Blogs from Heredia, Heredia, Costa Rica, Central America Caribbean - page 4

Hola! So the traveling was kind of rough despite the beautiful views. Oh but before I start, I should preface this witht he fact that I am 1) not a good typist and 2) a horrible speller. So please forgive and forget. OKay well so the trip was not so good because I was nervous and when i'm nervous I get hot. So when I landed I probably had a thousand things racing through my mind, What next? Do i exchange money here? Where are my bags? Am i going to look really dumb carrying two big suitcases, my packed full backpack, and a purse? (yeh probably) Would my family even be here to pick me up?? Hallelujah and thank the Lord that when I got outside it only took my a few minutes to find ... read more

Hola! I know it's been a while since I've blogged, but I've been slammed with homework and kept forgetting to upload a new "hello". =) Starting from where I left off, the next weekend I went to San Jose with Miriam to check out the sights. It was definitely different from Heredia. Lots more people, different foods, great shops, etc. I saw the 1st Hotel of Costa Rica and the National Theater. Both were absolutely gorgeous! We walked down the main boulevard passing tons of restaurants, museums, artists and performers in the street...it was a blast! We ended up at this giant tent on one street full of great vendors. This was the one place I managed to spot a few other tourists! (I could tell from the blonde hair and rough spanish speaking) After a ... read more

What a great weekend! Well minus the fact that the Canes lost pretty bad... Saturday morning Miriam and I headed out close to 9:00am to check out the fresh fruit market. It was amazing! There were at least 2 miles of farmers set up in tents with every kind of fruit and/or vegetable you can think of! Miriam brought an extra "bolsa" with her to place the things we decided to purchase. We bought at least 30 pounds worth of vegetables and fruits. One of the main items Miriam wanted to buy was cauliflower. Of course I asked why and she began to explain the process of a typical Tico dish she wanted to show me for dinner. So I didn't question her anymore and we continued down the 2 mile trek. After gathering all the ... read more

Hi All! Sorry I didn't post yesterday, Oky assigned me a bunch of homework which kept me up all hours of the night! As far as yesterday went, I had a pretty normal day. Breakfast with Miriam then class with Oky at 9am. However, after class Miriam took me to the gym so I could register for a month membership. Very exciting right? But the gym is for only women which I found to be pretty neat. I guess it's similar to a Curves in the U.S. Miriam also took me to check out how much and when some dance classes would be. I REALLY want to learn how to salsa and meringue while I'm here! Plus I hear it's a great work out! =) Afterwards, Miriam and I grabbed some lunch at a cute surfers ... read more

What an amazing day! I woke up to the sun shining through my window! It was so nice out I even got to wear a dress to class today! haha Class with Oky today wasn't the same as the rest of this week. She had something else planned for me...it was "Try EVERY fruit you've never had before" day. We walked to the central market in Heredia which took about 10 minutes from school. Pretty quick walk, but you have to be careful because you might get swiped by a car. Driving is much different here. Not only do people not look where they are going, but there aren't many stop lights so cars just...well...GO. haha Once arriving at el mercado, Oky pointed out every different type of fruit. She informed me whether the fruit was ... read more