Today I feel like a Looney Toons cartoon...I have the hiccups, and I am slightly drunk thanks to some Costa Ricans. This morning I went to the "zoo" for a tree planting, where I met a bunch of retired Americans. One was going to my favorite bar, Bar Amigos, and let me ride in his taxi with him so I could use the free internet at the bar. At the bar, a couple of Ticos kept buying me beer and tequila, and fanning my ego so much that I could not refuse. By 2:30 on a Sunday afternoon, I was toasted. One of the men promised me a diamond ring and a year of free Spanish lessions if I stayed, which I declined, although I graciously accepted the two tequila shots he sent me. All this on an empty stomach (for once!), and I am in love with Costa Rica!
Last weekend was even more fun since Kathy and I were able to get out of Santa Ana and go to the beach. Being a Missourian, I feel totally out of place at the beach. It is way too boring and hot, but we made the best of it. We stayed in Cahuita, which I actually loved. They had black sand beaches and it was much less tourist-y than Puerto Vieho (sp?) where we visited last Sunday. Our hotel also had the cutest dogs I have ever seen (besides Stewart, of course), and broke a major Costa Rican rule by letting one sleep on my bed. Oops. On both Saturday and Sunday nights Kathy and I visited with guys from Europe who were traveling through Costa Rica. Saturday night there were six of us total, all from different countries and from three different continents, and I was the only native English speaker. The four guys were all from different European countries, were incredibly nice, and gave us advise on where to travel. We even travelled back to San Jose with the guy from Switzerland on Monday (we had Cinco de Mayo off from school, for some odd reason).
This weekend we spent in Santa Ana (pronounced "Santana" by the locals), with a brief visit to San Jose for Chinese food. It was totally random, but Kathy and I met up with a man that we had met at the Obama fundraiser for Dim Sum in San Jose. It was amazing! I was so full and happy after our lunch that I went to bed before 8:00. This morning I had a bit of a freak out when I saw on CNN that tornadoes had hit Oklahoma and Missouri, and that 20 people were dead. Since my entire family lives on the Oklahoma-Missouri boarder, I had reason to be alarmed, but after a call to my dad I found out that the tornadoes went all around Joplin. For the first time I missed home, although I am glad I do not have to worry about tornadoes.
I am sorry if this blog does not make much sense. I blame the tequila.
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