1. I throw my toilet paper in the trash can without even thinking twice about putting it down the toilet
2. I never ever ever walk anywhere barefoot, not even to the bathroom. This one took me awhile since the hippie in me loves being barefoot as much as possible
3. I have mastered the bus system 100% and can even help Ticos find their way to their bus stop. I also am able to identify bus drivers based on their musical preferences, their tendency to talk to themselves, and how frequently they use their horns
4. I am weirded out by English. For example when I hear tourists on the streets or when I have a dream in English instead of Spanish.
5. I can predict when the downpours will occur based on the morning’s sun and humidity.
6. I find silence strange. The other day while we went swimming I went underwater completely and remember feeling so strange by the lack of noise. It was first time I have felt absolute silence in a long time since there is always some kind of noise going on 24 hours a day (car alarms, horns, people talking, music playing, birds chirping, dogs barking, soccer fans screaming, rain pouring, thunder, lightning, etc.)
7. I’m used to kissing anyone and everyone…on the cheek as a greeting of course
8. I always say “ciao” instead of “adios” or “bye”
9. I think that paying more than 5 cents for a banana is expensive. If someone asks you to pay more than 30 colones (approx 5 cents) you know you are being ripped off. Bananas are everywhere here.
10. Everyone is comfortable with my presence. For example, Papi now comes to the dinner table shirtless and often fails to pull up his pants in the morning exposing his plumber’s crack to the world. Mami sings her heart out even when she knows I can hear her. David (my brother) who used to not even look me in the eye now asks me for help on his English homework and tells me all about his day. And precious Pamela, well, she’s always been comfortable with me since day 1.
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