One week. Has it only
been that long? I feel as if I’ve lived
a month here already! I am now
officially thinking in Spanglish, a weird feeling to be sure. The family here is great because we speak a
lot in Spanish (which is super challenging and I am lost for many
conversations) and then, sometimes mid-sentence, we’ll be speaking in English
and my mind can take a mental break. I
go to bed exhausted from thinking so hard :)
I have taken the bus here a couple of times and the train
once too. The two lessons I learned
from that: they have a different meaning for “personal bubble” here and, I
don’t know if the driving schools are at fault or if they even have driving
schools, but everyone here drives crazy!
My dream of having a moped here has quickly evaporated because I fear
driving one around and dying by being grazed by a car or bus… I am also starting to get the hang of colones, the local money here. Just as an example: 25,000 colones equals roughly $50. Add another benefit of living in another
country: my math skills are improving :)
This week has been interesting because I never knew what was
going to happen from one moment to the next.
We had four extra people in the house this weekend: two family friends and two visitors from
Nicaragua. Talk about a full house! Yesterday I assisted in tutoring a few local
school kids (playing games and helping them with their English) which was a blast
for me :) Last night we also welcomed another visitor,
a friend from Bolivia, who is going to be staying with us for the week. Another name, another face—‘tis the life here
at Casa Adobe. From family dinners (all
of us cramming around the one table) to movie nights to going to a local
Anglican Church (or Episcopalian in the U.S.) to cooking meals for bunches of
people, there is never a dull moment to be sure!
I’m not sure what this week will bring, but I’m sure I’ll be
surprised by it and probably confused at times too. But that is the story of my life right now :) And so we go.
Stay tuned!
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