And so it begins! I have been in Costa Rica for a few hours now, and I'm really too tired to form a serious opinion about anything so far! My host family is great so far, it's just the mother and the daughter, and I've been talking to the daughter for a month or so via email and Facebook, so I knew her a little bit already! They both have to speak slowly for me to understand them... And I can barely understand them when they speak to each other in conversation! I know at least that my Spanish will definitely improve by the time I return in May.
I really thought it was funny that multiple times my host mother has complained about how "frío" (cold) it is. It's 68 degrees and I'm in shorts and a t-shirt! I think I've found a very livable climate- I'm going to love it down here.
Tomorrow my whole study abroad group has an orientation at the university- Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica. I'm excited to see the university as well as the town tomorrow, and I'll hopefully have some pictures and more information to post soon!
Ps. Great news- I've already found a friend who wants to watch the Ravens game with me on Sunday! This of course was an extremely important achievement...
I'm jealous you left me in the cold.
ReplyDeletePS Go Texans...i mean, Ravens! ;)