Museo de Cultura Popular Costarricense
It is already time to head to our second museum! This one is in the province of Heredia, but it's a little farther of a walk than the...
Things to Get Used To, Pt. 2
1. Ticos assuming we don't speak Spanish With the exception of one or two SOLmates, none of us really look like we come from Latin...
Duolingo
We watch a lot of documentaries in class. Documentaries that are in Spanish, and generally about things that I know already. Today in...
What Have I Learned So Far?
1. Breakfast is super important. Even if it's just a banana and a slice of bread. 2. I love working with kids, no matter what their...
Skype Dates With Mom's Class
My mom does a little activity with her class when she can that involves skyping (or in this case, FaceTime) with people outside of...
Parque Diversiones
Before this week, I didn't know that there was an amusement park near San José. I don't know why, but I didn't even think about there...
Poolside Reading... Frantically
In the coursework for this class we have a 5-page paper due next Friday before we go to the next museum. This paper is based on a...
Jade Museum
We went to our first museum for class today! We left for San José and got to the Jade Museum around 9:30, half an hour before the museum...
I Miss Everyone Today
Most of the time I'm okay. But there are some days when I just can't hold myself together. We could be in class or on a beautiful...
Monserrat
Mama Tica has 8 brothers and sisters. So far, we have met only one of her sisters and one brother. The sister that we met brought her...