Mas cosas diferencia many different things in Costa Rica, La comida, the food for breakfast I had a huge plate of apples, pineapples, mangos, papayas, and a banana, and we also had a ham and cheese sandwich. I had rice with chicken, plantains, and beans and drank pineapple juice and for lunch. I had rice and potatoes and beans and a desert with plantains in it and pineapple juice for dinner.
Another thing is that there aren’t many street signs ticos (tico is the name for a Costa Rican) just use different stores for markers. Me and some of the girls that live by me and Samantha got lost on the way back home. It’s about a 15-20min walk from school back home.
The customs are different for example it’s considered rude to walk around the house barefoot and to leave any light on that you are not using. The windows and walls don’t keep sound out very well. You can hear everything. The mother is the center of the house and decides everything that happens in the house including what TV channel the family watches. In Costa Rica is in the rainy season now so it’s sunny and hot in the morning and rainy in the afternoon like 11ish and sunny again by like 1. The sun rises at 5am and sets at around 6.
Today we toured the city and learn Merengue a type of Latin American dance. Then I take a Spanish class from 1:30 to 5:30. Then I quickly head home because the sun sets here at 6:00. Then we do all the homework that is required thankfully tonight it only took me and Samantha about and hour. It’s a lot of Spanish. And at times very overwhelming and a lot of work because I can’t just hear it and understand like I can English, every word that’s spoken I have to pay attention to make sure I understand. By then end if the day I’m exhausted.
The Lord has defiantly been teaching me patience and determination today. I needed to have patience with myself in my class when I didn’t understand and determination to not just give up of just become frustrated. Also I needed both to get back to my house tonight. It was getting dark as we were walking back and got lost. Thankfully we asked for directions and found it right before it was completely dark.
I apologize if my grammar is really bad I just finished my homework. I had to write a page in Spanish and have been speaking it all day. I have to stop and think about the word I’m trying to type in English because some of them I have almost typed in Spanish, which is a good thing I guess.
Please pray that the Lord will give me extra energy tomorrow and extra energy and desire to spend time in His Word and be with Him.
Gracias for your prayers!
will certainly be praying for you and for the energy! Hope it was better today!! Love you!
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