I'm posting a little bit early for today because I didn't have much to do today. I just have one class on MWF 8-noon, so that was nice! I think today I really realized how tired I have been from trying to adjust to all these new changes. Granted, I am very lucky to have a decent bit of Spanish background because I can't imagine how it is for the others who don't understand a thing that's going on around them. It's pretty rewarding to communicate with someone who speaks a language you've been learning about for so long. Anyways, after class, my roommate and I made a trip to Pequeño Mundo again. I bought some snacks and some school supplies. I also had a meeting today to go to Clinica Carlos Duran, which is where I am planning on doing my internship. The clinic is a lot bigger and busier than I had imagined it to be. It is about a 7-10min walk from my host house. I was a little nervous when I met the doctor because she only spoke to me in Spanish and she also asked me how my level of Spanish was, but I know that I will be okay and will just have to continue practicing. After the meeting with the doctor, I came back to the house and slept for 1.5hours :P now i'm just waiting for dinner in an hour because I'm pretty hungry!
I also really experienced the heat here today in Costa Rica. It was in the high 60s-low 70s today. I will post a picture of the view from a window in my house. Another thing I noticed here that's different for me is that I need to get used to only eating three meals a day with some snacks in between. Back in the States, I was always constantly eating. I would eat a small breakfast, have a snack, eat lunch, and so on. But I would eat multiple times a day and have small meals each time. We have breaks during our long Spanish classes in the morning and I came home around 10am and ate some leftovers from last night's dinner. We are usually provided a decent-sized breakfast and a pretty filling dinner. We have to provide lunch on our own. I've been eating peanut butter and jelly on tortillas haha but I don't know if that is doing me justice at lunchtime! I'm trying to figure out if I should just take a chance and buy a loaf of bread (I've heard that their bread doesn't last very long here because they don't have much preservatives in it). Hope everyone is having a good day!
I also really experienced the heat here today in Costa Rica. It was in the high 60s-low 70s today. I will post a picture of the view from a window in my house. Another thing I noticed here that's different for me is that I need to get used to only eating three meals a day with some snacks in between. Back in the States, I was always constantly eating. I would eat a small breakfast, have a snack, eat lunch, and so on. But I would eat multiple times a day and have small meals each time. We have breaks during our long Spanish classes in the morning and I came home around 10am and ate some leftovers from last night's dinner. We are usually provided a decent-sized breakfast and a pretty filling dinner. We have to provide lunch on our own. I've been eating peanut butter and jelly on tortillas haha but I don't know if that is doing me justice at lunchtime! I'm trying to figure out if I should just take a chance and buy a loaf of bread (I've heard that their bread doesn't last very long here because they don't have much preservatives in it). Hope everyone is having a good day!