My First Day.

Hello all!

Today was long! I have to catch the bus at 7:20 from here on out. Today my host mom came with me to school, we missed the bus though! It wasn't that big of a deal because there was another one that that came at 7:40. We had to get off early though and catch the taxi to get there on time!

Universidad Nacional is very strict about being punctual! If I am absent one day without a sick note I am sent back home! To the United States! This is pretty funny because outside of school life it isn't that way. There is this thing called "Tico Time" which means that it is very normal to be 30 minutes late, but not at school!

I like my classmates a lot! Most are really excited about travelling, so it should be pretty easy to go places with people.

I learned that movies are half off on Wednesdays! I am totally going to see Eclipse when it comes out! I think I want to see it in Spanish, I read the book, I should know what is going on!

Also, hot showers aren't common here. That is one thing I miss! I started shaving one leg, but decided it wasn't worth it because I was so cold! Oh yeah, I am having issues with the bus system! I never know where I am so I don't know when I should get off, which has a lot to do with the fact that there aren't street signs. It also makes me nervous when I go to pay because I don't have a lot of coins on me, I only have bills. I am not sure where I need to go to get coins yet...

I have one problem at the moment. It is their winter, so pants are very common. It is my summer, so I only brought shorts! To me, it is hot enough to wear shorts, but I don't want to draw a lot of attention to myself. I think I am going to have to buy some pants. And for the record, the cost of products is about the same.

I will have more pictures to come, I just feel weird walking around taking pictures around a bunch of natives. It makes me feel very turist-y, which is what I am, but they say it isn't good to look like it! I will take picturs of the house so that you guys can see where I live now! It is great!

Until next time - hasta luego!