This post is a little bit of everything. I will be on a plane back to the U.S. in less than 36 hours. I am ready to go home, but it will be hard to leave my host family and friends that I have made. Wednesday, I went to the artisan market with Bailey and picked up some last minute souvenirs. I finally got the soccer jersey I had been wanting since I got here. I think I finally have gifts for everyone. I also went back to the market yesterday morning with two girls from my program. Wednesday night was my last class. I turned in my 8 page research paper and gave a PowerPoint presentation on human trafficking in Latin America. It feels so nice to be done! I was allowed to leave class a few minutes early to make it to my study abroad program's farewell gathering. I met Bailey at the school and we took a taxi to a nearby jazz cafe. Our site director met us there and paid for everyone's first drink, which was very generous of her.
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| At the Jazz Cafe |
On Wednesday night we went to bed and were awoken at about 3 am. There was an earthquake and it shook the entire house and our beds. It was so strange to me. I was in a deep sleep, but it woke me up and I was very confused. Nothing fell off my dresser or anything, which I thought was weird. Our Mama Tica told us it was about 20 kilometers away (so only about 12 miles). There have been three or four earthquakes since I've been here but that was the first one I actually felt. At breakfast Thursday morning, Mama Tica was telling us how one of her daughters is so afraid of earthquakes and the other one always says to her, "They're normal and we have them all the time."
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| Costa Rican flag on a beautiful day |
We went to the National Museum Thursday afternoon with a group. There was a beautiful butterfly garden that was included in the admission price. It was cool to just see butterflies fluttering around. I'm going to miss our host family so much. They taught us how to make gallo pinto (rice and beans) the other day. And they are always joking around. It's so funny and sweet. They always ask about our families at home and our boyfriends. Bailey is getting married within the next year and so they were asking me if I was marrying my boyfriend. I just started laughing because I didn't know what to say. One of the other girls met a guy down here who is also from the states and our Papa Tico saw them in the park together. He was giving her a hard time and kept saying, "Love is in the air." It was hilarious. Last night was sad because I had to say good-bye to Bailey since her flight was at 6:30 this morning. She was such a big help to me, and I will always appreciate that. Here's to my last day in Costa Rica.
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| From the butterfly garden |
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Our host family!
Natalia & Lesley (on the ends, also students from the U.S.), Papa Tico, Bailey & me, Mama Tica
Ana & Maria, their biological daughters are missing because they were taking the picture |
Pura Vida Chicos!
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