Strange to write but Costa Rica is starting to feel routine. Started my fourth week of class today, and while the workload still seems pretty light it keeps me somewhat busy. Had another samurai class and we actually got to punch the bag today, as well as work with our wooden swords and poles...
Interesting times this weekend, went to a live music show that turned out to be African drum music, very invigorating, and absolutely fun to dance to. Sunday I headed to the beach at Jaco, only a short two and a half hour bus ride away, it was just me and one friend. Supposedly Jaco is usually a super-crowded beach, but hardly anyone seemed around when we were there. I wondered if it might have had something to do with earthquake in Chile, I know some people were worried about tsunamis along the coast, but I´d checked beforehand and the papers said that if anything would happen it already would have occurred. Anyway, the beach was great, not the actual beach itself which sadly was no where near as beautiful as Manuel Antonio, however just getting to soak up the sun and swim in the waves was worth it. I'm always feeling restless by the end of each week (which would be Thursdays for me) and was content to have traveled for even one day.
Had the most delicious pumpkin-chicken soup today for dinner, it might sound like an odd combination, but mmmmm, perfect ending to the day. Hope I'll get some for lunch tomorrow; the norm here is dinner leftovers at lunch, and there's a microwave in the cafeteria that always has a long line during lunchtime. Last time I used the microwave, I had to fend off one guy who very much wanted to practice English with me, asking when we could meet and practice. Which I felt bad saying no, but I've already agreed to do a sort of language exchange with another student in my physics class, and at least with him I'll have a chance to practice my Spanish. It's a bit frustrating at times how many people here speak enough English to constantly be trying to use it when they speak to you. My samurai class "sensei" likes to repeat things in English to me, even if I'm already following along with the exercise. All I can do though is keep my sense of humor (some of the English accents I hear are amazingly comical) and reply back in Spanish.
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