original golden jewelry the elite wore..
some super cute whistles made into the shape of birds ha
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original pottery
We also went walking around in downtown central San Jose which is pretty neat and went to a few of the local parks, etc..
Then I had my presentation on a plant (peppermint) Friday, I think I did well!! I'll find out Monday. I also have a test Monday i'm studying for and another presentation due Thursday on 2 tourist locations in Costa Rica, BUSYYY!!
On Friday after class Wesley and I met up with my cousin Adolfo and we went to the beach Jaco for the night. It's a little surfer town right on the beach which was pretty neat with lots of night life. The beach isn't really that spectacular, it's just famous for its waves! However the views were BEAUTIFUL of the mountains from the water. We went surfing Saturday morning and tried it out and that's where the views were awesome, the mountains and palm trees and everything. However I started getting homesick! Being at the beach in a strange place in water above my head I was freaking out!! If I had fallen off of my surfboard out there I would have cried thinking an octopus would get me! But I was proud of myself for making it out there past all the waves and then we just got to relax on our surfboards riding the waves.. It was relaxing :] Although Wesley and I both agree we just aren't cut out for surfing (he couldn't stay balanced on his board for more than 2 min!) Haha so it was definitely an interesting little trip. We caught a bus back to San Jose at 11am because we wanted to be able to study today, Sunday, for our test. So last night I was exhausted from our travels and attempts at surfing and just read some Harry Potter, i'm on chapter 3! I've been making a list of words from the book that I didn't know so maybe I'll get some vocab!
So today I'm just going to study study and start researching my topic for my next presentation. Keeping busy is good for not getting homesick!
This all sounds soo fun, i'm glad :) i wish i was there with you!
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hahahahahahaha an octopus. i'm dying over your freakout. it makes me miss you because i can totallllyyy imagine you saying all this. aw man i sure do love you. you sound so busy!!!! but you're right, having your time occupied like that will help with the homesickness for sure, so that's really good. i can't imagine what mixed emotions you must be feeling being in such a cool place but so far from home and out of your comfort zone. that can't be easy. but it sounds like you are handling it well! i can't believe you went surfing, so cool! the views sound amazing, i totally wish i could see them. pictures cannot compare to that kinda of experience and seeing it first hand. wow! very cool. love you steph, good luck on your presentations!! so proud of you :)
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