to be ( Read more... ) -
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5/24/08 3ish
Day three, and I finally got the shower to give me hot water! Costa Rica is no longer the land of cold showers! We had a very nice breakfast this morning around 9, with eggs, fruit, and of course, gallo pinto. Thankfully, Marlene doesn’t like it very often, and neither do I. After breakfast we got cleaned up and went to the music ( Read more... ) -
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5/23/08
Arrived yesterday. Of course, in my travels, there were long lines, and redneck seatmates, and both planes ran late. I cried for quite a while after Ryan left me at the security gate, which did not improve my popularity with other passengers, as it made me look like I had pinkeye and a bad case of roscecea. It was the first time I had ( Read more... )