Food

This post is going to be mostly about food, but I also wanted to comment on how ridiculous school is. I didn't go to school on Friday or Monday, and I didn't miss anything. Yesterday, I went to school with the intention of staying until 1 when I would leave with my friends for their dance competition. I ended up hanging out with them all morning while they got their hair and makeup done, and we left earlier than I originally thought at 11:30. Today, I went to school planning to leave at 11:30 because my class had an exam that I don't need to take. I got to school and thought it was weird we weren't going to math, so I asked about it. My friends said the teacher wasn't there so we didn't have to go. Another 45 minutes later, they told me the English teacher wasn't there either. It was now 7:45, and I wasn't scheduled to have class until 9:10. At 9:10 I would have music then orientation (we literally do nothing, and we only have it 40 min per week), so I decided it would make more sense to go home then to stay at school for an hour and a half doing nothing when I would only be waiting for music class. While waiting for the bus, I played Uno with my friends. It seemed kind of funny to play Uno with people who actually spoke Spanish. Tomorrow, school normally starts at 1, but there is an exam at 1, so I don't have to go until 2:30. I am pretty much never in school at this point, but everything should be more normal starting next week.

Onto the food. A typical breakfast is gallo pinto (beans and rice) with eggs and bread. I used to prefer my eggs scrambled, but I now really enjoy huevos fritos cooked thoroughly.

This breakfast was given to me at orientation, but it's pretty typical; although, my family gives me way more food than this. I am always stuffed! There are a lot of cool fruits here. I will definitely miss them when I return to the United States.

Mangustan

Granadilla

Mamones, my personal favorite

I have also really been enjoying trying yummy drinks! There is a cafe that we go to all the time called Cafe Delicias, but I just tried a new one called Valley Coffee which is way better!

Capucino Frio con Sirope Vainilla

 Cafe Shiver, YUMMM

Pina Colada

As you can see, pretty much everything is delicious! Unfortuantely, this means I need to start working out while I am here (: Everything is good here in Costa Rica, and I hope all is well with all of my readers!