Wednesday 10/1/08

Today was a typical, but good day of classes. After class and lunch my friend Alyssa and I stopped for some smoothies before our bus stops. It was a perfect day for smoothies (hot and humid) so we sat out in front of the National Theater (right in the center of downtown) enjoyed our smoothies and the sunshine. When I got home I got right to work on homework. We have our biggest paper due on Tuesday and I’m attempting to get it done before the weekend so I can go to the beach with some friends instead of staying here all weekend. Pamela and I did our homework out on the kitchen table together. Pamela started singing the Costa Rica so I found a sound clip of the music online and we somehow burst into singing the Costa Rican National Anthem at the top of our lungs. Then she asked me to sing the U.S. National Anthem so I found another sound clip and sang my little heart out (and probably damaged some ear drums). She was shocked how high we have to sing and for how long the song drags on. After an afternoon of homework we headed to grandma’s house for dinner. Mami and my aunt Tatiana made empanadas (not the healthiest, but a delicious Latin American pastry-like dish). While they were cooking I showed some of my cousins some funny youtube videos and I had the whole family cracking up all night. We watched Latin American idol and laughed around the table until 10:30 (late night for me!). We came home, brushed teeth and went to bed much later than usual!