Mi familia

Hola amigos! Well, the past two days have been very intense to say the least. I met my beautiful tico host family yesterday. I have my mama tica named Miriam, her daughter named Rocio, Rocio’s husband named Roberto, and their two children Jimenia and Robert. Jimenia is only three years old and Robert is nine. This experience has already been a wake-up call to me and made me realize how much I take for granted and how little it takes to really be happy; they are considered to one of the happiest countries in the world. I can honestly say that I have yet to feel uncomfortable with my tica family. I was extremely nervous meeting them and seeing their home but once I got in and settled, I felt as if I was one of them. Roberto, Robert, and I played volleyball for a while last night and I also played with Jimenia in her casita (play house). My family knows no English so it was quite difficult trying to tell her I wanted a bath and what time I wanted to get up in the morning but I feel I did fairly well for the first night. For the most part, I can understand most everything that is being said to me, but it’s just a matter of responding. I was so exhausted last night that I went to bed around 8 and woke up willingly at 5:30 AM!!! My mama tica made me breakfast and then I met the rest of the group to walk to school this morning. Our school being CPI which stands for Centro Panamericano de Idiomas. My group had class and discussed what we would be teaching inside the elementary school that we are visiting on Thursday and we’re teaching about the rainforest. I thought this was a very neat subject and perfect for being in Heredia. After that class, we had a bit of a break and then had four hours of Spanish. Spanish class was mostly a review and it definitely refreshed my memory from years ago in high school. I’ve been having a great time so far but being so far away from home in a home that is unfamiliar is taking a bit of a toll on me. I have times where I have my ups and downs, mostly ups, but it’s nice hearing a familiar voice every once in a while! I have absolutely NO wi-fi in my home so I’m not able to get on the computer often unless I’m at CPI.  Tomorrow we are visiting an ecovilla and then having Latin cooking classes! That should be quite the experience J I haven’t found out yet how to post pictures but as soon as I do, their yours to see! Missing everybody back home!!

Iron Man in Wal-Mart

Longhorn Steakhouse Karoke

Coffee Plantation

Poas Volcano Tour 

PURA VIDA! 

I’m having to collect my blogs in word and submit them once we get to CPI since my family doesn’t have Wi-Fi so there’s a reason you might see multiple postings a day!