Becoming a Tica #cellphone

This weekend was running errands weekend! I got a cell phone which makes life so much easier. Now I can actually get a hold of my friends in Sabanilla in order to walk to school and go out. Savanna's mom Nery gave the people living in Sabanilla a quick tour of where the grocery store was and where the bank was as well. On our way we glimpsed at a block full of Chinese restaurants. We passed a  Chinese church. In Sabanilla, the neighborhood I am living in there is a block full of Chinese restaurants and stores! I think I might live in a part of an honorary China Town! The Chinese restaurants have half oriental food and half Costa Rican food. I have yet to go, but it's highly recommended for having great food.

Later Saturday I got a tour of San Jose by my friend's host brother who used to be a tour guide! We learned about historical landmarks while also learning about hot spots for students our age.

We went to the main market in San Jose where they sold the freshest fruit for little money. I am definitely going back soon. I love fruit and I do not know how I will survive in the US with such little and expensive fruit.  

 Saturday night the ICDS group went to a local bar in Curridabat (where the other ICDS students lived). The bar was known for Karaoke, unfortunately they didn't have any Shakira so our group didn't sing whomp whomp...
For us Sabanilla students, it was an adventure maneuvering our way around to get the bar at night. We had to ask many people along the way of how to get to Juntas which is pronounced Yuntas (which we found out later...) All in all it was a very fun night!

Sunday morning a group of us decided to go to the mall and buy lunch there. The mall was very big and reminded me of a Florida mall, everything was very open and the wind would come through huge doors in order to cool down the building. We ended up eating lunch there and sat outside. We got to admire the beautiful scenery that Ticans get to experience everyday.