first of all, this blog was set up with spanish directions, so i have no clue what is actually going on. hopefully it will work and i will be able to keep everyone updated on life in costa rica. don't expect anything witty or of actual importance-- go to pat's blog for that. i expect this will mostly detail the (mis)adventures of my day to day life, starting with yesterday...
we moved into our apartment yesterday. it's adorable, in a little barrio outside of san jose called moravia. there are two other apartments in our complex, so we have four other americans as our neighbors. they are young, seem really nice, and are all teachers. one girl, caitlyn, is from the 916-- further evidence that we are actually everywhere. i am incredibly happy to be out of our hostel. the guy that worked there got a little too friendly, and offered to adjust the hot water for me while i was showering. excuse me, senor? so i had to skip showering for awhile. last night in the new apartment i thought i would finally be able to clean myself without complications. naturally this did not work out. the shower head overheated, sparked and filled the whole bathroom with smoke, so i spent several hours sitting in the bedroom (with wet, not-shampooed hair) while the landlord and two electricians stood in the shower and shouted in spanish.
we then went to dinner at a chinese restaurant, where i ordered "pollo y arroz con salsa curry." i would not recommend ordering thai food in a chinese restaurant in costa rica. it comes out tasting like fish. this forced us to brace the grocery store (so domestic) where we succeeded in buying cultured milk instead of regular milk. we thought this meant we were being extra cautious about health, but it actually meant that pat poured milk resembling yogurt onto his cheerios this morning.
so far today i have been tanning and reading, and finally, i showered. eventually i will be venturing out to buy some milk. pretty exciting, i know.
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