Sorry I took last week off. I was sick and I did not have much to report on. Tico food took a toll on me and somewhere a long the way I ate something that my body did not like and was sick for hours after. Then my body rejected anything that went in my body for the next two days. I got nauseous even if I ate a grape so I tried to avoid food at all cost until I got my appetite back and could eat without feeling sick. I do not know if it was different bacteria here or food poisoning but I have become a little more hesitant as to what food I put in my mouth.
This past week I have been researching and organizing a mini vacation because my friend Emma from high school is coming to Costa Rica for her spring break!! I am really excited for her to come and it will be my first American interaction in Costa Rica in over two months yahoo! Haha I am also excited to get a few days off of work to see some of Costa Rica! We are going to try and see Monteverde, Arenal Volcano and Lake, and Tamarindo (one of the nicest Beaches in Costa Rica). I also hope we can fit in a few of the most famous activities in Costa Rica; zip lining and bungee jumping! When I was looking at different hotels I had to enter the dates and number of guest in order to get a price and the first time doing so I looked at the calendar and it said February and I thought, “that’s weird, its not February” then I went yes it is it just feels like June because it is 80 degrees and sunny. Its hard to grasp the concept that it is actually winter at home. I almost had fun planning the trip and it was especially cool because I have the software at work that can map out exactly long and how far it is to different places. I decided that if all else fails in life I could become a travel agent/personal vacation planner… my mom said she would be proud if that is what I made of my degree from Northeastern and co-op experience. haha
Saturday! One of the biggest things that I look forward to every week is the Saturday morning market that is about a 2-minute walk from my house. The market has mostly fruits and vegetables from local farms and of course there are always a few random venders selling absolutely random stuff, toys clothes, etc. There are probably 100 different fruit/vegetable stands and about 5 random venders so the good out weighs the bad. Hahah I have gone to the market every Saturday except for one since I have been here and get really disappointed if I know that I will not be able to go and this is why…
Large pineapple: $1.00
Large basket of strawberries: $1.90
Average size watermelon: $4
Large head of lettuce .45 cents
Cucumbers 50 cents each
Peppers .85 cents each
… you get the point really cheap and delicious! This Saturday I was walking through the market and I came across this… I thought … wait, I’m not in Australia. It gave me a good laugh.
Un GATO en la casa! So a couple of weeks ago I thought I saw a mouse run across the floor in my room and I ignored it and was a little happy to have a pet. Hahaha But then tonight when I saw something that moved that was not a mouse or a piece of garbage on the kitchen floor I got a little nervous. I thought it might have either been a VERY big insect or a gecko but I wasn’t sure if geckos lived around here. So when Veronica and Luisa came home I was like “I think there is a “gato” (cat) in the kitchen!” As soon as I said it I realized I said gato not gecko but they didn’t realize so we had a good laugh about the gato/gecko in the house. Turns out geckos are like mice and it is totally normal for them to show up in houses here and there.
My play house in the backyard/patio ;)
This did not come out as well in the picture but it was really pretty sunset/cloud combination view from the patio!
