Funny things people have told me

1. The Little Mermaid is satanic.

2. When a 17 year old girl dates a 28 year old boy, it`s not a big age difference.

3. A girl is ready to marry once she can cook tortillas.

4. It`s possible, and normal to fit 7 people in a 4 person car.

5. Attending classes is optional.

6. Una cosita grande. ( a big small thing.)

7. People wanted me to buy weed for them at the mall, right in front of the police.

8. You don`t plan on getting married in the next 5 years??????????????

9. We are going to climb up, uphill.

10. You are crazy (directed at me on multiple occasions)

Catching Up

My host sister lost my camera. She borrowed it, motorcycled to the lake, and dropped it at some point along the road. I miss my camera so much, and it`s been less than 24 hours. I also had a bit of a disagreement with my English teacher. He tried to tell me that my answer to a test question was wrong, and that fluent English speakers ¨could not pardon my error.¨ I told him that I am, in fact, a fluent English speaker, and that he was wrong. I angrily pouted, and eventually he gave me the points I deserved. Despite this, school is actually fun here. I have made a lot of friends, and the teachers take pity on me, which is nice.
September 15th is CR`s independence day, and I am excited to celebrate. The schools march through the streets, to celebrate, and I decided that it would be fun to march with my classmates. The practice itself is hard: marching uphill in the heat of Costa Rica, but I think that the experience will be worth it. In addition to this, I am learning how to paint ceramics. I had some nice pictures of the finished product, but my pictures are somewhere in the Costa Rican grass or in a black market auction. I am having a great time, and on the 16th, I will have been here for 2 months. My host family and I are like any normal family, and I am so glad that I got placed here.