Day 2-June 25
Well, I survived my first day of school!  Yeah!  My day started with a gruesome oral exam...it was great at the beginning.  My examener kept marking 2´s (which mean I had mastered the topic) so I felt good.  But as the exam went on I was receiving 1´s and then towards the end he even marked a few 0´s!  Aiy!  I suppose that is why I´m here, right?  Well, my examener turned out to be my teacher also!  Which I suppose is an okay thing...I like him!  My class only has 3 people in it; Dana (Germany), Grant (Colorado) and me!  It´s quaint but allows for ´one on one´ type of lesson.  Unfortunately we are only reviewing things I SHOULD already know.  We all already know it but we don´t speak it with fluidity.  I am realizing that is my main issue - I lack practice in speaking!  Puchika!  Anyway, the students here are very motivated...rarely you will hear them speaking English to one another.  Por eso, I have the chance to practice more!  After classes I waited around for about an hour until dance class started!  YEAH!  It was a beginner class so I was a bit bored, but I´m not sure I´m ready for the advanced level so I made due.  After dance, we had an orientation meeting to go over the rules of Costa Rica and what not.  The whole thing was in Spanish and I understood 99% of what was said...that was exciting!  However, then mi padra tico (Costa Rican dad) picked me up and I didn´t catch half of what he was trying to say.  He is such a grandpa...I feel like he speaks in circles when he talks, which makes it hard for me to understand what he is trying to convey.  In the middle of his stories, he´ll stop and tell me how nice and adorable I am.  ;)  So fun!  He took me for an ´adventure` yesterday to the Latin University.

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Internet is a bit shady here so these updates are gonna be short and sweet....
So, let me keep it to the highlights...

School-all is well.  As I said previously, we are reviewing things I should already know so it´s frustrating that I´m not learning new things.  But on the other hand, hopefully I´ll be better with speaking the things I know.  I´ve met some people - we are making travel plans for the weekend!  And I´ve attended the schools dance classes the last few days and am enjoying that.  I think I enjoy it bc I´m the best one in their...I don´t say that boastfully but truthfully - no one else has ever danced salsa, merengue, etc before so they are starting from scratch and I have some experience!  I´m learning the ´´male´ role of the turns, steps, etc so that is fun! 

Home-I´m not sure what I am going to do for the next week and half when it comes to sleeping...last night i had to fold a blanket and put it beneath my hip bc I think a bruise was forming!  AND did I mention that there are NO OUTLETS in my room or bathroom?  So much for straigtening my hair!  Or charging my Ipad, Ipod, or phone...what´s a girl to do???  My family is super nice though.  I´m loving my mothers cooking...everyday for breakfast i get a plateful of fruit (mango, banana, and pineapple) plus two more plates of something...everything is so delicious but they serve SOOOO much!  I can´t finish and entire meal bc it´s so much!  But I can´t complain bc it´s food! 

OH-a positive that I noticed this morning on the way to school...NOOOO CHICKENS!!!  In Tegus, there are chickens running around everywhere and I hate them! Here, NONE!  WOOOHOOO! 

Another story - I got lost yesterday on the way to school.  I took a wrong turn and got lost.  Luckily after about 3-4 minutes I remembered what I was supposed to do and back tracked until I found my way...what a way to start a day! haha!  Anyway, there is a line of students waiting for the computer so I must bounce!  Until next time...