Yo Puedo

So, I’ve been really trying to adjust, and maybe I should have been writing more to those who care. Atleast, I was reminded of this recently when my brother asked if I was alive. It’s hard because I am really busy 1/2 of the week, then the other half is leaving to go somewhere else. Let me bring you up to speed.

I live with a family, or a “tico familia.” Tico is a name for people who are native of Costa Rica or atleast appear that way. My mom  of the tico family is  named “Anna” and her husband is “Carlos.” They are both excellent individuals. I spend most of my time with Anna because she is around the most and is always helping me out with word usage. They have a son, Palo, who is 28 and lives with them. He works doing technical support over the phone for HP and other software related work. He also has a girlfriend who comes over frequently, apparently they’ve been dating for some time. You see, in the place I live, there is a grandma and grandpa also living in a house that is connected to the house I am in. It is quite magnificent to see all these people together in such close quarters.  They also have another daughter and son. I have not seen the daughter and I think her name is Annita, if I recall correctly, and a son who is Juan Carlos. He is a judge and works long hours. Therefore, their 4 year old daughter comes over. Her name is Maryl. She is very cute, and it makes me miss my own nieces and nephew when I see her.

Juan Carlos is married, but I can’t remember her name for the life of me, not to mention there is a nanny for Maryl who I cannot remember the name for either. Last, but not least, is the maid that works in the house that cleans my room, does my laundry, and makes me breakfast in the morning. This is usually consisted of beans and rice. It is veryyyyyyy common to see this for almost every single meal. My only break is lunch, which is on my own every day.  However, China broke me in for this experience.

So, what have I done recently, well… For starters, today I watched Costa Rica beat Haiti on the television in my  tico home. This last weekend, I went to Manuel Antonio for the beach. During this, some friends and I got a hostel there and saved atleast half the money we would have had to pay if we went through the University. The bus ride was quite painful and made me feel really sick. After all, most roads in Costa Rica are very winding and make a strenuous trip for tender stomaches. I don’t even get motion sickness easily, but me and my friends were all feeling it. While there, we were able to tour a national park and see many igunas, lizards, monkeys, racoons, sloths, and other unique creatures to forested areas like these. The beach was something you honestly see out of like a Corona commercial or brochure. I could not believe how magnifficent it was. I will hopefully add photos soon, once I can. It’s kind of hard because I have a test this friday and need to study a lot for it.

Lately, I’ve been attending activities through the University, including: taekwondo, salsa dancing, and of course… FOOTBALL! actually, I played some football 2 days ago, and it was raining like crazy while we were playing, and I fell down and took one off the Chin. I was bleeding quite a bit, but it ended up okay. I just needed some bandaids and I was back in the game.

Well, that homework, I need to get to it. However, hopefully this gives you a glimpse into the fast paced life I’m living here lately. I have more time than I’m giving it credit for, but I just need to make more for my studying lately. It’s a lot to comprehend in a short time, so I need to make the best of it.

me encantan todos mis amigos y mi familia en estados unidos.

Voy a hablar con ellos luego.