Today was my first day without any schedules activities. It was the first morning I didn’t have to wake up before 6 am. Being the nerd that I am, after sleeping in (which for me is 8 am) and a delicious breakfast of gallo pinto (the extremely tradition black beans and rice dish of Costa Rica), I started my homework. Around 11 am and 50 pages of reading later, I decided to attempted to go for a run. I was a little suspicious how my run would go for three reasons. First of all, I’m still a little unsure of my surroundings. Secondly, the sidewalks here are perfect for spraining an ankle (something I don’t want to re-experience after my nasty sprain this spring) and thirdly because the “yield to pedestrians” rule in U.S. doesn’t apply at all here in Costa Rica. Pedestrians always yield to cars. If not, you’re a panqueque. Overall, my run was successful, other than the fact that I had to stare at the sidewalk at all times to avoid a sprain, I had to stop at every corner so as to not get hit by a car and endure the downpour of rain (it’s been really heavy rain because of the hurricane) After a shower and some lunch, it was back to the books. Later in the evening, Mami got all dressed up and asked if it was alright if Papi took her out on a date. I of course obliged and the two of them left me with the kids, as the walked off hand in hand like newlyweds. The night consisted of lots of play and watching Jon and Kate Plus 8 and Animal Planet dubbed over in Spanish (hilarious!).
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