I had my first Spanish class on Tuesday and it was great!! My teacher is so nice. We have the opportunity to take workshops at the university but for no credit. I'm still thinking about doing it though. They have some dance classes and massage classes that sound awesome.
My first assignment for my Spanish class is learning about Tico culture but here's what I've already learned about Tico culture:
-it's common for women to cook dinner at like 3pm, put it in the fridge, and then warm it back up in the
Microwave when it's actually dinner time. I've heard from several people that their host families do the same!
-it seems like people here don't really grow up as early as a lot of Americans do. A lot of my friends say their host family siblings are like 30 and living at home but acting like they're 15
- ticos are a lot more affectionate than most Americans. This is both good and bad. I have to give my host mom a kiss on the cheek whenever I leave because that's what's normal which is pretty cool but I've also seen a lot of PDA haha
- ticos value their country so much. This is seen through soccer pride a d appreciation for nature
- ticos also hate to be stressed and everything is more relaxed here which I'm still getting used to!
-religion is really important and there are a lot of religious holidays. I'm on holiday right now and I have 3 more coming up!
There's more but I can't think of the rest
Here's a fruit I ate a couple of days ago. My host mon gave it to me it's called a manzana de agua. Literally apple of water or water apple. It was pretty good!
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