Finally a slow down!

Hola!

This weekend is a lot different than usual because my mom and sister left for a camp that they have with their church this weekend. My mom was really bummed that it fell on the weekend that I was here, but I assured her that I would be okay. That means that I’m holding down the fort here all weekend with my dad and brother. However, they both worked all day, and I actually did not have to go in to La Carpio today. I spent the morning journaling, listening to a sermon online, and skpying with my dearest friend. I also managed to get some homework done. This afternoon I left to get some air and walk around a little bit, and now I’m back home with my dad and brother. Overall, the day has been much more relaxed than usual, and it has been a good change of pace.

Random side note: when I was out and about this afternoon, a Costa Rican couple in a car pulled up beside me and asked ME for directions! Haha this seriously made me almost burst out laughing. Instead of laughing, I thoughfully tilted my head to the side to give the impression that I was genuinely thinking I might know where this location was, then gently let them down.

Since my mom was going to be gone, she wanted to make different foods for us to have during the weekend. Last night I helped her cook 3 different meals: lasagna, picadillo de chiote, and res con salsa. I really like getting to cook again, and it’s fun to learn how they cook Costa Rican food! Even something like asagna that you would think would be fairly similar is totally different. I wanted to learn, and she definitely loves teaching me :)

Today is April 1…which means that I now have officially less than 1 month left here in Costa Rica. I have a lot of mixed feelings about this, and I’m sure they will continue to be mixed. I’m just going to skip over this part of my emotions and save those thoughts for another day closer to my exit :)