I have finally found time to make my first post. Saturday August 31st was a very long day of travel, starting at 3:30 in the morning. The journey was relatively easy. I took two flights to Costa Rica; the
first from Chicago O’Hare to Houston and then from Houston to San Jose, Costa
Rica. As the miles between my location and Costa Rica dwindled, I began to hear
more and more Spanish around me. My dream of studying abroad was quickly
becoming a reality. Once we arrived in San Jose, I was quickly thrown into the
Tican culture. While going through
customs, my Vera Bradley duffle bag was pulled aside. The man asked me (all in
Spanish I may add) if I had any fruits in my bag. I replied (in all Spanish of
course) that I did not. He then asked if I had "bolas" (balls). I
replied (in Spanish once again) yes I did (the waboba balls looked like fruit
to him on the scan and he was concerned). I had to pull them out of my bag and
show him the balls. I then proceeded to ask "está bien?" (is
everything okay now?). He replied yes and I was then on my way to Costa Rica.
A buseta (mini-bus) picked us up to travel to our hotel in
San Jose, the capitol, where we would stay for one night. The hotel was very
nice. I stayed with two other girls (Sam and Kelly) from my group. Our room
consisted of 2 bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room area, and beautiful views of
the pool area. The food here is awesome and the fruit is even better. I think I
could get used to this for a couple months. I am beginning to live the Pura
Vida lifestyle and I love it!
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| Volcano that I flew over on the way to Costa Rica. |
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| The pool and common area at the hotel in San José. |
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| My bedroom in the hotel in San José. |
~Kailey
