Witnessing my first robbery I am very lucky where I live because I am close to the biggest public university and because I have access to all the university buses. I don't have to go to downtown and change buses to get to school. I just walk to the university, and take the bus that passes my school. When I first moved here, my Tica family warned me about the neighborhood. Yes, they are a little more careful than I am. I was warned do not walk around at n...

My First journey alone!! I decided I wanted to go visit Erin in Heredia, which is a good 45 min car ride from my house. Erin I met because she lived in this apartment before me. I have never been there by bus, nor knew where any of the buses were. I had school all day from 8-5. Propedeuticos- boring lectures-which if you ask me are a waste of time anyway. I needed to find a specific bus. I had my map in hand and Erin's gringa directions to her house. I was ...

THE MAIL SYSTEM: I decided I needed more of my clothes since barely any of them made it and Costa Rica is not known for its shopping. It is actually pretty bad. Everything is really expensive here because of taxes. Also, nothing fit normal size people. Apparently Tico's are all miniature beings. So, my dad boxed a bunch of my stuff up and sent it to me. My mom decided to box some stuff up and send it to me too. My mom goes a little over board though. N...

ADJUSTING I mentioned before how much I loved my apartment because of how central it is. Well, this also makes it very, very noisy. Think of New York City in rush hour, but maybe even worse because people use horns here as turn signals, warning signs, hello's/goodbye's, move your ass out of my way, I am passing you in a second, I am crossing the street, there is a hot girl walking by, do you need a taxi?….etc. The train next door to my house passes at 6:45...

First month I should've started writing about every little detail the minute I started my journey to Costa Rica. If I would have paid attention to the signs, I'd have known it was going to be an adventure from even before I left the Tampa International Airport. So, I will try to recap, and then keep a more extensive account of all my experiences….because they are indeed experiences that need to be remembered. When I arrived at the airport on January 5th,...