Hola!
Classes have been very overwhelming. I've practiced a lot of vocabulary and the differences between Ser (to be) and Estar (to be) and I am having trouble retaining all of the information. For instance (por ejemplo), I keep saying, "Yo soy casada" when I mean to say "Yo estoy cansada". So, I've been telling everyone I am married when I mean to say I am tired. So, I'll sigh when I say I'm married (meaning to say I am tired) to express my exhaustion and it ends up sounding like I don't like being married! Not true!!(I love you Chip!).
We get an hour for lunch each day, so during that hour Alysia and I practiced our Spanish on the beach. It was beautiful today and there was no rain. After class we hung out with some other students and talked about classes, practiced our Spanish, and discussed the cheapest ways to call home. We determined that Skype is the way to go and I am so relieved I decided to bring my computer. A lot of students opted to leave their computers at home and are now borrowing computers from others. I can call people on their land lines or cell phones using Skype for less than $.03/minute. I can talk to people who do have Skype for free!! It's been great. Calling on my cell phone would cost $2.99/minute.
This evening we walked through town with our roommate Emma who is from Holland. She is very nice and is here by herself so it has been nice to hang out with her and make a new friend. We all pitched in and bought pasta, tomato sauce (that tasted more like tomato paste), and a loaf of delicious freshly baked bread from the local supermarket. It cost about 4,000 colones, which is approximately $8 in US dollars. So, we're learning how to be conservative with our money down here. We plan to eat a nicer meal out in town later this week. There is a variety of options in town, including a TCBY and a Subway! Those are the only non-Costa Rican places, though.
I've got to go study...there is so much vocabulary to cram into my brain!! I have actually automatically started saying "si" instead of "yes" now. I am hoping that since I've mastered "si" that other words will start becoming more natural soon, too. Please cross your fingers.
I don't have too many pictures uploaded yet, but you can check out this link for the pictures I have so far: http://picasaweb.google.com/annehogge/CostaRica2008?authkey=X0eUQdmT6BE
Hasta Luego!
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I just realized that there was a place to leave comments on your blog and I feel terrible because I didn't say feliz cumpleanos! I actually know the whole song in Espanol and would sing it to you if I could! It sounds like you are having so much fun there and I am so jealous. I definitely remember the struggle with ser and estar and God only knows what I sounded like when I was in Spain living with a family. Spanish was my only option so if I didn't speak it, I didn't get very far...Alright, I a not sure if this is going to be posted for everyone to see, so I will end now. Andrew says hola y buenos suerte con la idoma espanol. Do you know what that means yet? Miss you mucho!!
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