Me oblivo inglés. At this point of the trip I am having trouble differentiating between the two languages. Some days speaking Spanish seems impossible and others it comes as easily as English. On the days that it comes easily I will often find myself thinking in Spanish in addition to just speaking it. I still have the problem of speaking Spanglish when I am not careful about my words, however at this point I just accept it. I am happy that I know enough Spanish that I am able to hold conversations with my family and understand most of what is going on around me.
Yesterday we had the opportunity to teach English and this reinforced the fact that I no longer want to teach elementary school. I enjoyed teaching, however I often drifted and got bored with this age group. The kids are a lot of fun, however I defiantly need to be with students that are older.
In addition, yesterday night I was able to go to a fútbol game with my host family. My papá tico was going to play and they thought that I would enjoy going to with them. It was amazing to observe something that is so essential to the culture of Costa Rica. The team that was playing before my papá tico’s team was amazing. Their control was astounding. Overall, I really enjoyed watching the games and also the people around me. These people seem to love fútbol and the atmosphere was very positive.
Today we had a dance class and soy terrible. Unfortunately, it is official I am a terrible dancer. It was entertaining to goof off with everyone and be terrible together, however it is most defiantly not my calling. Overall, this trip has been amazing. Some parts seem to never end and other parts end too soon, but all has been good. Costa Rica has been an amazing adventure and it is hard to believe that it is half over.
Yesterday we had the opportunity to teach English and this reinforced the fact that I no longer want to teach elementary school. I enjoyed teaching, however I often drifted and got bored with this age group. The kids are a lot of fun, however I defiantly need to be with students that are older.
In addition, yesterday night I was able to go to a fútbol game with my host family. My papá tico was going to play and they thought that I would enjoy going to with them. It was amazing to observe something that is so essential to the culture of Costa Rica. The team that was playing before my papá tico’s team was amazing. Their control was astounding. Overall, I really enjoyed watching the games and also the people around me. These people seem to love fútbol and the atmosphere was very positive.
Today we had a dance class and soy terrible. Unfortunately, it is official I am a terrible dancer. It was entertaining to goof off with everyone and be terrible together, however it is most defiantly not my calling. Overall, this trip has been amazing. Some parts seem to never end and other parts end too soon, but all has been good. Costa Rica has been an amazing adventure and it is hard to believe that it is half over.