This morning I woke up with a stone in my stomach - again. Well, what do you expect if the last week you've been eating the Costa Rican way - rice and beans every single meal!
But you know what - I managed to convince them to buy some yogurt for me. So this morning I felt like a princess - happy as ever with my strawberry yogurt!
For lunch I have, surprise-surprise - rice and beans!!!
Thursday, 27 September 2007
Sunday, 23 September 2007
Where has all the ice-cream gone?
Oh no! Catastrophy!
I haven't had my helado de sorbeteras this week!!! And I only want this! A week without my favourite ice-cream is a disaster...
I haven't had my helado de sorbeteras this week!!! And I only want this! A week without my favourite ice-cream is a disaster...
Thursday, 20 September 2007
Getting along in your hometown
So today I had my first day at the hospital. I was supposed to be there at 10am. So I was there at 9am cuz this way I could get there by car. More easy for not getting lost.
I go around the hospital area, hearing all kind of "Que linda es usted!" ja "Que guapa!"-s. And of course, couldn´t escape without a "Machita!" So as I don´t know where to walk anymore, I just stand in front of the gate of children´s hospital, waiting for a girl from the organisation to meet me. Soon I´m feeling a little bit weird, being in the centre of attention of every single male person. Later I feel like a object of tourism already - everyone just staring at you like a miracle from heaven, men almost crawling out from the car-windows. I wonder how much more till I dye my hair black...
So, Mariel is here on time. But still I have to experience the tico-time - the woman in judge of my project is 1,5 hours late without even saying a word like "sorry." Otherwise it´s ok. Tomorrow I´ll start working, there are 3 other volunteers from Canada, USA and Switzerland :) That´s a good news!
Today is a really nice weather and I decide to take a cup of coffee with a friend. Of course it starts to rain hard just when I have to go home. AND, yes, I know that I have to take a bus to Heredia nd from Heredia another bus to home. If I only knew where home is. I get to the centre of Heredia, walk and look and ask, getting all wet in the rain. And finally my new mom has to fetch me in the town. So that´s what I mean with making good impression on my first day :P
I go around the hospital area, hearing all kind of "Que linda es usted!" ja "Que guapa!"-s. And of course, couldn´t escape without a "Machita!" So as I don´t know where to walk anymore, I just stand in front of the gate of children´s hospital, waiting for a girl from the organisation to meet me. Soon I´m feeling a little bit weird, being in the centre of attention of every single male person. Later I feel like a object of tourism already - everyone just staring at you like a miracle from heaven, men almost crawling out from the car-windows. I wonder how much more till I dye my hair black...
So, Mariel is here on time. But still I have to experience the tico-time - the woman in judge of my project is 1,5 hours late without even saying a word like "sorry." Otherwise it´s ok. Tomorrow I´ll start working, there are 3 other volunteers from Canada, USA and Switzerland :) That´s a good news!
Today is a really nice weather and I decide to take a cup of coffee with a friend. Of course it starts to rain hard just when I have to go home. AND, yes, I know that I have to take a bus to Heredia nd from Heredia another bus to home. If I only knew where home is. I get to the centre of Heredia, walk and look and ask, getting all wet in the rain. And finally my new mom has to fetch me in the town. So that´s what I mean with making good impression on my first day :P
Wednesday, 19 September 2007
Medicines
I couldn´t believe it if someone told me this: but here in Costa Rica everyone is their own doctor... because you can get any medicine you want without the doctor´s prescription! You just step in, take all the antibiotics and hormonal cremes you want and go home creating resistance to everything!
Lovelife
Like 20-30 years ago the costarican lovelife saw out like his: unmarried couples met only on Sundays for a cup of coffee - the mother or father being in the role of policeman, forbiding all kind of action. And like that for years! Till they got married and the wife was put into a little jar called the kitchen...
Nowadays in some places the role of the policeman is played by younger sister or brothers who are easily "bought" with an ice-cream or some candies. But still the girls get married quite early for moving away from their parents. Cuz it´s something abnormal and inmoral to live together without getting married. Even to spend a night at the house of your beloved is something taboo.
Nowadays in some places the role of the policeman is played by younger sister or brothers who are easily "bought" with an ice-cream or some candies. But still the girls get married quite early for moving away from their parents. Cuz it´s something abnormal and inmoral to live together without getting married. Even to spend a night at the house of your beloved is something taboo.
Saturday, 15 September 2007
Cocina a la Estonia Costarrisense
So I have successfully survived the first 3,5 weeks. We are finally done with the orientation process and Spanish classes. And we should be ready for jumping in the waves of work.
But here, Houston, I think we have a little panic. I have to change my host-family! This is going to be really hard because I have already got attached to “la familia loca” which I have right now. I love them!
As to my Spanish, I must unfortunately admit that the Spanish course had only one useful function – I could use the time for writing to my friends. Because it was muy aburrido! But yet, I know the name of my future-pet now – los perezosos!!!
Today for the first time I tried to cook something Estonian. So I made “borsh” and potato salad – very Estonian indeed! And you know what, the had NEVER heard of soups made with cabbage!
Next step – advanced – will be rabarber-cake! How can one live without knowing what a rabarber-cake is?!? So I´m waiting for your kind donations with tons of rabarber! Thank you!
But here, Houston, I think we have a little panic. I have to change my host-family! This is going to be really hard because I have already got attached to “la familia loca” which I have right now. I love them!
As to my Spanish, I must unfortunately admit that the Spanish course had only one useful function – I could use the time for writing to my friends. Because it was muy aburrido! But yet, I know the name of my future-pet now – los perezosos!!!
Today for the first time I tried to cook something Estonian. So I made “borsh” and potato salad – very Estonian indeed! And you know what, the had NEVER heard of soups made with cabbage!
Next step – advanced – will be rabarber-cake! How can one live without knowing what a rabarber-cake is?!? So I´m waiting for your kind donations with tons of rabarber! Thank you!
Monday, 10 September 2007
Parque Nacional Tapantí
My first experiences with Costa Rican nature! Finally! :)
Well of course I had to start with taking 3 buses and after that a taxi which we got very cheap thanx to our own tico. The park is a rainforest - a really nice one. You can see all kinds of birds and butterflies... and also red banana trees :) And you will for sure understand, why they call it the RAINforest! At first walking the stiff hills, panting till death... and then while descending, having the best rain ever - all the hill covered with mud and you slipping with your butt all muddy. Feels like childhood again! That´s SO cool! Wonder, if they let me in the bus, having mud all over me ;)
Finally we got home wet, cold, tired... but happy! :D
The other good part of the day was the obligation to speak spaish. Well, actually it´s nice just putting the words in line - they don´t have to form a sentence, do they?
Well of course I had to start with taking 3 buses and after that a taxi which we got very cheap thanx to our own tico. The park is a rainforest - a really nice one. You can see all kinds of birds and butterflies... and also red banana trees :) And you will for sure understand, why they call it the RAINforest! At first walking the stiff hills, panting till death... and then while descending, having the best rain ever - all the hill covered with mud and you slipping with your butt all muddy. Feels like childhood again! That´s SO cool! Wonder, if they let me in the bus, having mud all over me ;)
Finally we got home wet, cold, tired... but happy! :D
The other good part of the day was the obligation to speak spaish. Well, actually it´s nice just putting the words in line - they don´t have to form a sentence, do they?
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
