i am in san jose, costa rrrrica!
flying into costa rica was a crazy experience. first, i got the most perfect, incredible view of ometepe island (with it´s figure eight shape and two huge volcanos it is unmistakable). then coming into the airport, so many words are racing through my head, terms that i know only from anthropology classes. situations that i have never witnessed
favela
shantytown
poverty line
informal sector
this city is so different from home. i want to take pictures of the people and the streets and the chairs and the beds and the basic basic things that are the same but different.
i got to my hotel without a hitch, thanks to leo, the nico guy that met me at the airport. he is our guide for the next few days. he navigated the airport taxi system with a combo of elaborate hand gestures and the fastest spanish that i have ever heard. i could NOT have done that alone.
the hotel we are staying in has huge rooms and is very lovely. i just had delicious costa rican lunch with rice and beans and veggies from a restaurant with my TA and three of my new classmates
our TA has gone off on official business, so now the four of us our navigating our way around alujela (?) in a combo of broken spanish, fringlish, smiles and hand gestures. people here are very very friendly to us. but a little frustrated with our diorganized inability to communicate, i think.
anyways
i must go now
places to explore
things to do and see
tomorrow we will make the 12 hour bus and ferry ride to ometepe. it will be a long day but hopefully very fun. i like the three guys that i have met so far, so hopefully my other classmates will be nice too.
peace out Gs
5 comments:
you're there! How exciting! I'm glad that your classmates are nice so far :P
Wooo foreignness!
ALIE!!!
I love San Jose! There is the most amazing market where you can buy the craziest stuff. It is a covered market and it is great.
I am so jealous it is crazy. I dont know where exactly you are going in Costa Rica but it is great where ever you go.
I will tell you this now...you love rice and beans now but wait till you have been eating them 3times a day for 4 weeks.
I miss you and you are going to have another amazing adventure and I am once again going to be living through you!!
Have a WICKED AWESOME time!!
--Anna
write more!
Alie! I'm so excited for you! What a cool experience. I'm seriously looking forward to all the stories you will post on here...that is if you can make the huge trek to the internet station!
xoxo Erin
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